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Rita Lee

1947 - 2023

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Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho (born Rita Lee Jones; 31 December 1947 – 8 May 2023), known professionally as Rita Lee, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, writer, television presenter and activist. Widely regarded as the most influential female figure in Brazilian rock and one of the country's greatest musical innovators, she sold over 55 million records, making her the best-selling Brazilian female artist of all time and the fourth overall. Lee's career was marked by continual reinvention and a fearless blending of genres. Beginning with the psychedelic rock of Os Mutantes (1966–1972), she later explored Tropicália, glam rock, disco, new wave, pop rock, bossa nova, electronic music and acoustic styles, creating a pioneering hybrid of international and national influences. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Rita Lee is the 567th most popular musician (down from 507th in 2024), the 194th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 169th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rita Lee ranks 567 out of 3,175. Before her are Rick Astley, Rachid Taha, Bud Powell, Dee Dee Ramone, Scott Bradley, and Thom Yorke. After her are Dan McCafferty, David Marks, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Manitas de Plata, Nick Simper, and Mikhail Pletnev.

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Among people born in 1947, Rita Lee ranks 226. Before her are Harry Reems, Włodzimierz Lubański, Chris Wallace, Larry David, Mustafa Akıncı, and Alan Guth. After her are Maria Farantouri, Riyoko Ikeda, Lydia Davis, Franco Trappoli, Murray Perahia, and Giuseppe Betori. Among people deceased in 2023, Rita Lee ranks 145. Before her are Martin Amis, Lubomír Štrougal, Albert Azaryan, Adolf Scherer, Edward L. G. Bowell, and Ken Mattingly. After her are Henri Konan Bédié, Daisaku Ikeda, Daniel Ellsberg, Earl Boen, Juliette Mayniel, and Howard S. Becker.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Rita Lee ranks 194 out of 2,236. Before her are Felipe Massa (1981), Hércules Brito Ruas (1939), Prudente de Morais (1841), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), Willian (1988), and Raí (1965). After her are Mazinho (1966), Hélio Gracie (1913), Aleijadinho (1738), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), Nelson Freire (1944), and Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Rita Lee ranks 10. Before her are Gilberto Gil (1942), Chico Buarque (1944), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), and Toquinho (1946). After her are Nelson Freire (1944), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Max Cavalera (1969), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), Eumir Deodato (1942), and Airto Moreira (1941).

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