Richard David Court (born 6 March 1952 in

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), known professionally as Ritchie, is a British-born Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician, composer, dancer and multi-instrumentalist.

Biography

Ritchie authored several hits such as "Menina Veneno", "A Vida Tem Dessas Coisas", "Pelo Interfone", "Casanova", and "Vôo de Coração". His voice has been part of

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soundtracks, such as ''Champagne'' ("Casanova"),Champagne
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'' ("Coisas do Coração"). In the 1990s he was part of the act Tigres de Bengala, alongside Claudio Zoli, Vinicius Cantuaria and other musicians.

Personal life

Married to Leda Zuccarelli, he has two daughters (Lynn and Mary) and a grandson, Pedro.

Discography

Albums

* 1983 - ''Vôo de Coração'' (ft.

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) * 1984 - ''E a Vida Continua'' * 1985 - ''Circular'' * 1987 - ''Loucura e Mágica'' (ft.

) * 1988 - ''Pra Ficar Contigo'' * 1990 - ''Sexto Sentido'' * 1993 - ''Tigres de Bengala'' * 2002 - ''Auto-Fidelidade'' * 2009 - ''Outra Vez'' * 2012 - ''60'' * 2016 - ''Old Friends: The Songs of Paul Simon'' * 2019 - ''Wild World: The Songs of Cat Stevens''

Singles

* 1983 - ''Vôo de Coração'' * 1983 - ''Menina Veneno'' * 1983 - ''Casanova'' * 1983 - ''A Vida Tem Dessas Coisas'' * 1983 - ''Parabéns Pra Você'' * 1983 - ''Preço do Praçer'' * 1984 - ''E A Vida Continua'' * 1984 - ''A Mulher Invisivel'' * 1984 - ''So Pra O Vento'' * 1985 - ''Telenoticias'' * 1985 - ''Favela Music'' * 1985 - ''Nenhum Lugar'' * 1987 - ''Loucura e Mágica'' * 1987 - ''Transas'' * 1988 - ''A Sombra da Partida'' * 1990 - ''Mais Você'' * 1995 - ''Um Homem em Volta do Mundo'' * 2002 - ''Jardins de Guerra'' * 2002 - ''Lágrimas Demais'' * 2009 - ''Outra Vez'' * 2023 - ''Homem ao Mar''

Bibliography

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, ''Pavões Misteriosos - 1974-1983: A explosão da música pop no Brasil''. São Paulo, Editora Três Estrelas, 2014. ISBN 978-85-653-3929-2

References

External links

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* * 1952 births Living people People from Beckenham British emigrants to Brazil Brazilian people of British descent British new wave musicians Brazilian new wave musicians British male singers Brazilian male singers British rock singers Brazilian rock singers 20th-century British dancers 21st-century British dancers 20th-century Brazilian dancers 21st-century Brazilian dancers 20th-century Brazilian male musicians 21st-century Brazilian male musicians Brazilian multi-instrumentalists British multi-instrumentalists British electronic dance music musicians {{Brazil-singer-stub