Raphael (singer)

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Rafael Martos Sánchez
Born	5 May 1943 Linares, Jaén, Spain
Died	Not dead yet, curiously enough
Nationality	Drunk
Occupation	Drunken singer
Known for	Having something of a rivalry with Camilo Sesto
Religion	Nobody cares
Spouse	Natalia Figueroa (1972-present)
Children	Manuel Martos Jacobo Martos Alejandra Martos

“Let's see who dies first. Which one of us will chug the first bottle of whiskey?”

~ Camilo Sesto on Raphael

“Your mom saw the big bang!!! hahahahaha!!!hahahaha!XDXDXD”

~ Raphael on already being drunk

“I really like 'Fresa salvaje.' The whole 'eh, eh, eh' part is really catchy.”

~ George W. Bush on being so stupid that he thinks Raphael is Camilo Sesto

This article is based on the Inciclopedia text Raphael, made freely available to Spanish-speaking womanisers from Europe and greasy latinos.

Rafael Martos Sánchez, best known simply as Raphael (stupidly enough) is a Spanish singer and supposedly actor, best known for nothing at all. He is just as drunk as Camilo Sesto, and some people are wondering who is going to die first. But seriously, Sesto is a much better singer. Sorry, was. Sesto can't sing anymore. But Raphael never could sing.

Childhood

He was born 5 May 1943 in a city called Linares, in the province of Jaén, which, for those of you who don't know, is in Spain. Even then, he began his famous rivalry with Camilo Sesto. Which is strange because Camilo wasn't even born until 1946. Rafael had a good laugh at his mistake and got drunk. And so he started his singing career at the age of three, mostly getting drunk and trying to sing afterward. It got to the point that, when he was nine years old, Rafael was recognized as the drunkest kid in Europe.

Professional career

Contemplating when he will drink his next bottle

Rafael started his career with the Dutch label Philips. So, in a fit of severe delirium brought on for lack of a drink, he changed the spelling to Raphael. Not that it made any difference. His lovely baritone vocals made him quite famous, as they were the result of much alcoholism. His first singles with Philips were Soy mejor que Camilo Sesto (I'm better than Camilo Sesto) and Necesito dinero para unas chelas (I need money for some beer). Only the second single's title was anywhere near true.

Also, he was famous for doing strange and stupid things onstage, for example, kicking a mirror to pieces. And this is how he paved the way for Ozzy Osbourne to bite the head off a pigeon.

Later, he quit Philips (but kept his stupidly spelled name) and was signed to Hispavox, which is another record company you've never heard of. There he collaborated with a somewhat irrelevant songwriter named Manuel Alejandro.

Latin American popularity

Wikipedia doesn't make this too interesting, but it is enough to know that many people in Latin America like Raphael, and at some point, somebody did a parody of one of his songs, which was actually quite unexpected. Supposedly, he was very amused.

Personal life

In 1972, Raphael married a journalist named Natalia Figueroa (born 1939), whom none of you have ever heard of. They have three children, but nobody cares. Also, some people think he is gay, but they are a bunch of idiots.

In 2003, both Raphael and Camilo Sesto got liver transplants because their collective drunkenness not only came thisclose to putting the major alcohol companies out of business, but also destroyed their livers. Unfortunately, they merely exchanged livers, so they are both dying.

Biographical film

At some point, Raphael did a made-for-TV film of his life, in which some random unknown actors acted as him, his wife, and their kids, in various decades. Meanwhile, neither you nor I saw this film, but it's okay. Whoever did see this movie, doesn't remember, because they were drunk the whole time they were watching.

Awards and accomplishments

Absurdly enough, Raphael has gotten the uranium disc, I guess because they were running out of chemical elements to describe his success.

Nobody cares.

An example of his ugliness and suckishness.

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