Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (2 March 1947 – 5 January 2014) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He built a career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, ''Canción Popular'', and performed in the US, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. He was the first Latin artist to sell a million records in the U.S. with his hit "Happy Birthday My Darling" in 1974. He did instrumental work for the Electric Moog Orchestra in 1977. After his religious conversion in 1993, he only recorded Christian Evangelical songs in Portuguese, Spanish, and some in English.

Biography

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto was born in 1947 in

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, the eldest of seven siblings. He was the only sibling to develop

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; as an adult he was tall. Ned married twice, and had three children with his second wife, María Aparecida. All three of his children developed dwarfism: Nelson Ned d'Ávila Jr. (), a musician now living in Mexico; Monalisa Ned d'Ávila, a doctor; and Ana Verónica Ned Pinto (), a singer and acrobat.

Death

Nelson Ned died at age 66 from

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and cardiac arrest at Hospital Regional de Cotia, in São Paulo on 5 January 2014.Notice of death in ''Huffington Post''
6 January 2014; accessed 11 April 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Um Show em Noventa Centímetros'' (Polydor – 1964) * ''Tudo Passará'' (Copacabana – 1969) * ''Eu também sou Sentimental'' (Copacabana – 1970) * ''Nelson Ned, Vol. 1'' (Copacabana – 1970) * ''Nelson Ned, Vol. 2'' (Copacabana – 1972) * ''Nelson Ned, Vol. 3'' (Copacabana – 1973) * ''Aos Românticos do Mundo'' (Copacabana – 1973) * ''Papai Noel Existe'' (Copacabana – 1973) * ''Meu Ciúme'' (Copacabana – 1975) * ''O Poder da Fé'' (Celestial/Copacabana – 1976) * ''Nelson Ned'' (Copacabana – 1977) * ''Meu Jeito de Amar'' (Copacabana – 1979) * ''Perdidamente Apaixonado'' (Harmony/CBS – 1982) * ''Caprichoso'' (EMI-Odeon – 1984) * ''O Grande Nelson Ned'' (Odeon – 1986) * ''Passei da Conta'' (EMI/Odeon – 1987) * ''O Poder da Fé Vol. 2'' (Copacabana – 1990) * ''Enamorado'' (RGE – 1991) * ''Penso em vocé'' (RGE – 1992) * ''El Romantico de América'' (Movieplay – 1993)

Christian repertoire

In Portuguese

* ''O Poder da Fé Vol. 1'' * ''O Poder da Fé Vol. 2'' (Copacabana – 1990) * ''Jesus Está Vivo'' DE SAHARIE * ''Glórias A Jesus'' * ''Jesus Está Voltando'' * ''Jesus Te Ama'' * ''Jesus É Vida'' * ''Jesus Ressuscitou''

In Spanish

* ''Jesús Está Vivo'' (1993) * ''Jesus Te Ama'' * ''Jesucristo Es Vida'' * ''Mi Testimonio'' * ''Si las flores pudieran hablar''

Compilations

* ''O Melhor de Nelson Ned'' * ''Dose Dupla'' * ''Compoe e Canta Para Jesus'' * ''Louvor e Adoração'' 2002 * ''2 Em 1'' * ''Warner 30 Años'' * ''Seleçāo de Ouro'' (Movieplay – 1992) *'' Seleçāo de Ouro – 20 sucessos'' (Copacabana/EMI Music – 1998)

Videos

VHS

* ''Alabando al Rey'' (in Spanish) * ''Alabando Al Rey – Nelson y Otros'' (in Spanish) * ''Un Hombre Nuevo – A New Man'' (in Spanish) * ''Desde Brasil – Nelson Ned En Dallas'' (in Spanish)

DVD

* ''Un Hombre Nuevo – New Man'' (in Spanish)

Books

* ''O Melhor De Nelson Ned'' * ''O Pequeno Gigante Da Cancao'' * ''El Pequeño Gigante De La Canción''

References

External links

Nelson Ned profile
allmusic.com; accessed 11 April 2014.

accessed 11 April 2014.
"Nelson Ned" profile
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