Vinicius de Moraes

Vinicius de Moraes (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), born as Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Melo Morais in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics. As a composer, he wrote some good music, and as an interpreter, he left several important albums.

The early Bossa nova

In 1958, the singer Elizeth Cardoso released her album Canção do Amor Demais, marking the beginning of bossa nova. This record consists wholly of compositions by the duo "Jobim-de Moraes", or by one of the two (Canção do Amor Demais, Luciana, Estrada Branca,Chega de Saudade, Outra Vez...), in a production that also brought João Gilberto onto two last tracks. After that record, the careers of all of them had great impulse, at time that the songs written by Jobim and de Moraes became disputed by singers.

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1958 - Elizeth Cardoso - Bossa nova - João Gilberto

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