Xavier Cugat

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Lifespan:
January 1, 1900 - October 27, 1990, he died aged 90 and was Spanish.
Birthname:
Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu.
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An artist with 89 releases. 9 collaborations.

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Xavier Cugat, born Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu (1 January 1900 - 27 October 1990) was a Spanish-Catalan-Cuban-American bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a key personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a cartoonist and a successful businessman. In New York, his was the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria before and after World War II.

Cugat was born in Girona, in Catalonia, Spain.

His family emigrated to Cuba when Xavier was five. He was trained as a classical violinist and played with the Orchestra of the Teatro Nacional in Havana. On 6 July 1915, Cugat and his family arrived in New York as immigrant passengers on board the S.S. Havana.

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Latin, Big Band, Lounge, Traditional Pop, Easy Listening, Pop, Jazz, Swing. Vote on Genres

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Xavier Cugat & his Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Perfidia (1939)
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