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Camilo Sesto

Spanish singer (1946–2019)
Person Human Q1029506

Facts

37 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
September 16, 1946
Date of death
September 8, 2019
Place of birth
Alcoy
Place of death
Madrid
Country of citizenship
Spain[14]
Occupation
songwriter, DJ producer, actor, painter, pop singer
Award received
Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Premios Ondas[17][18][19]
Father
Eliseo Blanes[12]
Mother
Joaquina Cortés[13]
Genre
Latin ballad, pop music, rock music[22][23][24]
Official website
camilosestooficial.com[36]
Cause of death
kidney failure[31]
Nominated for
Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording, Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year, Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year[44][45][46]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish, English, Portuguese, Catalan[47][48][49][50]
Birth name
Camilo Blanes Cortés[51]
Copyright representative
SGAE
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Camilo Sesto, Spain’s Romantic Hitmaker, Is Dead at 72[42]
Discography
Camilo Sesto discography[29]
End of work period
September 8, 2019
Family name
Blanes[32]
Given name
Camilo[33]
Show all 37 facts +13
Height
+182
Instrument
voice, guitar, drum kit, bass instrument[38][39][40][41]
Manner of death
natural causes[37]
Member of
Los Botines[20]
Native language
Spanish, Catalan[15][16]
Participant in
OTI Festival 1973[43]
Place of burial
Alcoy, Alcoi Cemetery[10][11]
Pseudonym
Camilo Sesto, Camilo Sexto[34][35]
Record label
Ariola, Bertelsmann Music Group, Universal Music Group, Sony Music[25][26][27][28]
Second family name in Spanish name
Cortés[52]
Social media followers
54k (53k–54k, n=4)
Start of work period
1964
Voice type
tenor[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Camilo Blanes en Camilo Sexto en Camilo Blanes Cortés da Camilo Blanes Cortés de Camilo Sexto de Camilo Blanes Cortés el Καμίλο Σέστο es Camilo Sexto es Camilo Blanes Cortés fa کامیلو سستو fi Camilo Blanes Cortés fr Camilo Blanes Cortés hu Camilo Blanes Cortés it Camilo Blanes Cortés ja カミロ・セスト ko 카밀로 세스토 ko 카밀로 블라네스 코르테스 nl Camilo Blanes Cortés pl Camilo Blanes Cortés pl Camilo Sexto
🔖 Identifiers · 77
ISNI
0000000114442027
VIAF cluster ID
53176397
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86120467
GND ID
134520122
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
20170512, Camilo Sesto.jpg ↗
AZLyrics artist ID
c/camilosesto
Acharts.co artist ID
camilo_sesto
Album of the Year artist ID
39776
AllMovie person ID
p64600
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000540139, mn0001066109, mn0001768473
AlloCiné person ID
500973
Apple Music artist ID
332206
Show all 77 identifiers +65
Bandsintown artist ID
70536
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
142263400
Billboard artist ID
camilo-sesto
CANTIC ID
981058596113206706, 981058596112806706
Charts in France artist ID
Camilo-Sesto
Cinenacional.com person ID
camilo-sesto
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134520122
Discogs artist ID
444653, 751206
Europeana entity
agent/base/61045
FAST ID
200067
Facebook username
camilosestooficial
Find a Grave memorial ID
202838149
Freebase ID
/m/01lsh4l
Gaana artist ID
camilo-sesto, camilo-blanes-cortes, blanes-cortes-camilo, camilos-sesto, camilo-sexto, camilo-cortes-blanes
Genius artist ID
Camilo-sesto
Genius artist numeric ID
344574
Goodreads author ID
4809475
Grammy Awards artist ID
camilo-sesto/10078
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
camilo-sesto
HAND ID
7D80-9FD2-5D6C-A4E0-0962
Historia Hispánica ID
biografias/51430
Hitparade.ch artist ID
Camilo_Sesto
IMDb ID
nm0785975
IPI name number
00058815158
Instagram username
camilosesto_oficial
JRC Names ID
386177
Jaxsta profile ID
08011b08-4063-4075-aef9-92d58c5cdf8c
KANTO ID
000190002
Kinobox person ID
906247
Kinopoisk person ID
797374
Lafonoteca artist ID
camilo-sesto
LyricsTranslate ID
camilo-sesto-lyrics.html
MTV Germany artist ID
hxg0vh/camilo-sesto
Moov artist ID
00519135
MovieMeter person ID
1916626
MuseScore artist ID
136393
MusicBrainz artist ID
138fe36a-0888-40d2-9390-3d9be0d74f07
Musixmatch artist ID
Camilo-Sesto
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000066186
MyCast talent ID
camilo-sesto
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX862457, XX823612
Personality Database profile ID
61825
Qobuz artist ID
camilo-sesto, blanes-cortes-camilo
Rate Your Music artist ID
camilo_sesto
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/camilo_sesto
SecondHandSongs artist ID
40750
Setlist.fm artist ID
53d75f19
Shazam artist ID
332206
Songkick artist ID
498762
Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
26839/camilo-blanes-cortes
Spotify artist ID
2Cy7KBSkqu7otJfuMTWT7Y
Supraphonline artist ID
755k (64k–755k, n=4)
Tekściory artist ID
13088
Textove.com artist ID
camilo-sesto
Threads username
camilosesto_oficial
Topic's main category
Category:Camilo Sesto
Trakt.tv ID
people/camilo-sesto
U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID
Blanes Cortes, Camilo, Cortes, Camilo Blanes, Sesto, Camilo
Ultimate Guitar artist ID
camilo_sesto_11304
Universal Music France artist ID
20000066557
Viasona ID
camilo-sesto
WhoSampled artist ID
Camilo-Blanes-(Camilos-Sesto)
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkhH7GJYY836g8wqqRxjC
X (Twitter) username
CamiloSesto
Yandex Music artist ID
163918

