Carlos Marín

Spanish singer (1968-2021)

Carlos Marín belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.

The record lists Carlos Marín as Spanish singer (1968-2021).

Carlos Marín was born at Rüsselsheim am Main in 1968. His recorded nationality is Spain.

Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.

He worked as opera singer and actor.

The instruments recorded are voice.

His work is classed as crossover.

He performed with Il Divo.

Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.

That the work came out of Spain shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.

Carlos Marín died in 2021, aged 53. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.

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