Samuel Rosa

For the Australian journalist and socialist, see Sam Rosa.

Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa
Background information
Birth nameSamuel Rosa de Alvarenga
Born (1966-07-15) July 15, 1966 (age 58)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
GenresPop rock, reggae, ska
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1991–present
LabelsEpic, Sony Music
Formerly ofSkank

Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (born July 15, 1966) is the former lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.[1]

Samuel writes the music for most of the group's songs, with 80% of the lyrics by Chico Amaral.[2] Other songwriting partners were Nando Reis, Arnaldo Antunes, and Lô Borges.

Samuel is a football fan and supports Cruzeiro.[3]

  1. ^ Samuel Rosa – Aniversário – Jovem Pan FM Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ James, Rodrigo; Terence Machado; Thiago Pereira. "ENTREVISTA – SKANK" (in Portuguese). Alto Falante. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Ivanov, Ricardo (September 28, 2001). "Cantor brinca com estigma de "antipático"" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved April 27, 2007.