Valens

Valens has over 1855770 followers across Spotify, LastFM and YouTube Music. Currently we track 3 digital music and social platforms for Valens. When AVR-Music Stats last calculated the current growth of Valens's social media following, it was roughly 716 followers per day. We collect data on 10,000’s of rappers, singers, musicians, producers, bands & DJs from around the world across multiple genres including edm, rock, hip hop, grime, pop, jazz, folk and many more. Found something missing? You can add data for Valens here.

Valens's Music Bio

Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela; on 13 May 1941 in Pacoima, California, USA ? February 3, 1959) was a Mexican American singer, songwriter and guitarist. A Rock and Roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months. During this time, however, he scored several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which was originally a Mexican folk song that Valens transformed with a rock rhythm and beat that became a hit in 1958 Read more on Last.fm

Valens's YouTube Videos

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