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 26
70, Memorias, Agenda de baile, Algo de mí, Algo más, Alma, Amanecer/84, Amaneciendo +18 more
Occupation 6
actor, composer, singer, painter, songwriter, DJ producer
Instrument 4
guitar, drum kit, bass instrument, voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Mb:composer 4
Algo de mí, Algo de mí, ¿Quieres ser mi amante?, ¿Quieres ser mi amante?
Mb:lyricist 4
Algo de mí, Algo de mí, ¿Quieres ser mi amante?, ¿Quieres ser mi amante?
Genre 2
rock music, pop music
Native language 2
Spanish, Catalan
Award received 1
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
Cause of death 1
kidney failure
Copyright representative 1
SGAE
Country of citizenship 1
Spain
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Alcoy
Place of burial 1
Alcoy
Place of death 1
Madrid
Record label 1
Ariola
Sex or gender 1
male
← Unmarried partner 1
Raffaella Carrà
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Summary

Camilo Sesto was born on September 16, 1946[1], in Alcoy[2]. He died on September 8, 2019[3], in Madrid[4]. He worked as a songwriter[5], DJ producer[6], actor[7], painter[8], and pop singer[9].

FAQs

Where was Camilo Sesto born?

Camilo Sesto was born in Alcoy[2].

Where did Camilo Sesto die?

Camilo Sesto died in Madrid[4].

Who were Camilo Sesto's parents?

Camilo Sesto's father was Eliseo Blanes[12]. Camilo Sesto's mother was Joaquina Cortés[13].

What did Camilo Sesto do for work?

Camilo Sesto worked as a songwriter[5], DJ producer[6], actor[7], painter[8], and pop singer[9].

What awards did Camilo Sesto receive?

Honors received include Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame[17], Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts[18], and Premios Ondas[19].

