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Caetano Veloso

1942 - Today

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Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (Brazilian Portuguese: [kajˈtɐnu emɐnuˈɛw viˈɐnɐ ˈtɛliz veˈlozu]; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship that took power in 1964. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Veloso has won nineteen Brazilian Music Awards, nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Caetano Veloso is the 219th most popular musician (down from 142nd in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 54th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Musician.

Cátano Veloso is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who was born in Recife, Brazil. He is most famous for his song "Tropicalia."

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Caetano Veloso ranks 219 out of 3,175. Before him are Eric Peterson, Claudio Arrau, Kitarō, Izzy Stradlin, David A. Stewart, and Ronnie Wood. After him are Gidon Kremer, Alicia Keys, Clara Haskil, Nikolai Rubinstein, Leslie Cheung, and Don Cherry.

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Among people born in 1942, Caetano Veloso ranks 91. Before him are Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Vicente Fox, László Sólyom, Maurizio Pollini, René Angélil, and Pál Schmitt. After him are Věra Čáslavská, John Clauser, Gilberto Gil, Jean-Claude Trichet, Giuseppe Bertello, and Jacques Dubochet.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Caetano Veloso ranks 68 out of 2,236. Before him are Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), Anita Garibaldi (1821), Gérson (1941), Zizinho (1921), Carlos Ghosn (1954), and Roberto Carlos (1941). After him are Tancredo Neves (1910), Gilberto Gil (1942), Dani Alves (1983), Sônia Braga (1950), Ernesto Geisel (1907), and João Figueiredo (1918).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Caetano Veloso ranks 3. Before him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), and João Gilberto (1931). After him are Gilberto Gil (1942), Chico Buarque (1944), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936).

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