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| # | Question | % correct |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Juan Gabriel was a stage name. What was he born as? | 100% |
| 02 | The two halves of that stage name were borrowed from two men in his life. Who were they? | 100% |
| 03 | Which Mexican border city did he grow up in, and become so identified with that it gave him his nickname? | 100% |
| 04 | That nickname called him the something of Juárez. Which word? | 100% |
| 05 | Before his career began he spent well over a year locked up in Mexico City's Lecumberri prison. Why? | 100% |
| 06 | "No Tengo Dinero", the single that launched him in 1971, takes its title from a fairly blunt admission. What does the phrase mean? | 100% |
| 07 | "Amor Eterno", perhaps his most-sung composition, was written in grief for whom? | 100% |
| 08 | "Amor Eterno" has since taken on a particular role in Mexican life. What is it now most associated with? | 100% |
| 09 | He wrote enormous numbers of songs for other singers. Which Spanish star built much of her Mexican career on his material? | 100% |
| 10 | In 1990 he became the first commercial pop singer to perform at which Mexico City institution? | 100% |
| 11 | That performance was notable for what he was backed by. What was it? | 100% |
| 12 | "El Noa Noa" is named after a real place. What was it? | 100% |
| 13 | The title track of the 2000 album "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" served what additional purpose? | 100% |
| 14 | "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" translates as what? | 100% |
| 15 | The 1994 album "Gracias por Esperar" thanks the listener for something. What had they been waiting through? | 100% |
| 16 | "El México Que Se Nos Fue" leans hard into one particular style. Which? | 100% |
| 17 | Asked directly about his private life in a famous 2002 television interview, he gave a reply that became a catchphrase. What was its sense? | 100% |
| 18 | In 2009 the Latin Recording Academy gave him which honour? | 100% |
| 19 | He died in August 2016. Where? | 100% |
| 20 | The last album in this set is an orchestral reworking of his catalogue, released only weeks before he died. Whose name does it carry alongside his own? | 100% |
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