Quevedo overtakes Rosalía and becomes Spain's most streamed artist on Spotify

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 20, 2026 · 321 words · By Javier Iniguez De Onzono

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What to know about Quevedo overtakes Rosalía and becomes Spain's most streamed artist on Spotify

The artist tops the Swedish platform's summer ranking, which estimates each artist's monthly streams, overtaking his Catalan colleague and Rels B.

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What happened

The artist tops the Swedish platform's summer ranking, which estimates each artist's monthly streams, overtaking his Catalan colleague and Rels B.

Why it matters

With an estimated 33,922,381 monthly listeners on Spotify at the time this article was published, the artist Quevedo, who is closely identified with Canarian culture although he was born in Madrid and lived in Brazil until the age of four, has for the time…

Common ground

The trap artist has overtaken Rosalía in the rankings (with 26,999,894 streams in the past month, according to the latest estimates) and Rels B (23,439,003).

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/20/quevedo-overtakes-rosalia-and-become…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The artist tops the Swedish platform's summer ranking, which estimates each artist's monthly streams, overtaking his Catalan colleague and Rels B.”

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The claim is only reported by EuroNews. While there are multiple cross-references, they are all from the same source (EuroNews), and Wikipedia entries provided do not confirm this specific ranking.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events and new Spanish and Portuguese-language music that happened in 2023 in the Latin music industry, namely music released in Ibero-America. Ibero-America encompasses Lat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_in_Latin_music

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aitana Ocaña Morales (born 27 June 1999), known mononymously as Aitana, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. She first gained national recognition in 2017, placing as the runner-up in the revival serie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitana_(singer)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pedro Luis Domínguez Quevedo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈlwis doˈmiŋɡes keˈβeðo]; born 7 December 2001), known professionally as Quevedo, is a Spanish singer and rapper. He gained international r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quevedo_(singer)

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Claim 2: “The rearing of baifitos (the endemic Canarian goat, and a term that comes from Guanche, the language of the islands' original inhabitants before Spanish colonisation) gives its name to Quevedo's latest album, "El Baifo".”

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The claim is reported by EuroNews and corroborated by web search results (Wikipedia entry for 'La Graciosa' and other web results) confirming the album 'El Baifo' exists and is associated with Quevedo.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The rearing of baifitos (the endemic Canarian goat, and a term that comes from Guanche, the language of the islands' original inhabitants before Spanish colonisation) gives its name to Quevedo's lates…
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/20/quevedo-overtake…

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Claim 3: “With an estimated 33,922,381 monthly listeners on Spotify at the time this article was published, the artist Quevedo”

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The specific number of monthly listeners is only reported by EuroNews. No other independent source or Wikipedia entry confirms this exact figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabriella Evelina Quevedo (born 12 January 1997, Kinna, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Quevedo

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following lists contain the most streamed songs and albums as well as chart records on the audio streaming platform Spotify.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spotify_streaming_reco…

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Claim 4: “It is his third studio album, after "Buenas noches" and "Donde quiero estar"”

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EuroNews reports it is his third album, and the Wikipedia entry for the song 'La Graciosa' explicitly confirms it is from his 'third studio album, El Baifo'.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — It is his third studio album, after "Buenas noches" and "Donde quiero estar"
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/20/quevedo-overtake…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — It is his third studio album, after "Buenas noches" and "Donde quiero estar"
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/20/quevedo-overtake…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — It is his third studio album, after "Buenas noches" and "Donde quiero estar"
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/20/quevedo-overtake…

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Claim 5: “the artist Quevedo, who is closely identified with Canarian culture although he was born in Madrid and lived in Brazil until the age of four”

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The detail about being born in Madrid and living in Brazil until age four is only found in the EuroNews reports. The Wikipedia entry for Quevedo confirms he is a Spanish singer but does not detail his birth city or early childhood in Brazil.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Óscar González-Quevedo Bruzón SJ (15 December 1930 – 9 January 2019) was a Spanish-born Brazilian Jesuit priest. He was an investigator in the field of parapsychology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Óscar_González-Quevedo

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the seco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid

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Claim 6: “The trap artist has overtaken Rosalía in the rankings (with 26,999,894 streams in the past month, according to the latest estimates) and Rels B (23,439,003).”

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The specific stream counts for Rosalía and Rels B are only provided by EuroNews.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rafael Ruiz Amador (born 24 April 2001), known professionally as Rvfv, is a Spanish singer and rapper. Rafa has born and grow up in the neighborhood Pescaderia-La Chanca, Almería, Andalucía. He rose t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rvfv_(singer)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events and new Spanish and Portuguese-language music that happened in 2022 in the Latin music industry. Latin regions include Ibero-America, Spain, Portugal, and the United …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_in_Latin_music

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Claim 7: “The track also earned him a Latin Grammy in 2023 and was nominated in the category of Best Urban Fusion/Performance.”

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The claim regarding the Latin Grammy win and nomination is only reported by EuroNews in the provided evidence.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The track also earned him a Latin Grammy in 2023 and was nominated in the category of Best Urban Fusion/Performance.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/20/quevedo-overtake…

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Claim 8: “"La Graciosa", which was played at the last football World Cup during Spain's matches”

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Claim 9: “His success was cemented four summers ago thanks to a track released during one of the hugely popular sessions with Argentine DJ BZRP, session number 52.”

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While BZRP session 52 is a real event, the provided evidence consists only of multiple copies of the same EuroNews report. No independent second source is present in the evidence provided.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — His success was cemented four summers ago thanks to a track released during one of the hugely popular sessions with Argentine DJ BZRP, session number 52.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/20/quevedo-overtake…

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Claim 10: “The project includes collaborations with artists such as Elvis Crespo on tracks like "La Graciosa", which was played at the last football World Cup during Spain's matches, alongside songs such as Aitana's "Superestrella".”

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The collaboration with Elvis Crespo on 'La Graciosa' and its inclusion on the album 'El Baifo' is directly confirmed by a Wikipedia entry and multiple web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — A few hours before El Baifo sees the light, Elvis Crespo has uploaded this video dedicating some verses to the eighth island. His collaboration with the Gran Canarian artist occupies the penultimate p…
https://www.lavozdelanzarote.com/en/news/culture/elvis-cresp…

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web search NEUTRAL — Elvis Crespo | EL BAIFO El Baifo, Quevedo © 2026 _¡Eh ya ya, eh ya ya, uh ah, eh ya ya! Top 20 Pop Songs 2026 Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, Adele, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd #28. Slow Acoustic. 3 млн 1…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZPLBSRnxSY

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web search NEUTRAL — "La Graciosa" is a song co-written and recorded by Spanish singer Quevedo and American singer Elvis Crespo. The song was released by Quevedo's own label DQE Productions SL on 24 April 2026, as the thi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Graciosa_(song)

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Claim 11: “has for the time being become the most listened-to artist both across the islands and on the Iberian Peninsula.”

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The claim that he is the most listened-to artist in the Canary Islands and Iberian Peninsula is only reported by EuroNews.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈkɾuθ ðe teneˈɾife] ; locally [ˈsanta ˈkɾus ðe teneˈɾife]), commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tenerife ( TEN-ə-REEF-(ay); Spanish: [teneˈɾife] ; formerly spelled Teneriffe) is the largest and most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain, located in the Atlantic …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain

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