Roberto Carlos Braga is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as "King of Latin Music" or simply "the King". Most of his songs were written in partnership with his friend, singer and songwriter Erasmo Carlos. Roberto Carlos has sold over 70 million albums around the world. He is considered one of the most influential artists in Brazil, being cited as a source of inspiration by many artists and bands. His net worth is estimated at US$160 million.
Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Vermelho and at solo career, is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music. In his 9-year career, he sold more than 5 million albums and achieved 11 number one singles and 18 Top 10 singles in Brazil.
Martinho da Vila is a Brazilian singer and composer who is considered to be one of the main representatives of samba and MPB. He is a prolific songwriter, with hundreds of recorded songs across over 40 solo albums. He also has many songs that were recorded by singers from different musical genres.
Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese. In the 1960s, it was known as iê-iê-iê, the Portuguese transcription of the line "Yeah, yeah, yeah" from the Beatles song "She Loves You".
"Look Through Any Window" is a song by the British beat group the Hollies. It was their follow-up single to their first UK chart-topper, "I'm Alive", and reached No.4 in the UK Singles Chart at the beginning of October 1965.
Erasmo Carlos was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, most closely associated with his friend and longtime collaborator Roberto Carlos. Together, they created many chart hits including "É Proibido Fumar", "Sentado à beira do caminho", "Além do Horizonte", "Amigo" and "Festa de Arromba".
Zé Ramalho is a Brazilian composer and performer. Zé Ramalho has collaborated with various major Brazilian musicians, including Vanusa, Geraldo Azevedo and Alceu Valença.
Wanderléa Charlup Boere Salim is a Brazilian singer and former co-host of the historic television show Jovem Guarda alongside Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos. The show aired on TV Record between 1965 and 1968. Wanderléa was nicknamed Ternurinha after her first hit "Ternura".
Jovem Guarda was primarily a Brazilian musical television show first aired by Rede Record in 1965, although the term soon expanded to designate the entire movement and style surrounding it. The members of the program were singers who had been influenced by the American rock n' roll of the late 1950s and British Invasion bands of the 1960s, although the music often became softer, more naïve versions with light, romantic lyrics aimed at teenagers. They were Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos and Wanderléa, with other bands and musicians appearing on the show as guests.
Ângela Regina Vieira is a Brazilian stage and TV actress. She was also previously a ballet dancer. She was married to actor Roberto Frota, with whom they had a daughter, Nina.
Alex Veley is an American rock musician, soul keyboardist and singer.
Ana Maria Siqueira Iorio, known by the stage name Diana, was a Brazilian singer who gained fame in the 1970s. She was born Ana Maria Siqueira Iorio, in Botafogo neighbourhood, in Rio de Janeiro city, at 2 June, and raised in the Leblon neighbourhood. Her fans gave her the nickname "The Love Singer of Brazil". Her song styles are Jovem Guarda and Brazilian Pop.
Fernanda Barbosa Takai is a Brazilian singer, better known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Pato Fu. She has also been working on a solo career since 2007.
Wilson Simonal de Castro 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.
Ed Wilson, born Edson Vieira de Barros, was a Brazilian rock singer-songwriter and founder of the musical group Renato e Seus Blue Caps. Once part of the Jovem Guarda movement, he was later linked to the Gospel music scene.
The Fevers are a Brazilian band formed in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1964. Part of a movement known as Jovem Guarda, they were formerly known as The Fenders when they were formed. The original line up was: Almir Ferreira Bezerra (vocals), Liebert Ferreira Pinto (bass), Lécio do Nascimento (drums), Pedrinho (guitar), Cleudir Teles Borges (keyboards), and Jimmy Cruise (vocals). The name was changed to The Fevers after Cruise left the band.
Dick Danello, stage name of Filippo D'Anello, is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer, MC and actor who lives in Brazil. He was part of the 1960s Brazilian rock scene known as Jovem Guarda.
The Jet Black's was an instrumental rock band from São Paulo, Brazil. The band was formed in 1961 by Jurandi (drums), Orestes, Ernestico (saxophone), and José Paulo (bass), and Cat/Gato joined the following year. Their first single was "Apache"/"Kon-Tiki", followed by "Hully-Gully" (1962), and "Twist/The Jet Black's Again" (1963).
Roberto Carlos em ritmo de aventura is a 1968 Brazilian musical comedy film directed by Roberto Farias, with screenplay written by Paulo Mendes Campos. The film is the first of a trilogy directed by Farias featuring the singer Roberto Carlos.
José Fernandes de Oliveira, SCJ, known as Padre Zezinho, is a Dehonian priest, writer and Brazilian musician.
