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Roberto Carlos

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Roberto Carlos Braga Moreira (born April 19, 1941) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King.

Most of his songs were written in partnership with his friend, singer and songwriter Erasmo Carlos (no relation). Roberto Carlos has sold over 140 million albums around the world. He is considered one of the most influential artists in Brazil, being cited as a source of inspiration by many artists and bands. His net worth is estimated at US$160 million.

Roberto Carlos Braga was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, at the southern part of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. He is the fourth and last son of watchmaker Robertino Braga (March 27, 1896 – January 27, 1980) and seamstress Laura Moreira Braga (April 10, 1914 – April 17, 2010). The family lived in a modest home on top of a hill in the Nook neighbourhood. His siblings were Lauro Roberto Braga, Carlos Alberto Moreira Braga and Norminha. At age 6, during the feast of St Peter, the patron saint of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Roberto Carlos was hit by a steam locomotive and had to have his right leg amputated just below his knee. He still uses a prosthesis, but avoids talking about it.

As a child he learned to play the guitar and the piano – first with his mother and later at the Itapemirim Music Conservatory. At 9 years old, he performed for the first time at a children's show broadcast by Rádio Cachoeiro (he sang a bolero called "Mal Amor"). He won candies as the first prize. Years later, he recalled the occasion for the book Roberto Carlos Up Close, by Paulo Cesar de Araujo: "I was very nervous, yet very happy to be able to sing on the radio. I got a lot of candies, which was the prize for the kids who'd sing there. It was a beautiful day." He became a regular performer on that particular show.

Influenced by his idol Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution, he rose to stardom as the main figure of the 1950s and 1960s musical movement known as Jovem Guarda (or Young Guard), which was a rip off from another TV Show. From the same name "Jovem Guarda" was the first manifestation of the Brazilian pop rock movement. Since then, Roberto Carlos has been called "O Rei" (the King).

When his first single and first LP (Louco por você, 1961) were commercial failures, Roberto Carlos was in danger of being fired from CBS in favor of Sérgio Murilo, the first successful rock singer in Brazil. Nevertheless, Murilo was fired instead for clashing with musical director Evandro Ribeiro over repertoire and payment, opening up space for Roberto Carlos. During his first decade of recording, Roberto Carlos also starred in a few motion pictures directed by Roberto Farias, many of them heavily inspired by the Beatles movies.

Roberto Carlos insisted on investing time in young music, rock, and in 1962 released Splish Splash. With his friend Erasmo Carlos, Roberto recorded Portuguese versions of pop songs and wrote his own songs, such as "Parei Na Contramão" which became a big hit. The following year the singer was back on the charts with the album É Proibido Fumar, in which, besides the title track, the highlight was the song "O Calhambeque". Thus was born the Jovem Guarda (TV Show). ...

Source: Article "Roberto Carlos (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Roberto Carlos Braga est un chanteur, compositeur, acteur et homme d'affaires brésilien né le 19 avril 1941 à Cachoeiro de Itapemirim au Brésil.

Roberto Carlos est l'artiste solo avec le plus d'albums vendus dans l'histoire de la musique populaire brésilienne. Ses disques se sont vendus à plus de 140 millions d'exemplaires et ont établi des records de ventes. Outre le portugais, il a chanté en espagnol, anglais, italien et français.

Né à Cachoeiro de Itapemirim dans l'État de Espírito Santo, Roberto Carlos est le quatrième et dernier enfant de l'horloger Robertino Braga et de la couturière Dona Laura Moreira Braga. Les frères et sœurs de Roberto Carlos sont Lauro Roberto Braga, Carlos Alberto Braga et Norma Moreira Braga, que Roberto Carlos surnommait tendrement de Norminha. La famille Braga habitait dans le quartier de Recanto, dans une maison modeste.

Surnommé en tant qu'enfant Zunga, Roberto Carlos apprend à jouer de la guitare et du piano tout d'abord avec sa mère puis par la suite dans le Conservatoire musical de Cachoeiro do Itapemirim. Son idole à cette époque était Bob Nelson, un chanteur toujours déguisé en cowboy et qui chantait des chansons du genre country en portugais.

Poussé par sa mère, Roberto Carlos chante pour la première fois à neuf ans dans une émission pour enfants de la Rádio Cachoeiro de Itapemirim. Il se présente en chantant Amor y más amor. Roberto Carlos s'impose et finit premier - en gagnant un paquet de bonbons. Deux semaines plus tard, le dimanche, il s'impose à nouveau. Zunguinha se rend alors tous les dimanches pour chanter une chanson à la radio.

En 1957, Roberto Carlos forme le groupe The Sputniks avec Tim Maia, Edson Trindade, José Roberto «China» et Wellington Oliveira. Après une apparition à la télévision dans l'émission «Clube do Rock», de Rede Tupi, Roberto Carlos passe un accord avec le producteur Carlos Imperial pour une apparition en solo la semaine suivante. Maia était dégoûtée et a commencé à maudire son collègue lors des répétitions suivantes, ce qui a conduit Roberto à quitter le groupe. Donc mettre fin au groupe.

Roberto Carlos a été invité à présenter, de 1961 à 1969, le programme Jovem Guarda le dimanche, sur TV Record, aux côtés d'Erasmo Carlos et de Wanderléa. Le programme est généralement considéré comme à l'origine de la grande popularité au Brésil d'un mouvement musical et culturel initialement appelé «Iê-iê-iê» et plus tard aussi «Jovem Guarda».

Les années 1970 marqueront la fin de Jovem Guarda et tout comme Elvis Presley, Roberto Carlos commence sa carrière de chanteur de musique romantique. Le chanteur devient le chanteur le plus populaire et le plus célèbre des années 1970 au Brésil, il était le plus grand vendeur de disques du pays.

Le tube français de Joe Dassin Bip bip Bip bip est une version du succès O Calhambeque de Roberto Carlos.

En 1968, Roberto Carlos se marie à Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivie) avec Cleonice Rossi. Cleonice est la mère de Roberto Carlos Segundo, et Luciana, née en 1971. En 1979, le mariage avec Cleonice prend fin. Il se marie en seconde noces avec l'actrice Myrian Rios, mariage de onze ans sans enfants. ...

Source: Article "Roberto Carlos (chanteur)" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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