Wilson Simonal

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Wilson Simonal
Born	(1938-02-23)February 23, 1938[1] Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Died	June 25, 2000(2000-06-25) (aged 62) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Spouses	Tereza Leite Pugliesi ​ ​ (m. 1963, divorced)​ Sandra Manzini Cerqueira ​ ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	3, with Tereza
Musical career
Genres	Bossa nova calypso cha-cha-chá doo-wop MPB samba soul rock
Instruments	Vocals pandeiro piano trumpet
Labels	BMG EMI Odeon Philips PolyGram RCA UMG WMG
Formerly of	Dry Boys
Musical artist
Website	www.simonal.com

Wilson Simonal de Castro (February 23, 1938 -- June 25, 2000) was a Brazilian singer. He was a singer with great success in the 1960s and in the first half of the 1970s. He was married two times and had two sons: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Castro, both are artists today. He also had a daughter, named Patricia.

Although relatively unknown outside of South America, two of his biggest hits were successfully covered by Sérgio Mendes — "País Tropical" and "Sá Marina" (the latter as "Pretty World" with English lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman).