Richard David Court (born 6 March 1952 in Beckenham), [1] known professionally as Ritchie, is a British-Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician, composer, dancer and multi-instrumentalist. [2]
Richard David Court (born 6 March 1952 in Beckenham), [1] known professionally as Ritchie, is a British-Brazilian singer-songwriter, musician, composer, dancer and multi-instrumentalist. [2]
Ritchie authored several hits such as «Menina veneno», [3] «A Vida Tem Dessas Coisas», «Pelo interfone», «Casanova», and «Voo de Coração». [4] His voice has been part of telenovela soundtracks, such as Champagne ("Casanova"), [5] A Favorita ("Fala"), or Roque Santeiro ("Coisas do Coração"). [6]
In the 1990s he was part of the act Tigres de Bengala, alongside Claudio Zoli, Vinicius Cantuaria and other musicians. [7]
Married to Leda Zuccarelli, he has two daughters (Lynn and Mary) and a grandson, Pedro. [8]
Alcione Dias Nazareth is also known as, "Alcione", and "A Marrom" is a Brazilian samba singer. She first gained international recognition in the late 1970 and has had nineteen gold records, as well as five platinum and double platinum records.
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Antônio Carlos Moreira Pires, better known as Moraes Moreira, was a Brazilian musician and songwriter. During the 1970s he played guitar and sang in the band Novos Baianos, after which he embarked on a solo career recording 29 albums. Moreira was involved in recording 40 full-length albums with Novos Baianos and Trio Elétrico Dodô e Osmar, and two more albums with guitarist Pepeu Gomes. Moreira was one of the most versatile composers of Brazil, mixing the genres of rock, samba, choro, frevo, baião, and classical.
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