16 Facts About Camilo Sesto

Camilo Blanes Cortes, known professionally as Camilo Sesto, was a Spanish singer, songwriter and music producer.

Camilo Sesto played a part in the Spanish filming of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Camilo Sesto produced and translated to Spanish the lyrics of an album by the popular Australian rock band Air Supply.

In 1966, Camilo Sesto joined another band, Los Botines, whose music was influenced by The Beatles.

Camilo Sesto became his own producer, as well as the producer of other artists.

Camilo Sesto appeared on Spanish TV's program "Buenas Noches" singing "Algo de Mi".

Camilo Sesto's work was a success and received positive reviews.

Camilo Sesto went through a retirement in 1987 until he returned to the music scene in 1991.

Camilo Sesto survived a liver transplant in August 2001 and released an album, Alma, two years later.

Camilo Sesto returned to the stage in 2004 at the Vina del Mar International Song Festival in Chile.

In 2008, Camilo Sesto announced his retirement from the studio, and in September 2009 he announced that he would go on a farewell tour.

Many radio stations and music media threatened to take legal action against the singer if he would not "meet with the responsibility", and Camilo Sesto was forced to come back into the media to try to clear his name.

Camilo Sesto died on 8 September 2019 at a Madrid hospital from kidney failure, eight days shy of his 73rd birthday.

Camilo Sesto has the record of two presentations daily for 20 consecutive days at Madison Square Garden in the 1980s.

Camilo Sesto's albums had sold over 180 million copies by 2019.

In 2017, Camilo Sesto was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.