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Diego El Cigala
Person · male · Spain · Madrid · born 1968 · recording since 1998
Spanish flamenco singer
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Also known as Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar · Dieguito El Cigala · 迭戈·埃尔·西加拉
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 11◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Undebel
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography223 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378603657
Biography
Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar (born 27 December 1968 in Madrid), known as El Cigala (Castillan for 'Langoustine'), is a Spanish Romani Flamenco singer. He also holds Dominican citizenship. He is nephew of singers Rafael Farina and Rafael Salazar Motos and first cousin once removed of pop-singer Tamara.
Biography
Born into a family of Romani artists and intellectuals in Madrid, Jiménez started his career singing in flamenco clubs, until he caught the attention of flamenco dancers such as Mario Maya and Joaquín Cortés, and with guitarist Antón Jiménez, began touring as part of their companies. By the late 1990s, after collaborating on recordings by Camarón de la Isla, Tomatito, Gerardo Núñez and Vicente Amigo, he recorded his debut album "Undebel
UndebelSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Undebel3:382Seremos los mismos4:403Soy canastero4:364Rondeña3:545Puro como el viento4:436Palestina4:387Fandangos de la corrala2:538Cigala del puerto5:209Las trenzas de tu pelo4:1510Esquina de Andalucía3:08". He has since recorded a further seven albums, and has won two Grammy awards and five Latin Grammy nominations.
In 2010, he voiced Buzz Lightyear (when in "Spanish mode") for the European Spanish dub of Toy Story 3, using an Andalusian accent.
His wife, Amparo Fernández, died in 2015 from cancer in Punta Cana.
In 2024, he was convicted and sentenced to more than two years in prison. He was found guilty of all charges related to his domestic abuse against flamenco singer Dolores "Kina" Mendez, which has been reported in media and newspapers including Billboard, El País, El Mundo and El Diario de Jerez.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:45
1Undebel3:382Seremos los mismos4:403Soy canastero4:364Rondeña3:545Puro como el viento4:436Palestina4:387Fandangos de la corrala2:538Cigala del puerto5:209Las trenzas de tu pelo4:1510Esquina de Andalucía3:082000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:57
1Entre vareta y canasta3:402Sin prisa3:243Ya no hay olas en la arena4:134Lirios y rosas2:585A mi Manuela2:186Sabú2:447Brota de mi corazón2:388Te la regalo2:399Palabras que escribe el aire4:4210No tiene dueño4:2911Vidalita4:122001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:21
1La esperanza de volar3:562Carmen la Canastera4:223Monarcos y republicanos4:284Ana, Dolores y Aurora3:165Gitanos de la Cava4:256Hay azules que se caen de moraos3:077Señor del aire3:568La Loba3:239Corren tiempos de alegría3:2310Amar y vivir4:0511La fuente de Bebo2:4612Cadencia inesperada2:142003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 39:23
1Inolvidable3:202Veinte años4:033Lágrimas negras5:314Nieblas del riachuelo3:075Corazón loco3:156Se me olvidó que te olvidé3:547Vete de mi2:568La bien pagá8:589Eu sei que vou te amar4:192005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:47
1Chanelando4:112Por los ríos3:433Malagueño3:224Luna de plata5:095La paloma3:366Guernika3:407Amparo2:518Apenao4:099Romance3:4210Acuarela3:242008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:25
1Si te contara3:172Dos cruces2:493Bravo3:124Dos gardenias3:305Compromiso3:106El día que nací yo4:117Historia de un amor3:168Caruso3:259Compasión3:3810María de la O3:5411Te extraño4:032010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:42
1Garganta con arena4:332Las cuarenta2:453El día que me quieras4:114Soledad4:115Los hermanos4:326Nostalgias3:497Tomo y obligo3:338Sus ojos se cerraron3:089Youkali5:1710En esta tarde gris5:1111Alfonsina y el mar4:322013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 40:11
1La canción de las simples cosas3:342Naranjo en flor4:103Los mareados3:144Milonga de Martín Fierro3:395Déjame que me vaya3:016Romance de la luna tucumana3:567Siempre París2:068Por una cabeza4:219Balderrama3:3410Nieblas del Riachuelo4:3211Canción para un niño en la calle4:04Vuelve el Flamenco: Homenaje a Paco de Lucía
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:59
1Mujer del Mundo4:092Minero7:283El Jardín de Venus7:474Sevillana de Juan Antonio4:145Bule del Morao5:446La Fuente del Querer4:057El Reloj de Mi Existencia7:488Tangos del Cigala6:009Qué Quieres de Mí4:0210Los Besos de Verdad4:422016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:28
