Celia Cruz
- MatchCelia Cruz
- 100%Willie Colón
- 91%El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
- 83%Oscar D'Leon
- 83%Rubén Blades
- 80%Marc Anthony
- 76%Elvis Crespo
- 75%Gilberto Santa Rosa
- 65%Tito Puente
- 54%Luis Enrique
- 53%Eddie Palmieri
Biography
Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alonso, 21 October 1924, Santa Suarez district, Havana, Cuba, d. 16 July 2003, New Jersey, USA. Described as the Queen of Salsa - just one of her several superlative epithets - Cruz will be remembered as the most influential female in the history of Afro-Cuban music. Her family and neighbours became aware of the young Celias singing ability from listening to her croon lullabies to her younger relatives. While she was training to become a literature... Read more