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Raul Malo — the singer-songwriter whose signature clean voice helped his band the Mavericks develop a cultishly devoted fan base — has handed away.
He was simply 60 years outdated.
Raul Malo of The Mavericks performs onstage throughout Day 3 of the 2022 Stagecoach Pageant on the Empire Polo Subject on Might 01, 2022 in Indio, California. (Picture by Wealthy Fury/Getty Photographs for Stagecoach)
Nation icon handed following public well being battle
No official reason for demise has been introduced, however Malo introduced again in June that he had been identified with Stage 4 colon most cancers.
In latest weeks, his spouse, Betty Malo, had taken to Instagram to ask for prayers and honor her husband’s musical legacy, a transfer that many took as a sign that Raul didn’t have lengthy to dwell.
Malo carried out on all 12 of the Mavericks’ studio albums and penned a number of of the band’s largest hits.
He additionally launched 9 solo albums and collaborated with big-name artists like Rick Trevino, with whom he wrote the 2003 hit “In My Dreams.”
Raul Malo of The Mavericks performs onstage throughout Day 3 of the 2022 Stagecoach Pageant on the Empire Polo Subject on Might 01, 2022 in Indio, California. (Picture by Wealthy Fury/Getty Photographs for Stagecoach)
The Mavericks cut up up in 1999, however they reformed in 2015 and have been touring frequently ever since.
Their newest album, 2024’s Moon & Stars, was met with rave evaluations from critics.
“It’s with the deepest grief we share the passing of our friend, bandmate and brother Raul Malo on December 8th, 2025 at the age of 60,” the surviving members of the Mavericks wrote on the band’s official Instagram web page at present.
“Anybody with the pleasure of being in Raul’s orbit knew that he was a drive of human nature, with an infectious power.
“Over a career of more than three decades entertaining millions around the globe, his towering creative contributions and unrivaled, generational talent created the kind of multicultural American music reaching far beyond America itself,” the band continued, including:
Raul Malo of The Mavericks performs onstage throughout Day 3 of the 2022 Stagecoach Pageant on the Empire Polo Subject on Might 01, 2022 in Indio, California. (Picture by Wealthy Fury/Getty Photographs for Stagecoach)
“While his spirited performances garnered a massive & loyal following, and his powerful songwriting and musicianship earned multiple Grammy, ACM, and CMA awards, it was his lifelong commitment to the preservation of the multi-lingual American musical repertoire of which he was most proud.”
The put up notes that Malo made historical past in 2020 with the primary album ever to debut on the prime of each the Latin-Pop and Folks Americana charts.
He’s survived by his spouse of 34 years and their 4 sons.
Our ideas exit to Raul Malo’s family members throughout this extremely troublesome time.
