Adelina Dóris Monteiro (23 October 1934 – 24 July 2023) was a Brazilian singer and actress. She was discovered In 1949 on the radio show ''Papel Carbono'' with Renato Murce, broadcast on national radio in Rio de Janeiro.
Career
1950s
In 1951, as a student in Colegio Dom Pedro II, Monteiro was invited to sing on Radio Guanabara. She later went on to
Rádio Tupi, where she stayed for eight years. She sang at the
Copacabana Palace Hotel nightclub and made her recording debut with 'Se Você Se Importasse' (If You'd Cared) which was released on a
78 rpm
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disc. In 1952, she was elected Queen of Cadets; and recorded 'Fecho Meus Olhos' (I Close My Eyes) by José Maria de Abreu. Her first
longplay was released in 1954; it included: 'Vento Soprando' (Wind Blowing) by Continental Records, featuring 'Graças a Deus' (Thank God) (Fernando César) and 'Jogue a Rede No Mar' (Throw the Net to the Water) (Fernando César Nazareno de Brito). In 1955, she hosted her own TV show at the
TV Tupi
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in Rio de Janeiro. In 1956, she released 'Mocinho Bonito' (Pretty Guy) by
Billy Blanco - one of her greatest hits.
1960s
In 1963, Monteiro recorded
longplay samba ''Tasty'', music by
John Melo
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- songs that were hits ''What I like you'' (Silvio César) and ''She looked at me'' (
Ed Lincoln
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/Silvio César) - Philips recording. Doris Miller and 1964, with music ''Samba'' (
Marcos Valle
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/
Paulo Sérgio Valle
Paulo Sérgio Kostenbader Valle (born August 6, 1940) is a Brazilian composer and lyricist.
Career
Valle started his career as part of the bossa nova trend when, with his brother Marcos Valle, he composed " Samba de Verão", which became one ...
) - Philips Records label. In 1969 her hit ''Changing the conversation'' (Maurício Tapajós/Hermínio Bello de Carvalho) spent about five months on the charts. She released ''Do-Re-Mi'' from Fernando César - for Odeon.
1970s
In 1970, Monteiro recorded music that had been highlighted green "Coco" (
Roberto Carlos
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/
Erasmo Carlos
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). During the 70s she recorded with the singers
Miltinho
Milton Santos de Almeida (January 31, 1928 – September 7, 2014), known professionally as Miltinho (Miltiño in Spanish), was a Brazilian singer of samba, sambalanço, samba-canção and bossa nova music.
Early years
Milton Santos de Almeid ...
and Lúcio Alves.
1980s
In the 1980s, Monteiro recorded with Doris Miller for Copacabana Records. She released "These Women" with Doris, Elizeth Carter, Helena and
Angela Maria
Angela Maria (13 May 1929 – 29 September 2018), the stage name of Abelim Maria da Cunha, was a Brazilian singer and actress. She was elected "Queen of the Radio" in 1954 and was considered the most popular singer of that decade in Brazil.
Dis ...
- in 1986 for Continental Records.
1990s
Samba-Canção series "Brazilian Academy of Music" - songs that stood out: "It rains out there" for
Tito Madi, "Rounds" of Paul Vanzolini carnival and "Morning" (
Antonio Maria
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/
Luiz Bonfá
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Biography
Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in Ri ...
).
Film
Monteiro appeared in the film ''
Needle in the Haystack'' of 1953 singing the song with the same name, and was awarded as an actress. In 1954 she took part in street sunless Alex Viany. "Everything is music" of Louis de Barros. "From strength to strength" of
Carlos Manga
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and "wagon" (the latter alongside
Mazzaropi) in 1957.
Tours
Casino Punta del Este in Uruguay, London and
Coimbra
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The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Po ...
along with
Dorival Caymmi
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in Portugal
Osaka
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,
Nagoya
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and Tokyo in Japan.
* 2002 -''Room
Baden Powell''- series. At teatime, the RioArte.
* 2003 -''Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil''- sang hits from the 1950s. One was a farce and Luiz Reis and
Haroldo Barbosa
Haroldo Barbosa (March 21, 1915 — September 6, 1979) was a Brazilian comedian, journalist, and composer.
Biography
He was a childhood friend of Noel Rosa, Almirante, Braguinha, and Aracy de Almeida. During his more than forty years of artis ...
.
* 2004 - celebration of her 70 years - gifted by record labels Universal and EMI to reissue
compact disc
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twelve of her best
longplays.
Personal life and death
Monteiro was born in
Rio de Janeiro
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on 23 October 1934. She died on 24 July 2023, at the age of 88.
Monteiro was a longtime friend of
Leny Andrade
Leny de Andrade Lima (25 January 1943 – 24 July 2023), known professionally as Leny Andrade, was a Brazilian singer and musician. Both Andrade's first and last names are sometimes misspelled in English as "Lenn", "Leni", and "Adrade". She had ...
, who also died on the same day. The joint
wake
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took place on 25 July 2023 at
Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.
Bibliography
* Severiano, Jairo and MELLO, Zuza Homem de -''The song in time''- Vol.II - Publisher 34-368 pp. - 1998 - São Paulo -
References
External links
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1934 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Brazilian singers
20th-century Brazilian women singers
Women in Latin music
Singers from Rio de Janeiro (city)