Birth name Luis Barrull Salazar Years active 1976–1991 Origin A Coruna, Spain Name El Luis | Role Singer Associated acts Zingaro | |
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Also known as El Luis, El Gitano Argentino Born 15 February 1948 (age 76)
A Coruna, Galicia, Spain ( 1948-02-15 ) Albums Gitano Soul, Yo Te Lo Digo Cantando, El Luis Genres Catalan rumba, Rumba flamenca Record labels Sony BMG, CBS Records International Similar People Zingaro, Los Chorbos, Las Grecas, Juan Antonio Jimenez, Los Calis | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instruments Vocals, spanish guitar | ||
Luis Barrull Salazar (b. 15 February 1948), better known as El Luis, is a Spanish singer in the Catalan rumba and rumba flamenca styles. His brother Antonio, known as El Zíngaro, is also a rumba singer.
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Barrull was born in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, on 15 February 1948. As a young boy he moved to Argentina, where he stayed for 15 years. It was there where he started to sing flamenco.
After returning to Spain, he scored a huge hit with his first single "Te Lo Digo Cantando" in 1976. After releasing two full albums, El Luis in 1976 and Solo in 1978 both on CBS, Barrull was jailed in Madrid's Carabanchel Prison Madrid due to drug smuggling. While in jail he became more religious. After his release he went to New York to record his third album entitled Gitano Soul. All three albums were produced by José Luis de Carlos. He also wrote songs for Las Grecas, Los Chichos, and his brother El Zíngaro before retiring from the music business.
He made a comeback 1991 with Vis a Vis on AR Productions SL, an independent label owned by a former CBS executive, Alfonso Corral, specializing in keeping the flame of flamenco with pop artists like Camel, Chestnut and El Luis.