Marco Antônio Gonçalves dos Santos (December 13, 1955 – June 13, 2024), better known as Skowa, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician.

Biography

Skowa was born in

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, on December 13, 1955; his stage name is an allusion to the

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", "escova", referencing his iconic

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hairstyle. As a teenager he learned how to play the classical guitar, and began to play professionally in 1975, when he would join the rock bands Sossega Leão and Premê (at the time known as "Premeditando o Breque"). In the early 1980s he collaborated with

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and the new wave band

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. In 1984 he hosted two radio programs for the USP FM, ''Caribe 38'' and ''Rapazes da Banda'', the latter one being a talk show. In 1987 he founded the influential

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band

Skowa e a Máfia Marco Antônio Gonçalves dos Santos (December 13, 1955 – June 13, 2024), better known as Skowa, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician. Biography Skowa was born in São Paulo, on December 13, 1955; his stage name is an allusion to th ...

, which released two albums before disbanding in 1991 and reuniting in 2006. Skowa also took part in the 1989 tribute album to

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'' Sanguinho Novo... Arnaldo Baptista Revisitado'', in which he covered the song "É Fácil". As of 2003 Skowa was part of the

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trio

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, replacing founding member Fritz Escovão. He died following a cardiac arrest on June 13, 2024, at the age of 68.Morre Skowa, aos 68 anos, do Trio Mocotó, em São Paulo

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