Milton Nascimento | |
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 Nascimento performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Bituca |
| Born | October 26, 1942 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Origin | Três Pontas, Minas Gerais, Brazil[1] |
| Genres | MPB, pop rock, rock and roll, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1962–2024 |
| Labels | Warner Music Brazil Universal Music Brazil Sony Music Brazil Philips, Mercury, CTI EMI Music Brazil Warner Bros. Records Blue Note/EMI Records Nonesuch/Elektra Records |
Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmiwtõ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɐ̃pus du nasiˈmẽtu]; born October 26, 1942),[2] also known as Bituca,[3] is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album for his album Nascimento in 1998.[4]
- ^ Milton Nascimento at AllMusic
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1793/4. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Por que o apelido de Milton Nascimento é Bituca?" [Why is Milton Nascimento's nickname Bituca?]. Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. November 26, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Pires, Cláudia (February 27, 1998). "Música: "Nascimento" ganha Grammy em NY". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved November 26, 2022.