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 * ...that Catalan singer Silvia Perez Cruz (pictured) songs have been described as a blend of music genres including fado, jazz improvisation, and flamenco?
 * ... that American singer-songwriter Romeo Santos broke the record for the most nominations in a single ceremony at the 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards?
 * ... that Frankie Ruiz, popularly known as the "Father of Salsa", never took singing classes?
 * ... that "E depois do adeus" was one of two songs played on Portuguese radio to signal the beginning of the Carnation Revolution in 1974?
 * ... that Catalan flamenco guitarist "Chicuelo" has been the music director of Shōji Kojima's dance company in Japan since 1992?
 * ... that Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1965 and was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001?