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Diana (singer)
Ana Maria Siqueira Iorio (2 June 1948 – 21 August 2024), known by the stage name Diana, was a Brazilian singer who gained fame in the 1970s. She was born Ana Maria Siqueira Iorio, in Botafogo neighbourhood, in Rio de Janeiro city, at 2 June, and raised in the Leblon neighbourhood. Her fans gave her the nickname "The Love Singer of Brazil". Her song styles are Jovem Guarda and Brazilian Pop. Career Diana began her career in the late 1960s, following in the footsteps of "Jovem Guarda". At 1969, she recorded her first single, "Menti Pra Você" (I Lied For You) (Side A) and "Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo" (Yellow Woodpecker's Farm) (Side B). In 1970, she recorded another single on the EPIC label, with two songs, called "Não Chore Baby" (Don't Cry Baby) and "Eu Gosto Dele" (I Like Him), produced by Raul Seixas. Odair José also recorded a song written by her: "Mundo Feito de Saudade" (World Made By Missings). Success Diana continued working and recording in 1971 and 1972, and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feira De Santana
Feira de Santana (; Portuguese language, Portuguese for "Saint Anne's Fair") is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 616,272 according to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE's census in 2022. It is located 100 km northwest of Salvador, Brazil, Salvador, Bahia's capital city. These cities are connected by BR-324, a four-lane divided highway. Name Feira de Santana, formerly spelled Feira de Santa Anna, is named in honor of the cattle farmer, cattle fairs held at the St-Anne-of-the-Fountains Plantation (') in the 19th century. History The St-Anne-of-the-Fountains Plantation was established in the 18th century by Domingos Barbosa de Araujo and his wife Anna Brandoa. Located at the edge of Bahia's "backcountry" ('), it became a center for the cowboys on their way from the pastures there to the port of Cachoeira. The cowboys' practice of starting annual fires to clear old brush eventually worsened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raul Seixas
Raul Santos Seixas (; 28 June 1945 – 21 August 1989) was a Brazilian rock musician foundational to the genre.allmusic Biography/ref> ''Rolling Stone'' Brazil named Seixas among the greatest artists in Brazilian music. Throughout his career, Seixas composed music in several genres, blending rock'n'roll, folk, and ballads with variations of Northeastern Brazil rhythms like forró, baião, and xote. His 1968 debut album, Raulzito e os Panteras, was produced when he was part of a band of the same name. Several Raul Seixas songs emphasized philosophical, spiritual and mystical themes; his album ''Gita'' (1974) was influenced by figures such as Aleister Crowley. Several of his songs were co-written with future author Paulo Coelho. Life and career Seixas was born on 28 June 1945 in Salvador, Bahia, to a middle-class family. As a child living near the United States consulate, he became fluent in the English language, and was introduced to early rock and roll records of artists suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Brazilian Singers
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Brazilian Pop Singers
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Singers From Rio De Janeiro (city)
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. Other common definitions include "the utterance of words or sounds in tuneful succession" or "the production of musical tones by means of the human voice". A person whose profession is singing is called a singer or a vocalist (in jazz or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art songs or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Many styles of singing exist throughout the world. Singing can be formal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Deaths
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1948 Births
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O Globo
''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the leading daily newspaper in the country and the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of '' A Noite'', it was originally intended as a morning daily to extend the newspaper interests of the company. In time, it became the flagship paper of the group. When Irineu died weeks after the founding of the newspaper in 1925, it was inherited by his son Roberto. At age 21, he started working as a trainee reporter for the paper and later became managing editor. Roberto Marinho developed Grupo Globo (the conglomerate of media companies consisting of ''O Globo,'' TV Globo, Rádio Globo, Editora Globo and other subsidiaries) as Brazil's largest media group, entering radio in the 1940s and TV in the 1960s, and picking up other interests. An active supporter of the military dictatorship that lasted from 1964 to 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydor
Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. The company is usually mentioned as "Polydor Ltd. (UK)", or a similar form, for holding copyrights. Notable current and past artists signed to the label include Rainbow (rock band), Rainbow, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, the Cure, James Brown, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Mayall, Deep Purple, Cream (band), Cream, the Moody Blues, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Bee Gees, Lana Del Rey, Stephen Fretwell, the Jam, Style C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanderléa
Wanderléa Charlup Boere Salim (born June 5, 1944 in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian singer and former co-host of the historic television show ''Jovem Guarda'' alongside Roberto Carlos (singer), Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos. The show aired on RecordTV, TV Record between 1965 and 1968. Wanderléa was nicknamed ''Ternurinha'' (roughly "little darling") after her first hit "Ternura" ("Somehow it got to be tomorrow"). Biography Wanderléa was born on June 5, 1944, in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She’s of Lebanese people, Lebanese descent. After her birth, the family moved to the city of Lavras, also in Minas Gerais. In 1955, they moved to the Governador Island, Ilha do Governador neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. She became known in the late 1950s singing on radio. In the early 1960s she made her first phonographic recordings of rock and roll, and impressed by the way she sang. In 1965, she was invited to present a television show together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i .... The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop music, pop, Rhythm and blues, R&B, rock music, rock, and hip-hop. Epic Records' current artists roster includes Travis Scott, Future (rapper), Future, 21 Savage, Tyla, Meghan Trainor, André 3000, Tori Kelly, Beam (hip-hop musician), Beam, Bia (rapper), Bia, Judas Priest, Sade (band), Sade, Lamb of God (band), Lamb of God, Coi Leray, DDG (rapper), DDG, Zara Larsson, Doe Boy (rapper), Doe Boy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
