Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos (14 February 1944 – 20 December 2013), better known by his stage name Reginaldo Rossi, was a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter. He was known as the "King of Brega" (Portuguese: "Rei do brega").[1]
Reginaldo Rossi | |
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 Reginaldo Rossi on 26 June 2010 on the Castro Alves Square | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos |
| Born | 14 February 1944 Recife,  Brazil |
| Origin | Recife |
| Died | 20 December 2013 (aged 69) |
| Genres | Brega, brazilian rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1964–2013 |
| Labels | EMI |
Discography
edit- LPs
- 1966 – O pão; Chantecler
- O rei leão
- 1967 – Festa dos pães; Chantecler
- 1968 – O Quente (1968); Chantecler
- 1970 – À procura de você; CBS
- 1971 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
- 1972 – Nos teus braços; CBS
- 1973 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
- 1974 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
- 1976 – Reginaldo Rossi; Beverly
- 1977 – Chega de promessas; CBS
- 1980 – A volta; EMI
- 1981 – Cheio de amor; EMI
- 1982 – A raposa e as uvas'; EMI
- 1983 – Sonha comigo; EMI
- 1984– Não consigo te esquecer; EMI
- 1985 – Só sei que te quero bem; EMI
- 1986 – Com todo coração; EMI
- 1987 – Teu melhor amigo; EMI
- 1989 – Momentos de amor; EMI
- 1990 – O rei; EMI
- 1992 – Reginaldo Rossi; Celim
- Albums
- 1997 – Reginaldo Rossi – Tão Sofrido; Polydisc
- 1998 – Reginaldo Rossi-ao vivo; Polydisc
- 1999 – Reginaldo Rossi the king; Sony Music
- 1999 – Popularidade-Reginaldo Rossi; Continental
- 2000 – Reginaldo Rossi; Sony Music
- 2001 – Reginaldo Rossi ao vivo; Sony Music
- 2001 – Para Sempre -Reginaldo Rossi; EMI
- 2003 – Reginaldo Rossi; EMI
- 2003 – Ao Vivo, O melhor do brega; Indie Records
- 2010 – Cabaret do Rossi
Greatest hits
edit- Se Meu Amor Não Chegar
- Garçom (Reginaldo Rossi)
- A raposa e as uvas (Reginaldo Rossi)
- O pão (Reginaldo Rossi, Orácio Faustino e Namyr Cury)
- Deixa de banca (Borogodá version, of Pocker, made by Eduardo Araújo and Ferrer)
- Tô doidão (Picket e F. Thomas)
- Mon amour, meu bem, ma femme (Cleide)
- Era Domingo (Reginaldo Rossi)
- Ai, Amor (Reginaldo Rossi)
- Em Plena Lua de Mel (Reginaldo Rossi)
- Tenta Esquecer (Reginaldo Rossi)
Cancer and death
editOn 9 November 2013, Rossi a very heavy smoker went through a surgical procedure called thoracentesis removing 2 liters of accumulated fluids between the pleura and the lung.[2] The biopsy revealed on the 11th of the same month the confirmation of lung cancer. Reginaldo Rossi died on 20 December 2013, aged 69, in his hometown of Recife, Pernambuco.[3]
References
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