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Noel Rosa

1910 - 1937

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Noel de Medeiros Rosa (December 11, 1910 – May 4, 1937) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. One of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music, Noel gave a new twist to samba, combining its Afro-Brazilian roots with a more urban, witty language and making it a vehicle for ironic social commentary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Noel Rosa is the 1,499th most popular musician (up from 1,542nd in 2024), the 617th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 643rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Noel Rosa ranks 1,499 out of 3,175. Before him are Bert Jansch, Francis Buchholz, Renato Zero, Joseph Williams, Allen Collins, and Gackt. After him are Ronnie Drew, Andreas Kisser, Mic Michaeli, Jay Kay, Larry Graham, and Lester Bowie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Noel Rosa ranks 291. Before him are George Kojac, Peter Platzer, Gennady Voronov, Freddie Wolff, Burton Jastram, and László Cseh. After him are Jan Dobraczyński, Anita Page, Tarab Abdul Hadi, Kirk Alyn, Nicolas Rossolimo, and José dos Santos Lopes. Among people deceased in 1937, Noel Rosa ranks 153. Before him are Yehuda Pen, Madison Grant, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Colin Clive, Frank Morley, and Marguerite Audoux. After him are Nikolai Klyuev, Nygmet Nurmakov, Mykhaylo Semenko, Yordan Yovkov, Valerian Pidmohylny, and Charles Homer Haskins.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Noel Rosa ranks 617 out of 2,236. Before him are João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920), Eike Batista (1956), Sylvio Hoffmann (1908), João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941), Cecília Meireles (1901), and Tinoco (1904). After him are Cláudio Santoro (1919), Andreas Kisser (1968), Malcom (1997), Valmir Louruz (1944), Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona (1904), and Zé Luiz (1904).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Noel Rosa ranks 24. Before him are Dorival Caymmi (1914), Marcos Valle (1943), Ivan Lins (1945), Laurindo Almeida (1917), Igor Cavalera (1970), and Pixinguinha (1897). After him are Andreas Kisser (1968), Kiko Loureiro (1972), Eliane Elias (1960), Preta Gil (1974), Seu Jorge (1970), and Carlinhos Brown (1962).

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