# Francisco Tárrega

> Spanish guitarist whose 19th-century compositions like Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Capricho Árabe shaped classical guitar as we know it. His Gran Vals became the Nokia ringtone, guaranteeing him recognition from billions of phone users who had no idea who he was.

*Spanish composer and classical guitarist (1852-1909)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1852-11-21
- **Died:** 1909-12-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe, Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Gran Vals, the latter of which became the Nokia tune.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850656/ (@nm0850656)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cYz1jb3gzmFv2R0Dj3U2t (@3cYz1jb3gzmFv2R0Dj3U2t)

## Topics
#Musicians, #Singer / Musician, #Classical, #Spain, #Europe, #19th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_T%C3%A1rrega)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313372)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Francisco%20T%C3%A1rrega)
- [فرانسيسكو تاريغا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%A7)
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- [Франсиско Тарега](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0)
- [Francesc d'Assís Tàrrega i Eixea](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_d'Ass%C3%ADs_T%C3%A0rrega_i_Eixea)
- [فرانسیسکۆ تارێگا](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%DB%86_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8E%DA%AF%D8%A7)
- [Francisco Tárrega](https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_T%C3%A1rrega)
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- [Francesc Tàrrega](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_T%C3%A0rrega)
- [فرانسیسکو تارگا](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/59bdd84b-28dd-4aef-bb5b-2e2c98997b10)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/862913)
- [Francisco Tárrega](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_T%C3%A1rrega)
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- [Francisco Tárrega](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1913528)

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