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Luiz Gonzaga

1912 - 1989

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Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (standard orthography 'Luís'; Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiz ɡõˈzaɡɐ]; December 13, 1912 – August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of the most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twentieth century. He has been credited with having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having popularized the musical genre baião and has been called a "revolutionary" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. According to Caetano Veloso, he was the first significant cultural event with mass appeal in Brazil. Luiz Gonzaga received the Shell prize for Brazilian Popular Music in 1984 and was only the fourth artist to receive this prize after Pixinguinha, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Dorival Caymmi. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luiz Gonzaga is the 963rd most popular singer (down from 903rd in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 377th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Brazilian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 963 out of 4,381. Before her are Berta Ambrož, Lena Philipsson, Kurt Moll, Carmen McRae, Şivan Perwer, and Jonas Kaufmann. After her are Tatevik Sazandaryan, Roy Black, Alain Bashung, Mort Shuman, Ljiljana Petrović, and Yaki Kadafi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 211. Before her are Roberto Emílio da Cunha, Alfred Deller, Campanal I, Erich Leinsdorf, John Frost, and Teuvo Aura. After her are Yusuf Lule, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Sabicas, Bojan Adamič, Émile Allais, and Nam Sung-yong. Among people deceased in 1989, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 161. Before her are Henri Sauguet, Edmund Leach, Kazimierz Sabbat, José López Rega, Inji Aflatoun, and Clyde Geronimi. After her are Merab Kostava, Donald Barthelme, Hilmar Baunsgaard, Nikolai Grinko, Halina Konopacka, and Arsenie Boca.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 391 out of 2,236. Before her are Roberto Firmino (1991), Martim Mércio da Silveira (1911), Zinho (1967), Ado (1946), Wagner Moura (1976), and Nise da Silveira (1905). After her are José Wilker (1944), Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Éder Aleixo de Assis (1957), Amaral (1954), and Maria Quitéria (1792).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 11. Before her are Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), Jorge Ben (1942), Elza Soares (1930), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), and Flora Purim (1942). After her are Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Lisa Ono (1962), Beth Carvalho (1946), Clara Nunes (1942), Cazuza (1958), and Michel Teló (1981).

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