Q:What key details about tongo -lrb- entertainer -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: abelardo gutierrez alanya -lrb- born 24 september 1957 -rrb- , known by his nickname '' tongo '' , is a peruvian singer-songwriter and actor . he began his music career in 1980 as a singer of peruvian cumbia , a type of popular music . tongo was largely unknown outside of his musical niche -lrb- traditionally of the lower class -rrb- until his song '' la pituca '' , whose theme focuses on social status and inequality , attained national notability at the start of the twenty-first century . in 2010 , peruvian newspaper '' el comercio '' listed tongo as one of the most popular artists in peruvian show business . an important part of tongo 's success has been his amiable relationship with the peruvian mainstream media and willingness to use his popularity towards commercial advertisements and political campaigns . his tumultuous friendship with emmy award-winning writer and journalist jaime bayly proved particularly crucial for tongo 's rise to fame , as he became a regular guest in bayly 's television program in peru . in the realm of politics , aside from promoting bayly 's election to the presidency with the song '' jaime para presidente '' , tongo unsuccessfully ran for congress in 2005 and caused controversy -lrb- and a strain in his friendship with bayly -rrb- when he participated in lourdes flores nano 's 2010 campaign for the mayorship of lima . tongo 's national stardom reached its peak in 2008 , when he released a purposely goofy english version of '' la pituca '' . the song , notorious for its orthographical errors and erroneous verse translations , surpassed the popularity of the original and even became a youtube hit . since then , he has continued to entice the public with intentionally comedic cover versions of mainstream songs , including '' ai se eu te pego '' , justin bieber 's '' baby '' , and psy 's '' gangnam style '' .
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- instrument is vocals- years active is 1980 -- present- caption is prince in 2009 in paris , france- birth name is abelardo gutierrez alanya- genre is peruvian cumbia- alias is tongo bieber- birth date is 24 september 1957- name is tongo- background is solo_singer- birth place is junin , peru- occupation is singer-songwriter , actor , comedian , politician