Alcione Nazareth | |
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.png) Alcione in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alcione Dias Nazareth |
| Born | November 21, 1947 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter, instrumentalist, vocalist |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, clarinet, vocals |
| Years active | 1975-present |
Alcione Dias Nazareth (born November 21, 1947) is also known as, "Alcione", and "A Marrom" (English: "the brown one") is a Brazilian samba singer. She first gained international recognition in the late 1970 and has had nineteen gold records, as well as five platinum and double platinum records.
In 1987, she dedicated the song João de Deus (John of God) to Pope John Paul II and 500,000 people during his second visit to Brazil.