Related Entities

Raffaella Carrà Spain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WhoSampled artist ID → Camilo-Blanes-(Camilos-Sesto)
    "Removed claim: WhoSampled artist ID: Camilo-Blanes-Cort%C3%A9s"
  3. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: CANTIC ID: 981058596113206706"
  4. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: CANTIC ID: 981058596112806706"
  5. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moov artist ID → 00519135
    "Created claim: Musixmatch artist ID: Camilo-Sesto, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#214152314) for Musixmatch artist ID"
  6. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    MyCast talent ID → camilo-sesto
    Musixmatch artist ID → Camilo-Sesto
    "Created claim: MyCast talent ID: camilo-sesto, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#210940434) for MyCast talent ID"
  7. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rotten Tomatoes ID → celebrity/camilo_sesto
    "Created claim: Rotten Tomatoes ID: celebrity/camilo_sesto, Matched to #mix'n'match camilo sesto (#216310643) for Rotten Tomatoes ID"
  8. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaana artist ID → camilo-sesto, camilo-blanes-cortes, blanes-cortes-camilo +3
    "Created claim: Gaana artist ID: camilo-cortes-blanes, Matched to #mix'n'match camilo cortes blanes (#235522446) for Gaana artist ID"
  9. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Album of the Year artist ID → 39776
    "Created claim: Album of the Year artist ID: 39776, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#235150025) for Album of the Year artist ID"
  10. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaana artist ID → camilo-sesto, camilo-blanes-cortes, blanes-cortes-camilo +3
    "Created claim: Gaana artist ID: camilos-sesto, Matched to #mix'n'match camilos sesto (#237829607) for Gaana artist ID"
  11. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaana artist ID → camilo-sesto, camilo-blanes-cortes, blanes-cortes-camilo +3
    "Created claim: Gaana artist ID: blanes-cortes-camilo, Matched to #mix'n'match blanes cortes camilo (#240170140) for Gaana artist ID"
  12. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaana artist ID → camilo-sesto, camilo-blanes-cortes, blanes-cortes-camilo +3
    "Created claim: Gaana artist ID: camilo-blanes-cortes, Matched to #mix'n'match camilo blanes cortes (#241390505) for Gaana artist ID"
  13. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaana artist ID → camilo-sesto, camilo-blanes-cortes, blanes-cortes-camilo +3
    "Created claim: Gaana artist ID: camilo-sesto, Matched to #mix'n'match camilo sesto (#241430663) for Gaana artist ID"
  14. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    AllMusic artist ID → mn0000540139, mn0001066109, mn0001768473
    "Created claim: AllMusic artist ID: mn0001066109, Matched to #mix'n'match camilo blanes cortes (#242159206) for AllMusic artist ID"
  15. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Qobuz artist ID → camilo-sesto, blanes-cortes-camilo
    MuseScore artist ID → 136393
    "Created claim: MuseScore artist ID: 136393, Matched to #mix'n'match camilo sesto (#252433925) for MuseScore artist ID"
  16. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Trakt.tv ID → people/camilo-sesto
    Bandsintown artist ID → 70536
    "Created claim: Bandsintown artist ID: 70536, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#253950323) for Bandsintown artist ID"
  17. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981058596113206706, 981058596112806706
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058596112806706, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Blanes (#286019291) for CANTIC ID"
  18. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System name ID → Blanes Cortes, Camilo, Cortes, Camilo Blanes, Sesto, Camilo
    "Created claim: Setlist.fm artist ID: 53d75f19, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#299281990) for Setlist.fm artist ID"
  19. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ultimate Guitar artist ID → camilo_sesto_11304
    Goodreads author ID → 4809475
    Setlist.fm artist ID → 53d75f19
    Cinenacional.com person ID → camilo-sesto
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Ultimate Guitar artist ID: camilo_sesto_11304, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#205764127) for Ultimate Guitar artist ID"
  20. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Charts in France artist ID → Camilo-Sesto
    "Created claim: Charts in France artist ID: Camilo-Sesto, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#198942001) for Charts in France artist ID"
  21. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tekściory artist ID → 13088
    "Created claim: Tekściory artist ID: 13088, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#198433346) for Tekściory artist ID"
  22. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SecondHandSongs artist ID → 40750
    "Created claim: SecondHandSongs artist ID: 40750, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#198414074) for SecondHandSongs artist ID"
  23. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Supraphonline artist ID → 571980, 560078, 64403 +1
    "Created claim: Supraphonline artist ID: 755334, Matched to #mix'n'match Cortes Camilo Blanes (#197124501) for Supraphonline artist ID"
  24. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Supraphonline artist ID → 571980, 560078, 64403 +1
    "Created claim: Supraphonline artist ID: 64403, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#197097620) for Supraphonline artist ID"
  25. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Supraphonline artist ID → 571980, 560078, 64403 +1
    "Created claim: Supraphonline artist ID: 560078, Matched to #mix'n'match C. Blanes Cortes (#197092535) for Supraphonline artist ID"
  26. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Supraphonline artist ID → 571980, 560078, 64403 +1
    Hitparade.ch artist ID → Camilo_Sesto
    "Created claim: Supraphonline artist ID: 571980, Matched to #mix'n'match Blanes Cortes Camilo (#197067171) for Supraphonline artist ID"
  27. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    MTV Germany artist ID → hxg0vh/camilo-sesto
    "Created claim: MTV Germany artist ID: hxg0vh/camilo-sesto, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Sesto (#116460093) for MTV Germany artist ID"
  28. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WhoSampled artist ID → Camilo-Blanes-(Camilos-Sesto)
    "Created claim: WhoSampled artist ID: Camilo-Blanes-Cort%C3%A9s, Matched to #mix'n'match Camilo Blanes Cortés (#68762693) for WhoSampled artist ID"
  29. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Camilo
    "Created claim: Given name: Camilo, Added with QuickNames"
  30. 3d ago · Olea · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → songwriter, DJ producer, actor +1
    "Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; remove redundant occupations (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
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