# Xavier Cugat | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 14:14 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Xavier Cugat
- Visible lyric pages: 5

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `xavier-cugat`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 14:14 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-3bac68e8bc63a3eb
- Visible lyric pages: 5
- Pages with stored lyric text: 5
- Video-backed song pages: 5
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2759
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 188
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 19
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: The lady in red, Rico Vacilón, Brazil, Cha Cha Cha, and Made For Each Other
- Current-month titles with activity: Made For Each Other, Cha Cha Cha, Brazil, Rico Vacilón, and The lady in red
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Xavier Cugat was born in Catalonia, Spain in 1900. He grew up around classical music but found his direction in the rhythms coming from Latin America. By the 1930s and 1940s, he was leading an orchestra in New York that played a mix of Cuban, Mexican, and Brazilian styles. His recording of "Rico Vacilón" became one of his best-known tunes. He also recorded songs like "Cha Cha Cha" and "Brazil."...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. The lady in red — https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/the-lady-in-red
2. Rico Vacilón — https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/rico-vacilon
3. Brazil — https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/brazil
4. Cha Cha Cha — https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/cha-cha-cha
5. Made For Each Other — https://lyroverse.com/xavier-cugat/made-for-each-other