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Wilson Simonal de Castro (February 23, 1938 – June 25, 2000) was a Brazilian singer. He was a singer with great success in the 1960s and in the first half of the 1970s. He was married two times and had two sons: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Castro, both are artists today. He also had a daughter, named Patricia. Although relatively unknown outside of
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, two of his biggest hits were successfully
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— " País Tropical" and "Sá Marina" (the latter as "Pretty World" with English lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman).


Discography


From Studio

* 1963 – ''Wilson Simonal Tem "algo mais"'' * 1964 – ''A nova dimensão do samba'' * 1965 – ''Wilson Simonal'' * 1965 – ''S'imbora'' * 1966 – ''Vou deixar cair...'' * 1967 – ''Wilson Simonal ao vivo'' * 1967 – ''Show em Simonal'' * 1967 – ''Alegria, alegria !!!'' * 1968 – ''Alegria, alegria – volume 2, ou Quem não tem swing morre com a boca cheia de formiga'' * 1969 – ''Alegria, alegria – volume 3, ou Cada um tem o disco que merece'' * 1969 – ''Alegria, alegria – volume 4, ou Homenagem à graça, à beleza, ao charme e ao veneno da mulher brasileira'' * 1970 – ''Simona'' * 1970 – ''México 70'' * 1971 – ''Jóia, Jóia'' * 1972 – ''Se dependesse de mim'' * 1973 – ''Olhaí, balândro... é bufo no birrolho grinza!'' * 1974 – ''Dimensão 75'' * 1975 – ''Ninguém proíbe o amor'' * 1977 – ''A vida é só cantar'' * 1979 – ''Se todo mundo cantasse seria bem mais fácil viver'' * 1981 – ''Wilson Simonal'' * 1985 – ''Alegria tropical'' * 1991 – ''Os sambas da minha terra'' * 1995 – ''Brasil'' * 1998 – ''Bem Brasil – Estilo Simonal''


Compact

* 1961 – ''Teresinha / Biquínis e borboletas'' ( Carlos Imperial / Fernando César) * 1962 – ''Eu te amo/ Beija, meu bem'' * 1962 – ''Compacto Isto é Drink: Tem que balançar / Olhou pra mim'' * 1963 – ''Walk right in / Fale de samba que eu vou'' * 1963 – ''Está nascendo um samba / Garota legal'' * 1965 – ''De manhã / ... das rosas / Cuidado cantor – Passarinho-Nega – Não ponha a mão'' * 1966 – ''Se você gostou'' * 1966 – ''Mamãe passou açúcar em mim / Tá por fora'' * 1966 – ''Compacto em espanhol: Mamãe passou açúcar em mim / A praça'' * 1966 – ''A banda / Disparada / Quem samba fica / Máscara negra'' * 1967 – ''Tributo a Martin Luther King / Deixa quem quiser falar'' * 1967 – ''A praça / Ela é demais'' * 1967 – ''Balada do Vietnã / O milagre'' * 1968 – ''O samba do crioulo doido / Alegria, alegria / Pata, pata / A rosa da roda'' * 1968 – ''Correnteza / A saudade mata a gente / Terezinha de Jesus'' * 1968 – ''A namorada de um amigo meu'' * 1969 – ''Se você pensa'' * 1970 – ''Na Tonga da mironga do kabuletê / No clarão da lua cheia'' * 1970 – ''Compacto em italiano: País tropical / Ecco il tipo (che io cercavo)'' * 1970 – ''Kiki / Menininhas do Leblon / Aqui é o país do futebol / Eu sonhei que tu estavas tão linda'' * 1970 – ''Brasil, eu fico / Canção nº 21 / Resposta / Que cada um cumpra com o seu dever'' * 1970 – ''Compacto Promo Shell: Hino do V Festival Internacional da Canção / Brasil, eu fico / Que cada um cumpra com o seu dever'' * 1971 – ''Obrigado, Pelé'' * 1971 – ''Na Galha do Cajueiro / Ouriço / África África''


Posthumous and collections

* 1994 – ''A Bossa e o Balanço'' * 1997 – ''Meus momentos: Wilson Simonal'' * 2002 – ''De A a Z: Wilson Simonal'' * 2003 – ''Alegria, alegria'' * 2003 – ''Se todo mundo cantasse seria bem mais fácil viver'' (relançamento) * 2004 – ''Rewind – Simonal Remix'' * 2004 – ''Wilson Simonal na Odeon (1961–1971)'' * 2004 – ''Série Retratos: Wilson Simonal'' * 2009 – ''Wilson Simonal – Um Sorriso Pra Você''


Soundtrack

* 2009 – ''Simonal – Ninguém Sabe o Duro Que Dei''


References


External links



Detailed biography at
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simonal, Wilson 1938 births 2000 deaths Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers