Alcione Nazareth | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alcione Dias Nazareth |
Born | São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil | November 21, 1947
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.