Roberto Leal (singer)
António Joaquim Fernandes(November 27, 1951 – September 15, 2019), known asRoberto Leal,was aPortuguese-Braziliansinger-songwriter. He sold more than 17 million albums, and received 30 golden records and 5 platinum records.[1]He was born inMacedo de Cavaleiros,Portugal.
In anopinion pollby Datafolha inRio de Janeiro,asking what was the first famousPortugueseperson people could think of, Leal came in first, with 15%, ahead ofPedro Álvares Cabral(9%) andLuís de Camões(4%).[2]Some of Leal best known songs are: "Bate o Pé", "Clareou", "O Vinho de Meu Amor", and "Marrabenta".
In 2007 and 2010, he released albums both inPortugueseandMirandeselanguages.[3][4]
In January 2019, Leal revealed that he hadskin cancer.[5]He died at the age of 67 on September 15, 2019 at aSão Paulohospital. The cause of death waskidney failurecaused byskin cancer-related medicine.[6]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Roberto Leal em mirandêsArchived2008-05-14 at theWayback Machine,Jornal de Notícias,September 24, 2007. Accessed October 15, 2007.(in Portuguese)
- ↑"Ninguém" é o português mais famoso no Brasil,Folha Online.Accessed October 15, 2007.(in Portuguese)
- ↑"Roberto Leal - Canto Da Terra".Discogs.
- ↑"Roberto Leal - Raíç Raíz/Virou Mania".Discogs.
- ↑"Roberto Leal luta contra cancro e perde visão:" Sei que o amor vencerá toda a dor "".vidas.pt(in Portuguese). January 2, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 15,2019.
- ↑"Aos 67 anos, morre o cantor português Roberto Leal".O Globo(in Brazilian Portuguese). September 15, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 15,2019.
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