Juan gabriel biography dict

Juan Gabriel was born Alberto Aguilera Valadez on January 7, 1950 in the town of Paracuaro, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, on the Pacific coast.
A Mexican composer and singer, Juan Gabriel was born on January 7, 1950.
John Gabriel, the elder son of Robert by his wife, Antoinetta Christina van Ceulen, was born in Holland in 1744.

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Gabriel, Juan

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As a superstar and a legend of by gone traditions, a troubadour and cultural icon, Juan Gabriel stirred the roots of the Mexican people by means of his singing, songwriting, and musical productions. His persona escalated throughout the later decades of the twentieth century and by 2000 Gabriel seemed larger than life. Throughout his rise to stardom as a Mexican folk hero, he endeared himself internationally as well, not only to audiences but also to his musical colleagues. Gabriel remained equally at ease in an old hat and jeans as in a tuxedo and unwittingly assumed a unique stature among his countrymen as a symbol of their culture and spirit. His songs and compositions recorded a range of passion—from ballads rife with Mexican folk imagery, to spirited dance tempos and the dramatic ranchera bria song styles—injected with extravagant bursts of Latin flavor and bravado.

Juan Gabriel was born Alberto Aguilera Valadez on January 7, 1950 in the town of Paracuaro, in t

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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Stedman, John Gabriel

STEDMAN, JOHN GABRIEL (1744–1797), lieutenant-colonel and author, was grandson of John Stedman (1678–1713), minister of Dalmeny and afterwards of the Tron Church, Edinburgh (cf. Hew Scott, Fasti, I. i. 59, 182), who was a great-uncle of Charles Stedman [q. v.] His father, Robert, was an officer in the Scots brigade in the service of the States-General of Holland, and fought at Fontenoy and Bergen-op-Zoom. He died at Breda in 1770.

John Gabriel, the elder son of Robert by his wife, Antoinetta Christina van Ceulen, was born in Holland in 1744. According to his own account, his ambition was to enter the British navy, to which he was well recommended. But, the paternal estate having been lost by accidental misfortunes, he was glad to accept a commission in General John Stuart's regiment in the Scots brigade in 1760, as a preliminary to which he had to take the oaths of abjuration and allegiance to King George. In 1772 he volunteered to accompany an expedition sent out by the States-General to

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For other people named Juan Gabriel, see Juan Gabriel (disambiguation).

For the Spanish name for large ships in Southeast Asia, see Joanga.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternalsurname is Aguileraand the second or maternal family name is Valadez.

Alberto Aguilera Valadez (Spanish pronunciation:[alˈβeɾtoaɣiˈleɾaβalaˈðes]; 7 January 1950 – 28 August 2016),^[1] known professionally as Juan Gabriel (pronounced[ˈxwaŋɡaˈβɾjel]^ⓘ), was a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor.^[1]^[2] Colloquially nicknamedJuanga^[3] (pronounced[ˈxwaŋɡa]) and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke norms and standards within the Latin music industry.^[4]^[5] Widely regarded as one of the best and most prolific Mexican composers and singers of all time, he is considered a pop icon.^[6]

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Having sold an estimated 40 million records worldwide, Juan Gabriel is among Latin America's best selling music artists.^[7] His nineteenth studio album, Recuerdos, Vol. II, is reportedly the best-selling album of