# About Celia Cruz: YouTube Channel Profile

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As of 2026-10-27, Celia Cruz has 573,000 subscribers, 698,393,310 total views, and 173 videos. It ranks #132,697 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

## Profile

- Channel: [Celia Cruz](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@celiacruzofficial/)
- Subscribers: 573,000
- Total views: 698,393,310
- Videos: 173
- Worldwide rank: #132,697
- Country: United States (rank #24,977)
- Category: Music (rank #16,518)
- Joined YouTube: 2018-03-29
- Data recorded: 2026-10-27

## Channel description

Written by the channel:

> With a powerful contralto voice, a very energetic stage presence, and a unique and electrifying style, Celia Cruz, worldwide known as the “Queen of Salsa” endeared many people across countries and generations.
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> Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso was born on October 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba. In 1950, she began to sing professionally with a Cuban orchestra called, “La Sonora Matancera”. With an Afro-Cuban music style and legendary recordings.
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> After moving to New York City in 1960, she began a series of musical collaborations with Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón, Ray Barretto, and the Fania All-Stars.
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> Celia continued reinventing herself, collaborating with musicians such as Marc Anthony, David Byrne, Gloria Estefan, Patti LaBelle, and hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean in addition to performing short dramatic roles in a few films.
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> She received numerous awards including three GRAMMY Awards, four Latin GRAMMY Awards, the President’s National Medal of Arts (1994), and honorary doctorates.