Alceu Valença

Person · Open Library

Born

1946

Works

1

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

São Bento do Una, Pernambuco, Brazil

Alceu Valença (born July 1, 1946) is a Brazilian singer, musician, and songwriter. Alceu Valenca was born in the countryside of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. He is considered the most successful artist in achieving an aesthetic balance between traditional northeastern Brazilian music and a broad range of electronic sounds and effects from pop music. In most of his songs, one can find traces of…

Known for

• Vivo 76 — Self2026
• Tiny Desk Brazil — Self2025
• Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo2024
• Cafi — Self2021
• Salve o Prazer! — Self2020
• Alceu Valença - João Rock — Self - Cantor2019
• Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo — Self2019
• Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro — Self2019
• O Barato de Iacanga — Self (archive footage)2019
• All for the Music — Self2018

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

465,221

Total plays

11,657,256

Alceu Valença (born July 1, 1946 in São Bento do Una, Pernambuco, Brazil) is a Brazilian composer, writer, performer, actor, and poet. Alceu Valenca was born in countryside Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. He is considered the most successful artist in achieving an aesthetic balance between traditional northeastern Brazilian music and a broad range of electronic sounds and effects from pop music. One can find traces of maracatu, coco and "repentes de viola" (improvising fast-paced Brazilian folk m

via Last.fm · Alceu Valença

Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan

b. 1946

Nationality

BR

Gender

Male

Recorded by 8 libraries

Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Brazil

Place of birth

São Bento do Una

Occupation

composer

Languages spoken

Portuguese

Official website

alceuvalenca.com.br

Image

-2024-06-30- Alceu Valença no Sítio Trindade 010 - Romerito Pontes (53827987203) (cropped).jpg

Work location

Olinda

via Wikidata · CC0