Dinho (singer)

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Alecsander Alves Leite (5 March 1971 – 2 March 1996), better known as Dinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdʒĩɲu]), was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and comedian who was the lead singer of the satirical rock band Mamonas Assassinas.

Born in Bahia and raised in Guarulhos, Dinho started singing and receiving singing lessons at age five. He was considered a mischievous student and eventually dropped out high school. In July 1990, he joined the rock band Utopia in Guarulhos, while still working at other professions, including as office boy and comedian. Dinho and the other Utopia members were unsuccessful in promoting the group and leading it to fame, but upon realizing that satirical songs were more popular than serious ones, they were convinced to rebrand the group as a comedy band, Mamonas Assassinas, in 1995.

Within weeks, the band achieved great popularity, performing in concerts across Brazil and appearing frequently on media. On 2 March 1996, Dinho and all other band members were killed in a plane crash.^[1]