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Sérgio Mendes (1941–2024) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, jazz musician, and songwriter. Born in Niterói, he began his professional career in 1961 and performed in genres including bossa nova, música popular brasileira, Latin music, and Latin jazz. His musical output included works such as *Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66*, *Ego*, and *Judith - o Amor Aos 80*. He recorded for labels including Capitol Records, A&M Records, Atlantic Records, and Elektra.
Mendes received several honors during his career, including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album, the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), and Brazilian Music Awards. He was married to Gracinha Leporace. He died in Encino, Los Angeles, in 2024, with long covid listed as the cause of death.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Ego
- Judith - o Amor Aos 80
- Qubit
- Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
- The Righteous Brothers show
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Film & TV
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sérgio Santos Mendes (born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk.[He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio. Mendes is a unique example of a Brazilian musician…
Known for
- Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi — Self2024
- Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy — Self2021
- Herb Alpert Is... — Self2020
- Rio 2 — Street Vendor (voice)2014
- A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney — Self2012
- Rio — Samba School Director (voice)2011
- Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was — Self (archive footage)2009
- Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world — Self2008
- Legends — Self2006
- Be Cool — Sergio Mendes2005
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1941
- Active to
- 2024
Discography
- Dance Moderno1961
- The Swinger From Rio1965
- The Great Arrival1966
- The Beat of Brazil1967
- Favorite Things1968
- Quiet Nights1968
- Emorio1975
- Sergio Mendes1975
- Brasil 881978
- Horizonte Aberto1979
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 565,337
- Total plays
- 4,366,638
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Sérgio Mendes (born Sérgio Santos Mendes in Niterói on 11 February 1941; died 6 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician remembered for playing bossa nova, often crossed with funk. His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He had over 55 releases. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film "Rio". Mendes was married to Gracinha Leporace who <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/S%C3%A9rgio+Mende
Key facts
- Also known as
- Santos Sergio
- Born
- Sérgio Santos Mendes , ( 1941-02-11 ) 11 February 1941, Niterói , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Died
- 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) (aged 83), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Genres
- Bossa nova Latin jazz disco adult contemporary soft rock
- Occupations
- Bandleader pianist composer arranger songwriter
- Instrument
- Piano
- Works
- Sérgio Mendes discography
- Years active
- 1961–2023
- Labels
- Capitol Atlantic A&M Elektra Concord
- Spouse
- Gracinha Leporace
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Mendes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Niterói
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Gracinha Leporace
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Genre
- soft rock
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Concord Records
- Official website
- sergiomendesmusic.com
- Image
- Sérgio Mendes e o Grupo 77 (cropped).tif
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1941-02-11
- Commons category
- Sérgio Mendes
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- social media followers
- 6032
- date of death
- 2024-09-06
- end of work period
- 2024-00-00
- cause of death
- long covid
- name in native language
- Sérgio Mendes
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Sérgio Santos Mendes
- IPA transcription
- [ˈsɛʁʒju ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈmẽdʒis]
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Encyclopedic overview
Sérgio Santos Mendes ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɛʁʒju ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈmẽdʒis]; 11 February 1941 – 5 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician.
His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He released 35 albums and was known for playing bossa nova, often mixed with funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as a co-writer of "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sérgio Mendes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.