Renowned composer and vallenato singer Omar Geles Suárez handed away on Tuesday, May 21 on the age of 57 in a medical middle in Valledupar, Colombia. Geles was taken to the Erasmo clinic in Cesar’s capital after struggling a coronary heart assault following a tennis match in northern Colombia. Despite efforts to revive him, he couldn’t be saved.
Geles had been hospitalized in Miami on the finish of April attributable to well being points, however he recovered and expressed gratitude for his life and music profession. The Government of the Cesar division declared a day of mourning for the beloved singer.
Geles, born in 1967 in Mahates, Bolívar, rose to fame within the vallenato style with hits akin to “Ways of Life” and “I Like It, I Like It.” He was a prolific composer, with over 900 songs to his title, recorded by artists like Silvestre Dangond and Jorge Celedón.
The information of Geles’ passing sparked an outpouring of grief from the leisure business in Colombia. Singer Carlos Vives and Fanny Lu paid tribute to the late musician, whereas Silvestre Dangond modified his social media profile image in honor of Geles.
The physique of the vallenato singer was transferred to the Rafael Carrillo Luque Departmental Library in Valledupar for a two-day tribute, because the nation mourned the lack of a musical icon.