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It was a day like today but in 1948, when one of the most important representatives of the romantic ballad was born in Mexico, Jose Jose, who lost his unique voice over the years but why?
Although he was part of some groups, his rise to fame reached 1970 where he took his first steps as a soloist where he impressed the world with his vocal ability.
If it was from it it was his impressive interpretation of the song ‘El triste’ at the second Latin Song Festival celebrated on Mexico City in 1970rose to the Latin charts during that decade.
That was only the beginning of his great artistic career, because although he did not win the award, he was immediately established as the ‘Prince of Song’ because his legacy has been recorded by great successes.
However, his fame was compromised over the years by addictions, which over time made him lose his voice and this is what happened with the interpreter.
José José’s addictions
The same singer shared on multiple occasions that he started drinking at the age of fifteen, when his father (an alcoholic) He left home, but that was not all because as a result of his alcoholism, he developed a cocaine habit.
Through the bio series of the interpreter of hits like ‘The ship of oblivion‘ where you can clearly see how his career and life were marked by his addiction to alcohol and drugs.
In the decade of the years 70 and 80 the mexican he attended rehab on multiple occasions, and although he stopped drinking for periods of time, he slipped back into the addiction.
After her divorce with Anel Norena in 1991, he reached his lowest point, reportedly declaring that he wanted to die drinking, so his family and friends placed him in a clinic in Minnesota, USA.
Why did José José lose his voice?
Shortly after his rehabilitation, the singer was diagnosed with pneumonia, and although he recovered, his lungs suffered irreversible damage, but his deterioration came until 2007.
At the age of 60, he was diagnosed Bell’s palsy (weakness in the muscles of the face) and Lyme’s desease (bacteria that prevented him from moving parts of the body).
Due to the latter, the Mexican began to have throat problems and to this would be added his breathing difficulties, and little by little he began to lose his voice.
It is worth mentioning that after his problems, his voice was never the same again since he suffered from a rgastroesophageal efflux and a hiatal hernia (Stomach problem) that deteriorated his vocal cords.
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