Flávio Hugo Venturini (born July 23, 1949) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
Biography
Venturini took an early interest in music at the age of three.
When he was fifteen he began his musical training. His first musical instrument was the
accordion
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.
After his father presented him with a piano, he started his studies at the Fundação
de Educação Artística in
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...
, where he studied musical perception and piano.
Venturini was revealed in the 1970s by the musical movement
Clube da Esquina
Clube da Esquina (, in English "Corner Club") was a Brazilian music artists collective, originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is also the name of a double album from 1972. Clube da Esquina mixes rock and roll, progressive rock, ...
, together with
Milton Nascimento
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Nascimento has recorded 32 studio albums and has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music ...
,
Lô Borges
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He was one of the founders of Clube da Esquina, a group of musicians that originated in the Brazilian state ...
,
Beto Guedes
Alberto de Castro Guedes (born August 13, 1951) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Biography
Beto Guedes has been playing in bands since he was a teenager. When he was 18 years old he took part in the V Singers International Fest ...
, among others. Between 1974 and 1976, he was a member of the musical group
O Terço
O Terço was one of the first progressive rock bands from Brazil. The band, whose name means "rosary beads" in Portuguese, first formed in 1968.
Personnel changes would become part of the bands dynamic, with Sergio Hinds assuming the role of ...
.
In 1979 found the group
14 Bis
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, by which he made success between 1980 and 1989, when he left the group to begin a solo career.
Among his main successes, as a composer or performer, are "Todo Azul do Mar", "Linda Juventude", "Planeta Sonho", "Nascente", "Nuvens", "Espanhola" (partnership with Guarabyra, a member of the duo
Sá & Guarabyra) and "Mais Uma Vez" (with
Renato Russo
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, the formal founder and leader of
Legião Urbana
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); originally recorded and performed by 14 Bis in 1987 and re-released in 2003.
Notable songs from Venturini's solo career include "Princesa", "Besame", "Nascente", and "Céu de Santo Amaro".
Discography
Clube da Esquina
* 1978 – ''
Clube da Esquina 2''
O Terço
* 1974 – ''Criaturas da Noite'' (Underground/
Copacabana)
* 1975 – ''Casa Encantada'' (Underground/
Copacabana)
* 2007 – ''O Terço Ao Vivo'' (
Som Livre
Som Livre (Portuguese for "Free Sound") is a Brazilian record company that was founded in March 1969 in order to commercialize the soundtracks for TV Globo (its then parent company) soap operas and later expanded to recording studio albums. , it ...
)
14 Bis
* 1979 – ''14 Bis''
* 1980 – ''14 Bis II''
* 1981 – ''Espelho das Águas''
* 1982 – ''Além Paraíso''
* 1983 – ''A Idade da Luz''
* 1985 – ''A Nave Vai''
* 1987 – ''Sete''
* 1987 – ''Ao Vivo''
Solo
* 1982 – ''Nascente'' (EMI/Odeon)
* 1984 – ''O Andarilho'' (EMI/Odeon)
* 1990 – ''Cidade Veloz'' (Chorus/Som Livre)
* 1992 – ''Ao Vivo'' (Som Livre)
* 1994 – ''Noites com Sol'' (Velas)
* 1996 – ''Beija-Flor'' (Velas)
* 1997 – ''Flavio Venturini e Toninho Horta no
Circo Voador
Circo Voador (Portuguese language, Portuguese for Flying Circus) is a concert venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located adjacent to the Carioca Aqueduct in the Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, Lapa neighborhood, it is a large tent-like structure covering the ...
'' (Dubas)
* 1998 – ''Trem Azul'' (EMI/Odeon)
* 1999 – ''Linda Juventude'' (Som Livre) (CD/DVD released)
* 2003 – ''Porque Não Tinhamos Bicicletas'' (Trilhos)
* 2005 – ''Luz Viva'' (Trilhos)
* 2005 – ''Aquela Estrela'' (Trilhos)
* 2006 – ''Canção Sem Fim'' (Trilhos)
* 2009 – ''Não Se Apague Esta Noite'' (Trilhos/Som Livre) (CD/DVD released)
* 2013 – ''Venturini''
References
External links
*
*
Flávio Venturini at Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira
1949 births
Living people
Musicians from Belo Horizonte
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian keyboardists
Brazilian male pianists
21st-century Brazilian pianists
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singer-songwriters
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