León Gieco

Argentine singer, songwriter
Person human Q742007
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León Gieco

Summary

León Gieco is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cañada Rosquín[2]. He was born on November 20, 1951[3]. He worked as a harmonicist[4], singer[5], singer-songwriter[6], and film director[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • León Gieco was born in Cañada Rosquín[2].
  • León Gieco was born in Santa Fe Province[9].
  • León Gieco was born on November 20, 1951[3].
  • León Gieco held citizenship in Argentina[10].
  • León Gieco's professions included harmonicist[4].
  • León Gieco worked as a singer[5].
  • León Gieco worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • León Gieco's professions included film director[7].
  • León Gieco received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[11].
  • León Gieco received the honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario[12].
  • León Gieco was a member of PorSuiGieco[13].
  • León Gieco is recorded as male[14].
  • León Gieco's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • León Gieco's genre is rock music[16].
  • León Gieco's record label is recorded as EMI[17].
  • León Gieco's discography is recorded as León Gieco discography[18].
  • León Gieco's Commons category is recorded as Leon Gieco[19].
  • León Gieco's family name is recorded as Gieco[20].
  • León Gieco's given name is recorded as Raúl[21].
  • León Gieco's given name is recorded as Alberto[22].
  • León Gieco's given name is recorded as Antonio[23].
  • León Gieco's pseudonym is recorded as Ricardo Gómez[24].
  • León Gieco's pseudonym is recorded as León Gieco[25].
  • León Gieco's official website is recorded as http://www.leongieco.com/[26].
  • León Gieco's Commons gallery is recorded as León Gieco[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: AR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1951-11-20[30]

  • Genre(s): folk, rock[31]

  • Community tags: argentinian, composer, favorite argentinian, folclore, folk, rock, rock nacional[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dbe1d6c8-1319-4369-924a-65bb1f9fced5[33]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Cañada Rosquín[2], a municipality in Argentina[34], in Argentina[35] and Santa Fe Province[9], a province of Argentina[36], in Argentina[37], founded in 1816[38]. León Gieco was born on November 20, 1951[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include harmonicist[4], singer[5], singer-songwriter[6], and film director[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[11], a class of award[39], in United States[40], founded in 2004[41] and honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario[12], an award[42], in Argentina[43].

Why It Matters

León Gieco ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was León Gieco born?

León Gieco's place of birth was Cañada Rosquín[2].

What did León Gieco do for work?

León Gieco worked as harmonicist[4], singer[5], singer-songwriter[6], and film director[7].

What awards did León Gieco receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[11] and honorary doctor of the National University of Rosario[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . pagina12.com.ar. Retrieved . pagina12.com.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . discogs.com. Retrieved . discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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