Argentine Singer-Songwriter Dies at 82

Leo Dan, famend Argentine artist and composer, has kicked the bucket on the age of 82. The scoop used to be shared throughout his social media accounts on Wednesday (Jan. 1). 

“This morning our loved Leo Dan left his frame in peace and with the affection of his circle of relatives,” learn the reliable remark. “Thus, he returned to the natural gentle of his Heavenly Father, to steer us and handle us from the countless. These days, January 1, 2025, we invite all those that have been a part of his tale and who have been touched by way of his legacy, to rejoice his love, his song and his existence. With a lot peace in our hearts, we take into account and really feel his deep love… without end.” 

The publish, which presentations a contemporary photograph of the artist retaining a microphone, may be accompanied by way of the hashtag #LeoDanForever (in Spanish) and bible verse John 11:25: “Jesus stated to her, ‘I’m the resurrection and the existence. The one that believes in me will are living, even if they die.’”

The artist, born Leopoldo Dante Tevez, began his song profession in 1963 and is understood for undying romantic hits akin to “Cómo Te Extraño Mi Amor,” “Te He Prometido,” “Mary Es Mi Amor,” “Pídeme L. a. Luna” and “Que Tiene L. a. Niña.” All the way through his profession, he’s charted throughout Billboard charts together with Most sensible Latin Albums and Billboard 200. In 2012, he gained a Lifetime Fulfillment award by way of The Latin Recording Academy. 

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he offered a are living album and the second one a part of Celebrando a Una Leyenda (Celebrating a Legend) wherein he remodeled 16 of his largest hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s along colleagues akin to Bronco, Carlos Rivera, Amanda Miguel, Natalia Jimenez and plenty of extra.

When requested what makes a musical legend, Leo Dan prior to now instructed Billboard: “Humility, religion in God, and figuring out that every one issues will pass smartly when he’s on your existence.”