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Loalwa Braz

1953 - 2017

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Loalwa Braz Vieira (3 June 1953 – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian singer, best known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian recording act Kaoma for their 1989 cover of the hit "Llorando se fue" (by Ulysses Hermosa, lead singer of the popular Bolivian folk group Los Kjarkas), later renamed as "Lambada". She was fluent in four languages, and recorded songs in her native Portuguese, as well as in Spanish, French and English. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Loalwa Braz is the 363rd most popular singer (down from 331st in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 113th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Loalwa Braz ranks 363 out of 4,381. Before her are Tereza Kesovija, Joey Ramone, Nick Carter, Warda Al-Jazairia, Janet Jackson, and Taylor Swift. After her are Giuseppina Strepponi, Ricky Nelson, Eazy-E, Mick Jones, Dino Merlin, and Kim Wilde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Loalwa Braz ranks 92. Before her are Libuše Šafránková, Dominique de Villepin, Salvatore Garau, Maurizio Malvestiti, Alan Moore, and Joseph Augustus Zarelli. After her are Wim Eijk, Sergio Castellitto, Ivo Sanader, Alpha Blondy, Joan Lin, and Hussein Arnous. Among people deceased in 2017, Loalwa Braz ranks 108. Before her are Anne Wiazemsky, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Tobe Hooper, Hans Rosling, Tom Regan, and Dick Bruna. After her are John G. Avildsen, Mustafa Tlass, Manuel Marín, Christine Kaufmann, Jannis Kounellis, and Charles Bachman.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Loalwa Braz ranks 121 out of 2,236. Before her are Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Osvaldo Moles (1913), Robinho (1984), Tiradentes (1746), Everaldo (1944), and Diego Costa (1988). After her are Walter Salles (1956), Zé Roberto (1974), Bauer (1925), Maicon Sisenando (1981), Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948), and Gal Costa (1945).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Loalwa Braz ranks 4. Before her are Astrud Gilberto (1940), Roberto Carlos (1941), and Elis Regina (1945). After her are Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), Jorge Ben (1942), Elza Soares (1930), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Flora Purim (1942), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), and Adoniran Barbosa (1910).

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