Roberto Carlos (musician)

Roberto Carlos in the early 1970s .

Roberto Carlos Braga (born April 19, 1941 in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim , Espírito Santo ) is a Brazilian singer and has been active as such for over 50 years.

Life

At the beginning of his career he was a big fan of Elvis Presley and therefore also made rock music. In the 60s he took part in three films that were heavily based on the Beatles films . At the time he was a youth idol in Brazil.

Since the 1970s, Roberto Carlos has mainly sung soulful love songs. With romantic, sensitive lyrics and melodies, he has gained a very large following in all of Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Many songs were translated from Portuguese into Spanish and sung by Carlos, because they sold better in the Spanish-speaking world.

So far, he has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. This makes him the most successful Brazilian musician in history.

He is a regular guest on Brazilian television. At times he gave concerts in front of invited guests on the cruise ship Costa Fortuna .

His most famous pieces include Amigo, Detalhes , Café da Manhã, Cama e Mesa, Jesus Cristo, Palavras and Emoções.

In 1989 he received a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance . In 2007 an asteroid was named after him: (19517) Robertocarlos . In 2011 Roberto Carlos received the Papal Order of Merit, the Jerusalem Pilgrim Cross, from the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal .

Discography (selection)

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		PT	Latin
1984	O calhambeque	PT25 (1 week) PT	-	Chart entry in PT only in 2008
1999	30 grandes sucessos - Vol. II	PT25 (2 weeks) PT	-	Chart entry in PT only in 2005
2000	Cupid sem limit	PT9 (6 weeks) PT	-	Chart entry in PT only in 2018
2003	Pra semper	PT1 (39 weeks) PT	-
2005	Roberto Carlos	PT4 (20 weeks) PT	-
2006	Duetos	PT10 (13 weeks) PT	-
2007	Grandes Exitos	-	Latin12 (14 weeks) Latin
2008	E a musica de Tom Jobim	PT3 (18 weeks) PT	-	with Caetano Veloso
	En Vivo	-	Latin62 (3 weeks) Latin
2012	Roberto Carlos in Jerusalem	PT12 (3 weeks) PT	-
2015	Duetus II	PT3 (17 weeks) PT	-
	Roberto Carlos in Las Vegas	PT1 (17 weeks) PT	-
	Primera fila - Versão portuguesa	PT22 (9 weeks) PT	Latin40 (1 week) Latin
2018	Amor sin límite	PT42 (1 week) PT	-

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Latin
1986	De corazon a corazon Canta A La Juventud	Latin7 (19 weeks) Latin
	Simbolo sexual Roberto Carlos	Latin35 (1 week) Latin
	Contradicciones De Corazón A Corazón	Latin30 (4 weeks) Latin
1988	Negra Roberto Carlos	Latin2 (28 weeks) Latin
	Cupid Perfecto Roberto Carlos	Latin5 (17 weeks) Latin
	Si El Amor Se Va Roberto Carlos (1987)	Latin1 (25 weeks) Latin
1989	Tristes Momentos Roberto Carlos (1987)	Latin11 (20 weeks) Latin
	Mis Amores Roberto Carlos (1987)	Latin21 (17 weeks) Latin
1990	Si Me Vas A Olvidar Amazónia	Latin2 (24 weeks) Latin
	Abre Las Ventanas Al Amor Sonrie	Latin1 (19 weeks) Latin
	Se Divierte Y Ya No Piensa En Mi Sonrie	Latin5 (11 weeks) Latin
	Pajaro Herido Pajaro Herido	Latin2 (15 weeks) Latin
1991	Tengo Que Olvidar Pajaro Herido	Latin9 (15 weeks) Latin
	Mujer Pajaro Herido	Latin13 (11 weeks) Latin
1992	Adonde Andaras Paloma Roberto Carlos (1991)	Latin25 (6 weeks) Latin
	By Ella Roberto Carlos (1991)	Latin29 (7 weeks) Latin
1994	Mujer Pequena Roberto Carlos (1993)	Latin8 (13 weeks) Latin

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Argentina 1991: for the album 20 Grandes Exitos Vol. 2 2000: for the album 30 Grandes Canciones  Mexico 2000: for the album 30 Grandes Canciones 2015: for the album Primera Fila  Spain 1982: for the album Roberto Carlos 1987: for the album Todos Sus Grandes Éxitos 1993: for the 1992 album 2000: for the album 30 Grandes Canciones Platinum record  Brazil 1999: for the album Mensagens 2002: for the video album Roberto Carlos Acústico 2009: for the video album Elas Cantam Roberto Carlos 2009: for the album Roberto Carlos e Caetano Veloso ea Música de Tom Jobim  Spain 1981: for the album Amante A La Antigua 1996: for the album Las Canciones Que Yo Amo

3 × gold record  Mexico 2014: for the album En Vivo 2 × platinum record  Argentina 1988: for the album 20 Grandes Exitos Castellano 1992: for the album 20 Grandes Exitos  Brazil 2000: for the album 30 Grandes Sucessos - Vol. 1 E 2 2003: for the album Pra Semper 2003: for the album Roberto Carlos 2002 2007: for the album Roberto Carlos Duetos 2007: for the video album Roberto Carlos Duetos

8 × platinum record  Argentina 1984: for the album Los Mas Grandes Exitos Vol. II Diamond record  Brazil 1995: for the album Roberto Carlos 1995: for the album Alô 2000: for the album Amor Sem Limite 2001: for the album Roberto Carlos Acústico MTV 2004: for the video album Pra Semper Ao Vivo no Pacaembu

Country / Region	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × gold2	12 × platinum12	-	780,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Brazil (PMB)	-	14 × platinum14th	5 × diamond5	6,350,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Mexico (AMPROFON)	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	195,000	amprofon.com.mx
Spain (Promusicae)	4 × gold4th	2 × platinum2	-	400,000	elportaldemusica.es ES1 ES2 ES3 ES4
All in all	9 × gold9	29 × platinum29	5 × diamond5

Web links

• official homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ “The Singer Roberto Carlos Receives the Cross of Merit” , Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem , September 9, 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: PT US