Tongo (entertainer) Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Height, Net Worth, Fast Facts

Background

An important part of Tongo’s success has been his amiable relationship with the Peruvian mainstream media and willingness to use his popularity towards commercial advertisements and political campaigns. His tumultuous friendship with Emmy Award-winning writer and journalist Jaime Bayly proved particularly crucial for Tongo’s rise to fame, as he became a regular guest in Bayly’s television program in Peru. In the realm of politics, aside from promoting Bayly’s election to the presidency with the song “Jaime para presidente”, Tongo unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2005 and caused controversy (and a strain in his friendship with Bayly) when he participated in Lourdes Flores Nano’s 2010 campaign for the mayorship of Lima.

Tongo’s national stardom reached its peak in 2008, when he released a purposely goofy English version of “La pituca”. The song, notorious for its orthographical errors and erroneous verse translations, surpassed the popularity of the original and even became a YouTube hit. Since then, he has continued to entice the public with intentionally comedic cover versions of mainstream songs, including “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”, Justin Bieber’s “Baby”, Psy’s “Gangnam Style”, Foster the People’s “Pumped up Kicks”, System of a Down’s “Chop Suey” and Linkin Park’s “Numb”. He later went on to cover Eminem’s “Rap God”, Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” (Bili Yin) and Eagles’s “Hotel California”.

2020 TikTok Emergence]

In May 2020, Tongo uploaded a video to YouTube titled “TONGO EN TIK TOK. BUSCAME COMO TONGO PERÚ.” He uploaded his first video to TikTok on May 14, 2020 under the username “tongoperu.” He has since amassed over 78,000 followers and has uploaded new videos to the platform almost every day.

Personal life

In 2010, Jaime Bayly announced that he would make Tongo the godfather of his third child. The singer reacted positively to the announcement and, proclaiming himself an oracle, predicted the child would be a male and future player of Sporting Cristal.

In 2011, Tongo dedicated a song to the Pisco Sour amidst celebrations for the cocktail’s national holiday. The singer declared, “Pisco is ours and the Pisco Sour as well. This Saturday, we must defend and celebrate as it should be done. Nonetheless, everything with moderation: if you celebrate, do not drive” (“El pisco es nuestro y el pisco sour también. Debemos de defender y festejar como se debe este sábado. Ojo, pero todo con moderación: si celebra, no maneje”).

Since some time ago, Tongo was diagnosed with diabetes. In June 2017, he was admitted to a hospital in his home town of Huancayo, and uploaded a video about this. Tongo lives in Miraflores District, Lima.

Daily Habits

Facebook, Instagram & Twitter

Net Worth

The Estimated Net worth is $80K – USD $85k.