Luiz Carlos dos Santos, widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Musica popular brasileira, rock music, blues, soul music and samba.
23 Facts About Luiz Melodia
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Luiz Melodia has been described as 'one of the most important Brazilian-born musicians.
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Luiz Melodia married fellow singer-songwriter and record producer Jane Reis, a Bahia native, in 1977; their only son, rapper Mahal Reis, was born in 1980.
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In 2012, Luiz Melodia went on a big band tour throughout Europe, having performed in a number of cities including London, Paris and Berlin.
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In 2015, Luiz Melodia was awarded Best Singer in the 26th Brazilian Music Awards.
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Luiz Melodia was ranked 45th out of 100 best Brazilian musicians and 27th out of 100 best Brazilian voices.
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Luiz Melodia was a fan of Chet Baker and John Coltrane, and a proud Black individual.
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Luiz Melodia never let me touch the 4-string viola, which really was a conversation piece, very beautiful.
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In light of his early affinity with music, Luiz Melodia decided to defy his father's plans, which were to have him finish school and pursue higher education.
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In 1963, alongside drummer-vocalist Walmir Lucena, Luiz Melodia started what would become a lifelong musical career.
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Luiz Melodia was in another band, Os Filhos do Sol ; they would play whatever it took to fire up a party, often times by singing in impromptu made-up English.
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In 1975, with song Ebano, Luiz Melodia reached the finals of Festival Abertura, a singing-songwriting contest hosted by television channel Rede Globo.
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Luiz Melodia released a total of four albums between 1980 and 1991: Nos, Felino, Claro and Pintando o sete.
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In Pintando o sete, Luiz Melodia included a version of hit song pt:Codinome Beija-Flor, made legendary by singer Cazuza.
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In 2001, Luiz Melodia released Retrato do artista quando coisa, with string and wind arrangements on most tracks.
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Luiz Melodia performed at pt:Parque dos Patins in 2005 for the project Vivo Na Lagoa.
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Luiz Melodia made an appearance that same year alongside pt:Eudes Fraga, Wanda Sa and Claudia Telles on CD Par ou Impar by pt:Marcelo Lessa and pt:Paulinho Tapajos, featuring on track Veludo azul.
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Luiz Melodia's project resulted in a concert and, to some extent, this became the album Estacao Melodia and formed the basis of an MTV Brasil special.
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In 2011, Luiz Melodia was a guest on fourth solo album by Titas band member Sergio Britto Purabossanova, which was released in September that year.
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In 2014, during a concert at Teatro Rival, Luiz Melodia released his 13th solo album pt:Zerima, recorded at Som Livre studios.
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Luiz Melodia never thought the commercial success he obtained, which was significant, but not huge, made justice to the quality of his work.
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Luiz Melodia was awarded the Ordem do Merito Cultural in 2011.
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Luiz Melodia died on 4 August 2017 at the age of 66 in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro from bone marrow cancer.