Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a Cuban-American salsa performer. She earned twenty-three gold albums. She was called the "Queen of Salsa" as well as "La Guarachera de Cuba."

She spent most of her career living in New Jersey. She worked 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."

Discography

 2003 Homenaje a Beny Moré
 2003 Celia & Johnny
 2003 Dios Disfrute a la Reina
 2003 Son Boleros, Boleros Son
 2003 Reina de la Música Cubana
 2003 Regalo del Alma
 2003 Más Grande Historia Jamás Cantada
 2003 Estrellas de la Sonora Matancera
 2003 Celia in the House: Classic Hits Remixed
 2003 Carnaval de la Vida
 2003 Candela Pura
 2002 Unrepeatable
 2002 Hits Mix
 2001 La Negra Tiene Tumbao
 2000 Siempre Viviré
 2000 Salsa
 2000 Habanera
 2000 Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa
 1999 En Vivo Radio Progreso, Vol. 3
 1999 En Vivo Radio Progreso, Vol. 2
 1999 En Vivo Radio Progreso, Vol. 1
 1999 En Vivo C.M.Q., Vol. 5
 1999 En Vivo C.M.Q., Vol. 4
 1998 Mi Vida Es Cantar

 1998 Afro-Cubana
 1997 También Boleros
 1997 Duets
 1997 Cambiando Ritmos
 1996 Celia Cruz Delta
 1995 Irresistible
 1995 Festejando Navidad
 1995 Double Dynamite
 1995 Cuba's Queen of Rhythm
 1994 Merengue Saludos Amigos
 1994 Mambo del Amor
 1994 Irrepetible
 1994 Homenaje a Los Santos
 1994 Guaracheras de La Guaracha
 1993 Introducing
 1993 Homenaje a Beny Moré, Vol. 3
 1993 Boleros Polydor
 1993 Azucar Negra
 1992 Verdadera Historia
 1992 Tributo a Ismael Rivera
 1991 Reina del Ritmo Cubano
 1991 Canta Celia Cruz
 1990 Guarachera del Mundo
 1988 Ritmo en el Corazón
 1987 Winners
 1986 De Nuevo

 1986 Candela
 1983 Tremendo Trío
 1982 Feliz Encuentro
 1981 Celia & Willie
 1980 Celia/Johnny/Pete
 1977 Only They Could Have Made This Album
 1976 Recordando El Ayer
 1975 Tremendo Caché
 1974 Celia & Johnny
 1971 Celia Y Tito Puente en España
 1970 Etc. Etc. Etc.
 1969 Quimbo Quimbumbia
 1968 Serenata Guajira
 1968 Excitante
 1967 A Ti México
 1967 Bravo Celia Cruz
 1966 Son con Guaguancó
 1966 Cuba Y Puerto Rico Son
 1965 Sabor y Ritmo de Pueblos
 1965 Canciones Premiadas
 1959 Mi Diario Musical
 1958 Incomparable Celia

Grammy awards

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| align="center"|1989
| "Ritmo En El Corazon"
| Best Tropical Latin Performance
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| align="center"|2000
| Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa
| Best Salsa Performance
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|-
| align="center"|2001
| "Siempre Viviré"
| Best Tropical Traditional Album
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|-
| align="center"|2002
| La Negra Tiene Tumbao
| Best Salsa Album
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|-
| align="center"|2003
| La Negra Tiene Tumbao
| Best Salsa Album
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|-
| align="center"|2003
| Regalo del Alma
| Best Salsa/Merengue Album
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|-
| align="center"|2004
| Regalo del Alma
| Best Salsa Album
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References

Category:1925 births
Category:2003 deaths
Category:Cancer deaths in New Jersey
Category:Singers from Havana
Category:Deaths from brain cancer
Category:Grammy Award winners
Category:Singers from New Jersey
Category:Latin Grammy Award winners