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CodeDS/UK/20617
NameRodriguez; Sixto (10 July 1942-8 August 2023); American singer-songwriter
Variations of NameSixto Diaz Rodriguez | Jesús Rodríguez
Dates10 July 1942-8 August 2023
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginDetroit, Michigan, United States (born)
BiographySixto Rodriguez, known professionally as Rodriguez, was an American singer-songwriter. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Unbeknownst to him for decades, his music was extremely successful and influential in South Africa, where he is believed to have sold more records than Elvis Presley.

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