Tongo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tongo
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Sep 24, 1957(1957-09-24)
Age	67
Country	Peru
Horoscope	Libra

Tongo Biography

Tongo is one of the most popular and richest Singer-Songwriter who was born on September 24, 1957 in Peru.

An important part of Tongo’s success has been his amiable relationship with the Peruvian mainstream media and willingness to use his popularity towards commercial advertisements and political campaigns. His tumultuous friendship with Emmy Award-winning writer and journalist Jaime Bayly proved particularly crucial for Tongo’s rise to fame, as he became a regular guest in Bayly’s television program in Peru. In the realm of politics, aside from promoting Bayly’s election to the presidency with the song “Jaime para presidente”, Tongo unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2005 and caused controversy (and a strain in his friendship with Bayly) when he participated in Lourdes Flores Nano’s 2010 campaign for the mayorship of Lima.

Tongo’s national stardom reached its peak in 2008, when he released a purposely goofy English version of “La pituca”. The song, notorious for its orthographical errors and erroneous verse translations, surpassed the popularity of the original and even became a YouTube hit. Since then, he has continued to entice the public with intentionally comedic cover versions of mainstream songs, including “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”, Justin Bieber’s “Baby”, Psy’s “Gangnam Style”, Foster the People’s “Pumped up Kicks” and System of a Down’s “Chop Suey”. He later went on to cover Eminem’s “Rap God” and Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean (Bili Yin).

Tongo Net Worth

Tongo is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from Peru. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tongo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Abelardo Gutiérrez Alanya (born 24 September 1957), known by his nickname “Tongo”, is a Peruvian singer-songwriter and actor. He began his music career in 1980 as a singer of Peruvian cumbia, a type of popular music. Tongo was largely unknown outside of his musical niche (traditionally of the lower class) until his song “La pituca”, whose theme focuses on social status and inequality, attained national notability at the start of the twenty-first century. In 2010, Peruvian newspaper El Comercio listed Tongo as one of the most popular artists in Peruvian show business.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tongo Dating?

According to our records, Tongo married to Gladys Lupinta. As of December 1, 2023, Tongo’s is not dating anyone.

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Since some time ago, Tongo was diagnosed with diabetes. In June 2017, he was admitted to a hospital in his home town of Huancayo, and uploaded a video about this.

Facts & Trivia

Celina Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Peru. Tongo celebrates birthday on September 24 of every year.

In May 2020, Tongo uploaded a video to YouTube titled “TONGO EN TIK TOK. BUSCAME COMO TONGO PERÚ.” He uploaded his first video to TikTok on May 14, 2020 under the username “tongoperu.” He has since amassed over 46,000 followers and has uploaded new videos to the platform almost every day.