Singer Sixto Rodriguez, best known for the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, is deceased. The musician turned 81 years old.
Son of a Mexican immigrant, Rodriguez’s career was remarkable. His music did not catch on in his home country of the United States. He made two albums in the early 1970s, after which his career seemed to be over, until his music suddenly caught on in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
He toured Australia twice in the late 1970s. But the fact that his music also scored in South Africa eluded him for a long time. His South African fans knew little about the singer. For example, there was a rumor that he had taken his own life after making his two albums.
In the late 1990s, two South African fans decided to find out what had happened to the singer. They found and contacted him, a process that sparked a resurgence of his fame in South Africa. The story of the search is told in the documentary Searching for Sugar Mannamed after one of the singer’s songs.
The film received critical acclaim and won the 2013 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. It ensured that Rodriguez still achieved musical success in the US. He performed in several television shows and went on tour. He also performed several times in the Netherlands.
2023-08-09 16:07:04
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