Jump to content

Cecilia Pantoja

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jkaharper (talk | contribs) at 09:50, 25 July 2023. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cecilia Pantoja
Background information
Birth nameCecilia Pantoja Levi
Also known asCecilia, Cecilia la incomparable
Born(1943-10-21)October 21, 1943
Tomé, Chile
DiedJuly 24, 2023(2023-07-24) (aged 79)
GenresBolero, mambo, chachachá, italian tango, rock
Occupationsinger songwriter
Years active1960 - 2023

Cecilia Pantoja Levi (21 October 1943 – 24 July 2023), better known simply as Cecilia, was a Chilean singer songwriter, and a member of the nueva ola music movement.[1]

Pantoja was considered by some critics as the greatest teen star of the mid-1960s and the most prominent and influential act of the nueva ola movement.[2]

Cecilia Pantoja died on 24 July 2023, at the age of 79.[3]

References

  1. ^ ¡Vamos Chilenas!, Cecilia (Cecilia Pantoja Levi) Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, in Spanish.
  2. ^ Cecilia Archived 2013-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Cristóbal Peña, musicapopular.cl. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Fallece Cecilia, la Incomparable a la edad de 79 años". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.