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Rita Lee

1947 - 2023

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Rita Lee Jones (31 December 1947 – 8 May 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Known as the "Queen of Brazilian Rock", she sold more than 55 million records, making her the most successful female artist by record sales in Brazil and the fourth overall. Winner of eleven Brazilian Music Awards, she built a career that started with rock but over the years flirted with various genres, such as psychedelia during the Tropicália era, pop rock, disco, new wave, pop, bossa nova, and electronic, creating a pioneering hybrid between international and national genres. Rita was considered one of the most influential musicians in Brazil, being a reference for those who began the greater use of electric guitars from the mid-1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rita Lee is the 567th most popular musician (down from 507th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 170th 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 195 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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