Celia Cruz Musical artist

Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso also known by her stage name Celia Cruz (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a Cuban-American salsa singer/performer. One of the most popular salsa artists of the 20th century, she earned twenty-three gold albums and was a recipient of the National Medal of Arts. She was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa", "La Guarachera de Cuba", as well as The Queen of Latin Music.She spent much of her career working in the United States and several Latin American countries. Leila Cobo of Billboard Magazine once said "Cruz is indisputably the best known and most influential female figure in the history of Cuban music".She was part of the Ifá religion.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Cruz Alfonso Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad La Reina de la Salsa La Guarachera de Cuba La Reina de la Música Latina
Birth date	October 21, 1925
Birth place	Havana , Cuba
Date of death	July 16, 2003
Place of death	Fort Lee New Jersey

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Musical artist

Career started	1948
Career ended	2003
associated musical artist	Fania All-Stars Sonora Matancera
Background	Solo singer
genre	Bolero Salsa music Cha-cha-cha (music)
record label	Fania Records RMM Records & Video Sony Music Latin