Agostinho Dos Santos
Música Popular Brasileira, Musical Artist
1932 – 1973
Who was Agostinho Dos Santos?
Agostinho dos Santos was a Brazilian singer and composer of Bossa Nova, MPB and Rock and Roll, active from the early 1950s until his premature death in an airplane accident in 1973. Dos Santos is best known today for lending his voice to the soundtrack of the classic 1959 film Orfeu Negro. He is also credited with playing a role in the development of the careers of other important Bossa Nova artists, such as João Gilberto and Milton Nascimento. Dos Santos' voice was a baritone with bright coloring and a light vibrato, singing in a style called "crooner da orchestra".
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1932
São Paulo - Also known as
- Santos, Agostinho dos
- Agostino Dos Santos
- Died
- Jul 11, 1973
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on July 23, 2013
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