Days after his death, Vicente Fernández is crowned as the most listened to artist in the United States.
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The past 12 December, the whole world was shocked with the departure of the famous singer Vicente Fernández , who thanks to his talent and charismas became the maximum exponent of regional Mexican music. This unfortunate news has led more and more people to take refuge in the iconic songs he once performed to keep his legacy alive, making him America’s most listened to artist on the Deezer platform.
Known as the ‘ Charro de Huentitán ‘, Vicente has made great contributions to ranchera music, including “Volver, Volver” and “ The king”. And it is that many identify him as a symbol of Hispanic American culture for his great artistic contributions as an actor, singer, composer and film producer.
Data recently revealed by the music platform Deezer indicated that Americans honor the life and legacy of the King of ranchera music by listening to his songs, giving him the title of most listened to artist in the United States and the number 42 in the rest of the world.
It has been thanks to successes such as “Here between us”, “Divine women”, “For a million springs” and “For your damned love” , from the playlist 100% Vicente Fernández, that the native of Guadalajara has broken records after his death.
It is the admiration and special affection towards him by which his music has transcended from generation to generation, causing l the young adults of 26 to 35 years are those who seek it the most and reproduce it on the digital platform.
“ Our brothers in the United States and their followers around the world mourn goodbye. It is a very deep loss for the entertainment world, since it is an idol and icon of Mexican ranchera music. At times like this, we make a call for artists who have been in the industry for years or who are about to start, remember their legacy to keep alive and give future to traditional genres and themes like theirs “, declared Mauricio Mendoza, Head of Content and Deezer Industry Relations.
Once again it was found that the unity of the Latino community is stronger than ever, since the cities where the music of Vicente Fernández from the day of his death are: Houston, TX; Ashburn, VA; Dallas, TX; Miami, FL and San Antonio, TX.
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