Paloma San Basilio

Spanish singer
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Paloma San Basilio

Summary

Paloma San Basilio is a human[1]. She was born in Madrid[2]. She was born on November 22, 1950[3]. She worked as a singer[4], actor[5], and songwriter[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Paloma San Basilio's place of birth was Madrid[2].
  • Paloma San Basilio was born on November 22, 1950[3].
  • Paloma San Basilio held citizenship in Spain[8].
  • Paloma San Basilio worked as a singer[4].
  • Paloma San Basilio worked as an actor[5].
  • Paloma San Basilio's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Paloma San Basilio received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[9].
  • Paloma San Basilio received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts[10].
  • Paloma San Basilio is recorded as female[11].
  • Paloma San Basilio's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Paloma San Basilio's genre is pop music[13].
  • Paloma San Basilio's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[14].
  • Paloma San Basilio's discography is recorded as Paloma San Basilio discography[15].
  • Paloma San Basilio's Commons category is recorded as Paloma San Basilio[16].
  • Paloma San Basilio's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano[17].
  • Paloma San Basilio's family name is recorded as San Basilio[18].
  • Paloma San Basilio's given name is recorded as Paloma[19].
  • Paloma San Basilio's given name is recorded as Cecilia[20].
  • Paloma San Basilio's official website is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20060411050849/http://www.palomasanbasilio.net/[21].
  • Paloma San Basilio's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Paloma San Basilio's participant in is recorded as Eurovision Song Contest 1985[23].
  • Paloma San Basilio's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[24].
  • Paloma San Basilio's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paloma Cecilia San Basilio Martínez'}[25].
  • Paloma San Basilio's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paloma San Basilio'}[26].
  • Paloma San Basilio's second family name in Spanish name is recorded as Martínez[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: ES[29]

  • Began / founded: 1950-11-22[30]

  • Genre(s): canción melódica, latin ballad, latin pop, pop[31]

  • Community tags: canción melódica, latin ballad, latin pop, pop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4497e200-6f1d-4e30-88e1-2566ef34085c[33]

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Origins and Family

Paloma San Basilio was born in Madrid[2]. She was born on November 22, 1950[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], actor[5], and songwriter[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[9], a class of award[34], in United States[35], founded in 2004[36] and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts[10], an art prize[37], in Spain[38], founded in 1969[39].

Why It Matters

Paloma San Basilio ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Paloma San Basilio born?

Paloma San Basilio was born in Madrid[2].

What did Paloma San Basilio do for work?

Paloma San Basilio worked as singer[4], actor[5], and songwriter[6].

What awards did Paloma San Basilio receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[9] and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Second family name in spanish name Martínez
    Participant in Eurovision Song Contest 1985
    Given name Paloma, Cecilia
    Social media followers {'amount': '+15294'}, {'amount': '+15213'}, {'amount': '+15800'} +7
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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