El-General ( eng. El General , real name: Edgardo Franco, born September 27, 1969) - singer from Panama [2] . In his songs of the early 1990s, he mixed Latin pop , reggae and Hispanic rap. It is considered one of the pioneers of reggiton [2] .
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| Birth name | Edgardo Franco ( Spanish Edgardo Franco ) |
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| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | - present time |
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Biography
The real name of El General is Edgardo A. Franko. He was born in Panama in Rio Abajo . He began to sing and compose songs at the age of 12 [2] .
After school, he received a scholarship to study business administration at a college in the United States. He would soon have become a professional accountant, but overpowered his passion for music - he decided to start a singer's career [2] .
His first single was called “Tu Pum Pum”, this song later entered into his debut album Estas Buena . The album also released the single "Te Ves Buena", which became a hit [2] .
In 1991, he released the album Muevelo con el General , after which he began touring Latin America. For the song “Muevelo” in 1992, he received the MTV Award in the category “Best Latin Video” [2] .
In 1993, he released the next album, El Poder del General. Since it was a popular song "Caramelo" [2] .
Resignation
In 2004, he announced his retirement from the music industry and became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 2007. [1] [2] He now heads the Poor Children Without Borders Foundation in Panama City.
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 13509710X // General Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 El General - Biography & History . AllMusic . The appeal date is March 9, 2017.
Links
- El General on AllMusic website
- YouTube videos (Festival de Viña 1993)