Loalwa Braz

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Loalwa Braz Vieira (born June 3, 1953 in Rio de Janeiro , † January 19, 2017 in Saquarema ) was a Brazilian singer and songwriter . As the singer of the French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma , she became world famous in 1989 with the song Lambada , which reached the top spot on the charts in eleven countries.

Life

Loalwa came from a family of musicians. Her father was an orchestra conductor and her mother a concert pianist. She learned to play the piano from the age of four and to sing from the age of 13. She then lived in Paris and Geneva and most recently near the coastal town of Saquarema, about 70 km from Rio de Janeiro. She was never able to build on the Lambada success, but the Guinness Book still lists her, according to her own website, as one of the 20 most-heard voices in the world. Her songs were shaped by the Brazilian rhythms she grew up with.

Career

The biggest hit of their band Kaoma, Lambada , sold over 25 million copies as a single and received around 80 gold and platinum records. The dance of the same name became known worldwide through the song. She created and sang songs in four languages: in addition to her native Portuguese, also in English, French and Spanish.

death

On the night of January 19, 2017, her body was found in a burned-out car near her home. On the same day, police arrested three men who were suspected of the murder of Braz Vieira. Among those arrested, the 23-year-old guard of her small pension confessed. In January 2018, the three men were sentenced to 37, 28 and 22 years in prison for burglary and death.

Discography

solo
  • Brésil (1989)
  • Recomeçar (2003)
  • Ensolarado (2011)
with Kaoma

→ Kaoma albums

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Loalwa Braz Vieira is said to have been the victim of a crime. Spiegel Online , January 20, 2017, accessed January 20, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Biography. Loalwa Braz website archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on January 20, 2017 .
  3. ↑ La star de "La Lambada" retrouvée carbonisée. 20 Minutes , January 19, 2017, accessed January 20, 2017 .
  4. ^ Lambada singer Loalwa Braz found dead in Brazil. BBC News , January 19, 2017, accessed January 20, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Loalwa Braz Vieira's website, ( memento from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on January 20, 2017 (flash). Ivo Marusczyk: “Lambada” singer Braz Vieira is dead. Tagesschau.de , January 19, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2017 .
  6. ^ Jon Pareles: Review / Pop; Lambada, Would-Be Craze by Way of Paris. The New York Times , January 15, 1990, accessed January 20, 2017 .
  7. ↑ “Lambada” singer: Loalwa Braz Vieira is dead. Spiegel Online , January 19, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2017 .
  8. Jump up ↑ Arrests after death of “Lambada” singer in Brazil. AFP message on faz.net , January 20, 2017, accessed January 20, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Três homens são condenados pela morte da cantora Loalwa Braz, do grupo Kaoma. In: globo.com. G1 , January 10, 2018, accessed May 29, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Braz, Loalwa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braz Vieira, Loalwa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro
DATE OF DEATH 19th January 2017
Place of death Saquarema