Potito (singer)

El Potito, (born Antonio Vargas Cortés in Seville in 1976) is a Spanish flamenco and new flamenco singer.[1][2] He has been hailed as a "young singer tipped to be following in the footsteps of El Camaron."[3] Bernard Leblon said he has a "prodigious voice capable of hitting incredibly high notes, [and] was an overnight sensation in the world of flamenco."[4]

From a child at the age of 10,[5] he began acting, singing and flamenco dancing on the tourist boats on the Guadalquivir River. As a teenager, collaborated with acclaimed artists such as Paco de Lucía ("Zyrjab").[6] By 1996 he had already released two albums with collaborations with Vicente Amigo and others. He has since performed in a large number of performances internationally, collaborating in performances of Joaquin Cortes and Sara Baras, and is a singer in the Tomatito group. Altogether he has released six albums, the last of which is Macandé.

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References

  1. ↑ Rodgers, Eamonn (26 July 1999). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture. CRC Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0-415-13187-2. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Broughton, Simon (1994). World Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-017-2. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Leblon, Bernard (1 November 2003). Gypsies and Flamenco: The Emergence of the Art of Flamenco in Andalusia, Interface Collection. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-902806-05-1. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 November 1999. p. 93. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Potito". Flamencoworld.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.


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