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Clara Nunes

1942 - 1983

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Clara Nunes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklaɾɐ ˈnunis], August 12, 1942 – April 2, 1983) was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation. She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record, with "Tristeza Pé No Chão" and her achievements in the samba genre earned her the title of "Queen of Samba". She had an enormous success with samba songs written by composers such as Nelson Cavaquinho, Paulinho da Viola and Chico Buarque, in addition to songs devoted to orishas and Portela, her favorite samba school. Among her hits, recorded in 16 solo albums, are "Você passa, eu acho graça" (1968), "Ê baiana" (1971), "Conto de areia" (1974), "O mar serenou" (1975), "Coração leviano" (1977), "Na linha do mar" (1979), "Morena de Angola" (1980), and "Nação" (1982). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clara Nunes is the 1,290th most popular singer (up from 1,297th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 548th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Brazilian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Clara Nunes ranks 1,290 out of 4,381. Before her are Maher Zain, Gordon Lightfoot, Beth Carvalho, Aneela Mirza, Licia Albanese, and Ted Neeley. After her are Mississippi John Hurt, Martha Mödl, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Billy Paul, Siti Nurhaliza, and Ulla Pia.

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Among people born in 1942, Clara Nunes ranks 435. Before her are Billy Bremner, Jaroslav Holík, Bruce Johnston, Uğur Mumcu, Tom Belsø, and Paco Peña. After her are Sergey Shakurov, Krister Kristensson, Johny Schleck, Jörg Lucke, Tariq al-Hashimi, and Michael Mann. Among people deceased in 1983, Clara Nunes ranks 183. Before her are Alfonso Calzolari, Larysa Hienijuš, Dora Gabe, Anton Buttigieg, Harry James, and Sabin Carr. After her are Fyodor Abramov, Joan Hackett, Manuel Scorza, Odd Lundberg, Ernest Libérati, and Otto Heckmann.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Clara Nunes ranks 536 out of 2,236. Before her are Maurinho (1933), Alex Ribeiro (1948), Gonçalves Dias (1823), Christian Fittipaldi (1971), Beth Carvalho (1946), and Cicinho (1980). After her are Valdeir Vieira (1944), César Lattes (1924), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro (1904), Paulo Maluf (1931), Renata Sorrah (1947), and Noronha (1918).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Clara Nunes ranks 15. Before her are Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Flora Purim (1942), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Lisa Ono (1962), and Beth Carvalho (1946). After her are Cazuza (1958), Michel Teló (1981), Zeca Pagodinho (1959), Daniela Mercury (1965), Clementina de Jesus (1901), and Andre Matos (1971).

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