Alcione (singer)

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Alcione (born November 21, 1947 in São Luís / Maranhão ), actually Alcione Dias Nazareth, is a Brazilian singer and composer.

Alcione in the Clube Português in Recife / Pernambuco

Career

Alcione, nicknamed “Alcione a Marrom”, was already musically influenced in her parents' house. Her father played in a police band and at Bumba Meu Boi festivals that are typical of northeast Brazil . In 1976 she moved to Rio de Janeiro , where she worked for a television station. With TV Excelsior she also toured Argentina and Chile, among others . She lived in Europe for two years, but then returned to her homeland. Alcione became famous for her appearances in the great nightclubs of Rio de Janeiro such as Canecão, Imperator, Palace and Memorial da América Latina . She also sang in the Teatro João Caetano and Teatro Carlos Gomes. Internationally, Alcione took part in tours in America , Europe , Eastern Europe , Africa and the Middle East. In 2003 Alcione won the Latin Grammy for best samba album. Among the national prizes, she was awarded the Prêmio de Melhor Cantora Popular by the Academia Brasileira de Letras, and she also won the Prêmio TIM de Música. She won a total of 19 gold and two platinum records. Together with the samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, Alcione recorded numerous CDs, such as "Duetos", with Neguinho by Beija-Flor or with the Escola de Samba Unidos da Ponte the Samba de Enredo "Marrom Da Cor do Samba". With the album 'Brasil de Oliveira da Silva do Samba' well-known songs like '' Tô Com Saudade ',' 'FlaXFlu' ',' 'Asas de Carcará' ',' 'Onde o Rio é Mais Baiano' 'were combined published with Caetano Veloso . A show in her hometown of São Luis do Maranhão counted 500,000 spectators. In 2007 she sang at the Live Earth concert at the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro.

Discography

  • A Voz do Samba (1975)
  • Morte de um poeta (1976)
  • Pra que chorar (1977)
  • Alerta geral (1978)
  • Gostoso veneno (1979)
  • E vamos à luta (1980)
  • Alcione (1981)
  • Dec anos depois (1982)
  • Vamos arrepiar (1982)
  • Almas e Corações (1983)
  • Da cor do Brasil (1984)
  • Fogo da vida (1985)
  • Fruto e raiz (1986)
  • Nosso nome: resistência (1987)
  • Ouro & Cobre (1988)
  • Simplesmente Marrom (1989)
  • Emoções Reais (1990)
  • Promessa (1991)
  • Pulsa, coração (1992)
  • Brasil de Oliveira da Silva do Samba (1994)
  • Profissão: Cantora (1995)
  • Tempo de Guarnicê (1996)
  • Valeu - Uma Homenagem à Nova Geração do Samba (1997)
  • Celebração (1998)
  • Claridade (1999)
  • Nos Bares da Vida (2000)
  • A Paixão tem Memória (2001)
  • Ao Vivo (2002)
  • Ao Vivo 2 (2003)
  • Alcione - Duetos (2004)
  • Faz Uma Loucura por Mim (2004)
  • Faz Uma Loucura por Mim - Ao Vivo (2005)
  • Alcione e Amigos (2005)
  • Uma Nova Paixão (2005)
  • Uma Nova Paixão - Ao Vivo (2006)
  • Coleções - Grandes Sucessos de Alcione (2007)
  • De Tudo Que eu Gosto (2007)
  • Raridades (2008)
  • Acesa (2009)

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Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ pt. Alcione the brown
personal data
SURNAME Alcione
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nazareth, Alcione Dias (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH São Luís , Maranhão