DEAD FAMOUS SINGERS

DEAD FAMOUS SINGERS

By Ángel Guo

Janis Joplin

Janis Lyn Joplin (19 January 1943; Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.) was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock and blues music. She was one of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and "electric" stage presence. She died on 4 October 1970 for a heart attack from taking heroin.

Rocío Dúrcal

María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944; Madrid, Spain), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal, was a Spanish singer and actress. She was one of the Spanish women with more sales in the industry and received a Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence in 2005. She died in Torrelodones on 25 March 2006 when she was 61 years old for her uterine cancer.

Pau Donés

Pau Donés Cirera (11 October 1966; Barcelona, Spain) was a Spanish songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist of the musical group Jarabe de Palo. He died on 9 Juny 2020 at the age of 53 years in Barcelona due to the colon cancer that he suffered since August 2015.

Ronnie James Dio

Ronald James Padavona (10 July 1942; Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer-songwriter and composer. He fronted or founded numerous groups throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven & Hell. He died on 16 May 2010 for his stomach cancer.