Fosforito
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thumb| Antonio Fernández Díaz (3 August 1932 – 13 November 2025), known as Fosforito, was a Spanish flamenco singer and winner of the fifth of flamenco singing. Only five of these have been awarded since the award's inception in 1862. Its previous winners were Tomás "El Nitri", Manuel Vallejo, Antonio Mairena, and Camarón de la Isla (posthumous). Fosforito was born in Puente Genil, Córdoba Province, Spain on 3 August 1932, and died on 13 November 2025, at the age of 93.
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Vinony files it under 1932 births, 2025 deaths and Flamenco singers.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Spain
- Active from
- 1932
- Active to
- 2025-11-13
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11,466
- Total plays
- 67,656
Tags
Spanish Christian artist. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fosforito">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonio
- Family name
- Fernández
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Puente Genil
- Place of death
- Málaga
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Fosforito.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- pseudonym
- Antonio del Genil
- date of birth
- 1932-08-03
- birth name
- Antonio Fernández Díaz
- second family name in Spanish name
- Díaz
- date of death
- 2025-11-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Partial discography
- Awards
- References
- External links
thumb| Antonio Fernández Díaz (3 August 1932 – 13 November 2025), known as Fosforito, was a Spanish flamenco singer and winner of the fifth of flamenco singing. Only five of these have been awarded since the award's inception in 1862. Its previous winners were Tomás "El Nitri", Manuel Vallejo, Antonio Mairena, and Camarón de la Isla (posthumous). Fosforito was born in Puente Genil, Córdoba Province, Spain on 3 August 1932, and died on 13 November 2025, at the age of 93.
==Partial discography== Arte flamenco Vol.1 (Universo flamenco) (2005) Selección antológica Vol. 1 (Universo flamenco) (2005) Selección antológica Vol. 2 (Universo flamenco) (2005) Selección antológica Vol. 3 (Universo flamenco) (2005) Antonio Fernández "Fosforito" (2004) 50 años de flamenco (2ª época) (2003) Selección antológica Vol. 1 (2003) Selección antológica Vol. 2 (2003) Selección antológica Vol. 3 (2003) Misa flamenca en Córdoba (2003) Cristal suelto (2002) Selección antológica del cante flamenco (2002) Cante y guitarra (with Paco de Lucía) (1999) Misa flamenca (1994) Grabaciones históricas. Vol. 34. Córdoba 1956
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