Agostinho dos Santos | |
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 Agostinho dos Santos (1956) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Agostinho dos Santos |
| Born | April 25, 1932 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | July 11, 1973 (aged 41) Orly, France |
| Genres | Bossa nova, MPB, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1951–73 |
| Labels | Star Records (Brazil), Polydor, RGE, Elenco, Ritmos Codil, Premier, London Records/Odeon Records, Continental Records, Phonogram Records/Polyfar, SBA, Copacabana |
Agostinho dos Santos (April 25, 1932 – July 11, 1973) was a Brazilian singer and composer of bossa nova, MPB and rock and roll, active from the early 1950s until his premature death in the crash of Varig Flight 820 in 1973, at the age of 41.
Dos Santos is best known today for lending his voice to the soundtrack of the classic 1959 film Orfeu Negro. He is also credited with playing a role in the development of the careers of other important Bossa Nova artists, such as João Gilberto and Milton Nascimento. Dos Santos' voice was a baritone with bright coloring and a light vibrato, singing in a style called (in Portuguese) "crooner da orchestra".[1]
- ^ "Agostinho dos Santos: Dono de um timbre de voz único dentro de nossa música popular, (Agostinho dos Santos: Who possessed a vocal sound unique in our popular music". Radio Universidade de São Paulo. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013.