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Gabriel Rios (b. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1978) is a Puerto Rican musician currently residing in, and working out of, Belgium. For other uses, see San Juan. ...
Biography
As a child Rios was member of his church choir, and in addition to this early exposure to music his father also taught him to play the guitar. After finishing his studies at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro high school in 1996, he moved to Ghent, Belgium to live with his girlfriend, whom he had met while she was on holiday in Puerto Rico. For a short time he also lived in Los Angeles. In Ghent he joined the art academy, eventually deciding on becoming a professional singer/songwriter although still being interested in painting. Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help) was founded in 1921 as a Catholic parochial school pertaining to the Perpetuo Socorro Parish at the Archidiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ...
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Rios started the band The Nothing Bastards, and a few years later the more Latin inspired L. Santo. Alas!. His debut solo album, titled Ghostboy, was released in 2004, followed by his live album En vivo one year later. He has garnered considerable solo success in Belgium, even being chosen "Best Belgian Singer" by readers of the Flemish weekly Humo in 2006. Early 2007, he released his latest album "Angelhead" (named after the 1980s British band).
His music is a mix of different styles: rock, punk, hip hop, and salsa. Since 2006 he's dating Belgian supermodel, Delfine Bafort.
Of Note His song Broad Daylight was used by the late Dutch film director Theo van Gogh in the film 06/05 (concerning the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn). After the assassination of van Gogh, Rios and his band performed at a last party held in his honor, because they were his favorite band. Theo van Gogh (IPA: ) (July 23, 1957–November 2, 2004) was a Dutch film director, television producer, publicist and actor. ...
06/05 is a Dutch 2003 film directed by Theo van Gogh, based on the novel De Zesde Mei by Tomas Ross. ...
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim) Fortuyn (pronounced , (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002), was a controversial, openly gay, charismatic[1] populistic right-wing politician in the Netherlands who formed his own party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn or LPF). ...
Theo van Gogh (IPA: ) (July 23, 1957–November 2, 2004) was a Dutch film director, television producer, publicist and actor. ...
In 2006, Rios and Michael Franti contributed their voices to a project by Flip Kowlier, which involved a cover of the song What's This? from the stop-motion movie The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton. This single was released as a fund raiser for a benefit action against landmines, organized by the Belgian popular radio station Studio Brussel. Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is an American poet, musician, and composer of African, American Indian, Italian, and German descent. ...
Flip Kowlier (pseudonym of Filip Cauwelier) is a Belgian singer-songwriter, from Izegem, West Flanders. ...
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Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and often dark atmosphere in his high-profile films. ...
Studio Brussel logo Studio Brussel is a radio station in Belgium produced by the VRT. The music played is considered more alternative than the other big radio stations, and is aimed mainly at a youth audience. ...
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