Abelardo Gutierrezbetter known by his stage name ‘tongo’, died on the night of last Friday, March 10. at the age of 65; after being admitted to Loaiza Hospital since December due to kidney failure. While the vast majority of Peruvians remember him for his extensive cumbia music career, many ignore or forget that the artist also became an internet celebrity a few years ago.
When ‘tongo’ started uploading covers of songs “in English” to his channel YouTube It was then that a new stage in the artist’s career began. Through his interpretation chop from dawn system, Bohemian Rhapsody from What in, rap god from Eminem and above all number And in the end from Linkin ParkGutierrez has risen in the internet world to become a sensation.
It also caused several streamers, influencers and YouTubers to react to his covers due to how popular they were and created a bond between them and the artist. Now, with the news of his death, these cyberspace celebrities have also said goodbye to ‘tongo’.
Streamers say goodbye to Tongo
One of the people who had the most history with Gutierrez was Geordie Wild. The Spaniard reacted to several covers ‘tongo’ until he decided to stop and walk away from containment, which strained things between them a bit. For this reason, his last message to the artist states the following:
“When we met, we had our ups and downs, but in the end, we had a great mutual affection, and it saddens me to realize that the great Tongo passed away today. I give the family a big hug and I hope you continue to sing and make people laugh on the other side.”.
Another popular streamer who reacted to death ‘tongo’ was Zane. Peruvian man Andy Merinoknown as Andinsane during his passage through YouTubewas very touched by the death of singer cumbia because they both recorded videos together for the platform. Google and they became good friends.
“Tongo friend, rest in peace. I had the opportunity to meet you and share anecdotes with you that I will never forget. Your talent and charisma broke the whole scene and there was no barrier, not even a language barrier, to stop you from shining like the star that you are. You have a good place in my heart friend Tongo.”Merino wrote in his Twitter post.
Finally, a Peruvian YouTuber Jeffarvlogs He also dedicated a short post ‘tongo’. In the mentioned tweet, you can see a frame from the legendary music video from the cover chop with exaggerated and charismatic special effects that the artist used in his content and text that reads: “Tongo passed away, guys. Fly high Tongo, you gave us some unique covers.”.
Linkin Park Covered Tongo To Celebrate Major Achievement
Popularity ‘tongo’ during the most fruitful period of his YouTube led him to star in some of the most viral videos and clips Internet at that time. Despite the incorrect command of the English language, the singer was able to win many fans in different parts of the world, and even one of the bands to whom he dedicated the cover recognized him.
In January last year, the group Linkin Park noted that he managed to break the record of 1 billion views of his song numberV Spotify. The platform even sent them a commemorative plaque for their feat, and for the video they shared on Instagram, they used the version ‘tongo’a gesture that was applauded by both Peruvian fans and other countries.
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