Sebastian Iradier Salaberri was born in Lanciego, in the province of Alava. (20.01.1809, Lanciego — 6 .12.1865). His publisher in Paris urged him to &quotuniversalize&quot his name, from Iradier to Yradier. He is known primarily for his habaneras, especially the one titled &quotLa Paloma&quot, written around 1860 after a visit to Cuba. &quotLa Paloma&quot was extremely popular in both Spain and the Americas (especially Mexico), where it was responsible for the great popularity achieved by the habanera. Radio Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) has estimated that there are more than one thousand versions of &quotLa Paloma&quot, and said that, together with &quotYesterday&quot by The Beatles, it is one of the most recorded songs in the history of music.
Another of Iradier&aposs compositions is &quotEl Arreglito&quot, a habanera used by Georges Bizet in his opera Carmen. Bizet, thinking it was a folk song, was inspired by the melody, and recomposed it as the aria &quotL&aposamour est un oiseau rebelle&quot, also known as the &quotHabanera&quot. When he discovered his mistake, Bizet added a note to the vocal score of the opera, acknowledging its source.
Iradier died in obscurity in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1865.

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