# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/benito-lertxundi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:23:01.689Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/benito-lertxundi"
name: "Benito Lertxundi"
slug: "benito-lertxundi"
description: "Benito Lertxundi is a Basque singer-songwriter born in Orio, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country in 1942. He is an acclaimed and veteran figure in Basque music, who spearheaded with other key figures its revival in the 1960s and following years, showing a special commitment to Basque culture and matters in general. In November 2024 he announced the end of his concert career."
tagline: "Basque singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Benito_Lertxundi_1971.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Spain"
  isoCode: "ES"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1942-01-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           43.24
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.825956
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/benitolertxundiofiziala"
    handle:    "benitolertxundiofiziala"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Mhkf0GsKbjOIP07K80LyQ"
    handle:    "2Mhkf0GsKbjOIP07K80LyQ"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1625906"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Lertxundi_Esoain"
    title: "Benito Lertxundi Esoain"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Lertxundi"
    title: "Benito Lertxundi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Lertxundi"
    title: "Benito Lertxundi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Lertxundi"
    title: "Benito Lertxundi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Lertxundi"
    title: "Benito Lertxundi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Lertxundi"
    title: "Benito Lertxundi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ae082210-b650-458c-9e26-dfadbe159d4e"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3752508"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump