Delfin Quishpe

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Delfín Quishpe
Birth name	Delfín Quishpe
Also known as	Delfín hasta el fin
Born	4 December
Origin	San Antonio, Guamote, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Genre(s)	Techno, Folklore, Andino
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Vocalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1997 - 2007

Delfín Quishpe (born December 1977 in Guamote, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorean singer-songwriter, in a style he calls Andean techno-folklore.^[1]

Delfin Quishpe is the "boom" of some kind of music called "electro-cumbia", his music can be found easily on YouTube, and has an unpredictable style, because it never scans.

He became famous because on Internet there is a fondness of making heroes out of the truly horrible^[2].

Contents 1 Biography 2 Music career 2.1 Discography 2.2 Greatest Hit 2.3 Concerts 2.3.1 Guayaquil 2.3.2 Chile 3 References

[edit] Biography

Delfín was born in a small location named San Antonio in Guamote, Ecuador. During his early years in school, he began performing in front of his classmates and teachers.^{[citation needed]} He loved to sing, but he never thought that his artistic passion and great patriotism could bring him any fame at all.^{[citation needed]}

Later on, he started working his voice and exploiting his artistic skills. Delfín entered different bands and attended dancing classes. He participated in many singing contests, showing himself and his judges that singing was his greatest passion.^{[citation needed]} Delfin’s boom came on December 2006^[3] when his song Torres Gemelas (twin towers) was uploaded to YouTube. By January 4th it had been heard by 250,000 people^[1], and by March 24 the several copies had more than a million visitors and thousands of commentaries.^[3]

[edit] Music career

[edit] Discography

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In 1999, he realized that nothing could make him happier than to become a soloist. Two years later, he created his first album named “El Faraón del Ritmo”. It became very famous, every radio station broadcasted Delfin’s songs.^{[citation needed]} The most common ones were: La Ovejita, Erupción Carnaval, and La Colegiala. In 2003, he recorded his second album “El Gallito”. It contained songs as: El Gallito Bandido, El Delfincito, Cuando me vaya, and Cuaya huay.^{[citation needed]} A year later he created his first video, the same that was posted on Internet, giving Delfin global fame.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Greatest Hit

In 2006, “Torres Gemelas” magnetized millions of fans. This controversial song reflected Delfin’s feeling and thought about the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11. “Torres Gemelas” was all around the world. Everyone was able to hear it or looking its video on YouTube^[1].

The video shows Delfin’s desperation and uncertainty of what was going to happened next. He shows he was really concerned about foreign issues. During the whole song, he describes the way he found out that the US was in the middle of a tremendous and incredible situation. He also talks about his girlfriend, who seemed to die during the attack.^[4]

[edit] Concerts

[edit] Guayaquil

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On February 15, 2007 Delfín performed for the first time in Guayaquil.^{[citation needed]} During the concert, as usual, he was wearing white clothing with his name printed on it.^{[citation needed]} The most awaited song was his controversial^{[citation needed]} “Torres Gemelas”, whose video has gained popularity via Internet.^{[citation needed]} Quishpe enlivened other songs as “Rosas Rojas” and “La Media Naranaja”. The audience enjoyed 45 minutes of folkloric music and constant energy.^{[citation needed]} Everyone was so joyful, screaming and dancing.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Chile

On February 2007 Delfín went to Chile to a Kitsch party organized by Blondie discotheque^[5][6].

Delfín’s welcome in Santiago was amazing and spectacular. The show that began at three o'clock in the morning was preceded by an extraordinary party named Kitsch, where some oldies were played. Everything started when Delfín got into the stage, wearing a black suit and a pair of pants with his name printed on them. People were screaming and whistling.^[6] It was an exciting night, like nobody in Chile thought it could be^[5].

The show was opened with his greatest hit^[6] “Torres Gemelas”. The song was a mixture between cumbia, andean and electronic music.^[6] The audience was jumping and lifting its hands.^[6] Delfín and his dynamical movements ignited the night.^[6] “Torres Gemelas” was followed by “¡Ay!, me duele el corazón” and “Mi pequeño motel”.^[6]

When the concert was over, he gave a lot of interviews^{[citation needed]}, where he said he was really happy and thankful with all his fans. He really enjoyed the night and hoped to come back again. Finally, he revealed that after performing in Viña and Santiago his next step was to go to Valparaíso to later return to Ecuador.^[6]

[edit] References