Joan Sebastian

Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian
	Joan Sebastian at Pepsi Center on August 22, 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Jose Manuel Figueroa
Born	April 8, 1951; Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico
Died	July 13, 2015 (aged 64); Teacalco, Guerrero, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Singer/composer, actor, producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1977-2015
Website	Joan Sebastian

José Manuel Figueroa Sr.^[1] (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), better known as Joan Sebastian (pronounced [xoˈan seβaˈstjan]), was a Mexican singer-songwriter.^[2]^[3] He has written over a thousand songs including compositions for Vicente Fernández, Lucero, Pepe Aguilar, and Rocío Dúrcal.^[4] His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music.

On July 13, 2015, Sebastian died at his ranch in Cruz de la Sierra, Teacalco, Guerrero, Mexico, from bone cancer, aged 64.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References[change | change source]

↑ Edmundo Perez Que me entierren con narcocorridos 2012 "... de Marco Enrique Yépez Uribe, el Jarocho o el Comandante Alex, principal testigo de la PGR, era un rancho situado en Juliantla, Guerrero, propiedad del cantante José Manuel Figueroa, conocido artísticamente como Joan Sebastian.
↑ "Muere el cantante Joan Sebastian". Televisa (in Spanish). July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
↑ "Joan Sebastian Dies: 'El Rey Del Jaripeo' Dead At 64, Loses Battle With Cancer". Latin Times. 13 July 2015.
↑ "Muere Joan Sebastian, el cantautor mexicano". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
↑ Tinoco, Armando (July 13, 2015). "Joan Sebastian Dies: 'El Rey Del Jaripeo' Dead At 64, Loses Battle With Cancer". Latin Times. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
↑ Cobo, Lelia (July 13, 2015). "Joan Sebastian, Mexican Music Superstar, Dies at 64". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
↑ "Mexican ballad singer Joan Sebastian dies at age 64". Denver Post. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.