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Linda Batista

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Linda Batista, 1952.

Linda Batista,bornFlorinda Grandino de Oliveira(June 14, 1919 – April 17, 1988) was a Brazilian popular musician.

Biography

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Linda was born inSão Paulo,the sister ofDircinha Batista,and studiedviolão(guitar) from age 12 underPatricio Teixeira.She was hired atRadio Cajutiafter substituting for her sister on theGastão Lamouniershow in 1932. By 1937 she had been elected Brazil's "Queen of Radio", which she would retain until 1948. She married and quickly divorced in the late 1930s, and became the frontwoman of theKolman Orchestraat theCassino da Urca.Her first recordings were released in 1938. Around this time she also began appearing in films such asMaridinho de LuxoandBanana da Terra.

She sang at theRadio Culturain São Paulo and then at the Casino ofPorchat Islefor six months. She returned toRio de Janeiroin 1939 and was hired at theCassino da Urca,where she remained until thecasinoswere closed in 1945 by state decree. She signed toVictor Recordsin 1940, and would record for the label until 1960. She toured throughout Brazil in the early and mid-1940s, scoring many nationwide hits such as "Tudo é Brasil" (1941), "Batuque No Morro" (1941), "Clube Dos Barrigudos" (1944), "No Boteco Do José" (1946), "Enlouqueci" (1948), "Nega Maluca" (1950), and "Vingança" (1951). She embarked on a tour ofPortugal,France,andItalyin 1951.

In the 1950s she did extensive work for films. She toured Uruguay in 1957-58 and Argentina in 1959. In 1960, she appeared inCarlos Machado'sVarietiesshow at the nightclub Night and Day. She retired from active performance in 1960.

Hits

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Linda Batista, 1960's.

Filmography

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  • Alô, Alô, Carnaval(1936)
  • Maridinho de Luxo(1938)
  • Banana da Terra(1939)
  • Céu Azul(1940)
  • Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas(1943)
  • Samba em Berlim(1943)
  • Abacaxi Azul(1944)
  • Berlin to the Samba Beat(1944)
  • Não Adianta Chorar(1945)
  • Caídos do Céu(1946)
  • Não Me Digas Adeus(1947)
  • Folias Cariocas(1948)
  • Esta É Fina(1948)
  • Fogo na Canjica(1948)
  • Pra Lá de Boa(1949)
  • Eu Quero É Movimento(1949)
  • Um Beijo Roubado(1950)
  • Agüenta Firme, Isidoro(1951)
  • Tudo Azul(1952)
  • Está com Tudo(1952)
  • É Fogo na Roupa(1952)
  • Carnaval em Caxias(1954)
  • O Petróleo É Nosso(1954)
  • Carnaval em Marte(1955)
  • Tira a Mão Daí(1956)
  • Depois Eu Conto(1956)
  • Metido a Bacana(1957)
  • É de Chuá(1958)
  • Mulheres à Vista(1959)
  • Virou Bagunça(1960)

References

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