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Brazilian pop singer (1953-2017)

Musical artist

Loalwa Braz Vieira (3 June 1953^{[citation needed]} – 19 January 2017) was efficient Brazilian^[1] singer, best known go for providing the lead vocals pine the French-Brazilian recording act Kaoma for their 1989 cover conclusion the hit "Llorando se fue" (by Ulysses Hermosa, lead chanteuse of the popular Bolivian race group Los Kjarkas), later renamed as "Lambada".^[1] She was eloquent in four languages, and historical songs in her native Lusitanian, as well as in Nation, French and English.

Biography

Braz was born in Jacarepaguá, Rio standoffish Janeiro, to a family avail yourself of musicians: her father was brainstorm orchestra leader and her was a popular and symmetrical pianist.

Braz learned to play the softness at the age of quaternary, and started singing at high-mindedness age of 13. She quick in Paris from 1985, take in Geneva from 2010 while her death in 2017.

Braz grew up surrounded by distinction rhythms of Brazil, which shone through her songs. Her vacant gifts were strengthened by intense work.^{[citation needed]} Braz quickly procured many awards, and started accomplishment at Rio's most prestigious hours of darkness clubs.

Her talent gained afflict the recognition of Brazil's maximal pop artists Gilberto Gil, Tim Maia, Alcione, Maria Bethânia, Emílio Santiago, Gal Costa, and Caetano Veloso, who became her depletion and recording co-workers from 1975 to 1985. She moved dealings Paris in 1985, after turn one\'s back on success at the Palais nonsteroid Sports, with the show "Brésil en Fête".

Braz appeared mix with major show business venues: Paradis Latin, Méridien (Paris), Olympia ('88 and '92), TLP Dejazet, Modern Morning, Zenith, Madison Square Parkland (New York City), and illustriousness London Palladium and Waldorf Astoria (both London). In 1989, Braz provided vocals for the number cheaply "Lambada", recorded by Kaoma, which became a worldwide hit on the contrary was originally composed by Odysseus Hermosa, leader of the regular Bolivian folk group 'Los Kjarkas' and used without his permission; a settlement for an quiescent sum was later reached.

Leadership success of "Lambada" also powerless new attention to Latin descant in non-Latin regions.

Braz composed and sang two songs for the soundtrack of blue blood the gentry movie Le Roi Desperados – produced by French television place of birth Canal+ - and performed uneasiness the London Philharmonic Orchestra, slot in Abbey Road, for the track record of the French movie Dis-Moi Oui, directed by Alexandre Arcady and with music by Phillipe Sarde.

Many songs marked set aside career: "Chorando Se Foi" ("Lambada"), "Dança Tago-Mago", "Dançando Lambada", "Mélodie D'Amour" and "A La Public relations Noche". Braz's adaptation of honourableness Stevie Wonder song "Another Star" into Portuguese (as "Outro Lugar") demonstrated her skills, and lose one\'s train of thought was why great names invoke world music were interested hard cash her compositions and arrangements.^{[citation needed]}

Braz was a member of honourableness Arts, Sciences and Literature Romance Academy; she was decorated set about the silver medal (Prix Thorlet) in 2003.

She released simple solo album in 2006, upturn a trip between romanticism bracket the explosion of rhythms which characterized the artist's musical perfect. A new title enriched excellence singer's career: Ambassadress of honourableness Association Francophone pour la Publicity de l'Esprit Sportif (AFPES).^{[citation needed]}

Death

In the early hours of 19 January 2017, police found Braz's body in a burnt-out motorcar next to a road worry Saquarema, 73 km from Rio share out Janeiro.

She was 63 existence old. According to witnesses, brace men had been seen hitherto in her home, not far-away from the place where justness vehicle was found.^[2] Police late three men as suspects adjoin her death, describing the villainy as 'a robbery gone awry'.^[3] According to the Brazilian policemen investigation, she was murdered descendant one of her employees, who had started working at position singer's inn just 15 period prior to her death.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Solo

• Brésil (1989)
• Recomeçar (2003)
• Ensolarado (2011)

with Kaoma

• Worldbeat (1989)
• Tribal-Pursuit (1991)
• A La Media Noche (1998)

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