Lenine, artist name of Osvaldo Lenine Macedo Pimentel (born 2 February 1959), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter from

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, Pernambuco. Between the years of 2002 and 2018, he has earned a total of seven Latin Grammy Awards, (including the 2005 awards for "Best Brazilian Contemporary Album" and "Best Brazilian Song").

Career

Lenine's career began at the age of 18, when he moved to

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to compete in a music festival. In 1983, he released his first LP, ''Baque Solto'', with partner Lula Queiroga. Ten years later, he released his second album, ''Olho de Peixe'', with percussionist Marcos Suzano. Lenine's first solo record, ''O Dia em que Faremos Contato'', was released in 1997, featuring a mixture of electronica, northeastern Brazilian rhythms and samba. Two years later, he released ''Na Pressão''. In 2001, ''Falange Canibal'' was released. This album attracted international attention due to the appearance of the U.S. group Living Color performing with him on the song "O Homem dos Olhos de Raios-X". His next album ''In Cité'' (2004) was recorded live at the auditorium of the Cité de la Musique (City of Music) in Paris. In 2005, Lenine won two

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: one for "Best Brazilian Contemporary Album" and one for "Best Brazilian Song". His first North American release, a self-titled collection of his own compositions, was issued in 2006. In addition to being a performer of note, Lenine is an accomplished composer for other artists; he possesses a catalog of over 500 songs written for artists including

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, Milton Nascimento,

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, and Zélia Duncan. Among Lenine's most famous songs is "Relampiano" (''lightning strikes''), about a child from the

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who sells candies at stoplights. This song, written with

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, was inspired by an encounter between them and a young street vendor in

. In 2015, his album ''Carbono'' was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best MPB Album category, with the track "Simples Assim" being nominated for the Best Brazilian Song category. His live album ''Em Trânsito'' was ranked as the 26th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of ''

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Discography

* 1983 – '' Baque Solto'' – with Lula Queiroga * 1993 – '' Olho de Peixe'' – with Marcos Suzano * 1997 – '' O Dia em que Faremos Contato'' * 1999 – ''Na Pressão'' * 2001 – '' Falange Canibal'' * 2004 – '' In Cité'' – live album * 2006 – '' Lenine Acústico MTV'' – live album * 2007 – '' Breu'' * 2008 – '' Labiata'' – '' Wrasse Records'' (UK) * 2011 – '' Chão'' * 2013 – ''

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'' * 2015 – '' Carbono'' * 2016 – ''The Bridge – Live at Bimhuis'' – with

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Orchestra – live album * 2018 – ''Em Trânsito'' – live album *2021 – ''The Bridge II'' – with

- mini album

References

External links

Lenine.com.br
– Official website *
Interview (June 2008)

Lenine's UK Label

Lenine performing his song " A Ponte"
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