1Moreno soy4:402Juanito Alimaña4:593Conversación en tiempo de bolero4:134El paso de Encarnación5:165Periódico de ayer4:316Fiesta para bebo4:027Se nos rompió el amor4:518Indestructible4:169El ratón3:4910Hacha y machete4:5811Cómo fue4:532020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 39:50
1Somos novios2:562De qué manera te olvido2:423Soy lo prohibido3:054Cenizas3:045El gato3:326Si tú me dices ven2:557Se me olvidó otra vez2:518Perfidia3:259Vámonos3:1510Verdad amarga4:1111La media vuelta3:0112Bésame mucho4:53
Album · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Teatro RealSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 39:541Fuente del conocimiento7:28 2Más oscura que la noche5:55 3No me dejaron ni verla3:31 4Tientos del limón8:14 5Abriendo la mañana10:31 6El día que yo me muera4:15 | Live | 2002 | |
| 2004 | Corren tiempos de alegría + Teatro realSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:23:15Disc 1 1La esperanza de volar (Rumba)3:56 2Carmen la canastera (Bulería)4:22 3Monarcos y republicanos (Alegría)4:28 4Ana, Dolores y Aurora (Tangos)3:16 5Gitanos de la cava (Bulería)4:25 6Hay azules que se caen de moraos (Tanguillos)3:07 7Señor del aire (Guajira)3:56 8La loba (Seguiriya)3:23 9Corren tiempos de alegría (Bulería)3:23 10Amar y vivir (Bolero)4:05 11La fuente de Bebo (Bulería)2:46 12Cadencia inesperada (Nana)2:14 Disc 22-1Fuente del conocimiento (Soleá)7:28 2-2Más oscura que la noche (Cante de Levante)5:55 2-3No me dejaron ni verla (Fandangos de Huelva)3:31 2-4Tientos de limón (Tientos/Tangos)8:14 2-5Abriendo la mañana (Bulerías)10:31 2-6El día que yo me muera (Fandangos Naturales)4:15 | Compilation | 9 February 2004 | |
| 2004 | Blanco y Negro: Bebo y Cigala en vivoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:13:141Hubo un lugar: Cuba linda8:10 2Inolvidable3:08 3Se me olvidó que te olvidé3:48 4Veinte años3:20 5La fuente de Bebo2:28 6Niebla del riachuelo3:11 7Corazón loco2:48 8Lágrimas negras5:20 9La caridad1:25 10Americana7:36 11Amar y vivir3:21 12Señor del aire3:36 13Vete de mí2:56 14La bien pagá5:33 15Suspiros de España2:51 16Eu sei que vou te amar4:01 17Tu sonrisa0:56 18Obsesión4:40 19En Aranjuez con tu amor / De la mano del viento4:06 | Live | 3 August 2004 | |
| 2012 | Cigala & Tango (American Tour 2011 Special Edition)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 59:261Garganta con arena (tango canción)4:33 2Las cuarenta (tango)2:45 3El día que me quieras (tango canción)4:10 4Soledad (tango canción)4:11 5Los hermanos (milonga)4:31 6Nostalgias (tango)3:49 7Tomo y obligo (tango)3:32 8Sus ojos se cerraron (tango)3:08 9Youkali (tango habanera)5:17 10En esta tarde gris (tango)5:11 11Alfonsina y el mar (zamba)4:32 12Tema de amor (El Padrino)2:50 13San Migueles (tangos)6:29 14El chorrito (bulería)4:28 | Live | 3 October 2012 | |
| 2015 | EsencialSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 2:13:25Disc 1 1Chanelando - Pintor (Tangos)4:10 2Carmen la canastera (Bulería)4:20 3Apenao (Rumba)4:10 4No me dejaron ni verla (Fandangos de Huelva)3:32 5Por los ríos (Bulería)3:44 6La esperanza de volar (Rumba)3:55 7Herminia2:57 8Más oscura que la noche (Cante de Levante)5:57 9Sol y Luna (Bulería)3:58 10Suspiros de España2:44 11Madre hermosa (Bulería)3:49 12Sobresaltos de plata3:36 13Señor del aire (Guajira)3:54 14Como quien pierde una estrella5:32 15El día que yo muera (Fandangos naturales)4:09 Disc 21Corren tiempos de alegría (Bulería)3:22 2Luna de plata - Gitana (Bulería)5:08 3Fuente del conocimiento (Soleá)7:25 4El tesorillo (Tientos)4:40 5Abriendo la mañana (Bulerías)10:32 6La fuente de Bebo (Bulería)2:44 7Romance - Mar (Sobresaltos de plata)3:44 8La tarde es caramelo (Alegrías)7:07 9Cadencia inesperada (Nana)2:14 10Colorao, colorao2:46 11Amar y vivir (Bolero)4:05 12Tientos del limón (Tientos - Tangos)8:15 13Malagueño - Azul (De Málaga malagueñito)3:24 14Angelitos negros4:03 15Camino de Galilea3:29 | Compilation | 2015 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | VámonosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:001Vámonos4:00 | 20 December 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Diego El Cigala head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ondas 2003 | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diego_el_Cigala%2C_Filharmonia_Ba%C5%82tycka%2C_03.12.2024_10.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ff84fb01-b472-45e4-b2cd-94d4970e2ed8discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ff84fb01-b472-45e4-b2cd-94d4970e2ed8core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1220625seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_el_Cigalabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_el_Cigala
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Image: Wojciech Pędzich · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1220625 · MusicBrainz: ff84fb01-b472-45e4-b2cd-94d4970e2ed8
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