Reginaldo Rossi

Reginaldo Rossi
Reginaldo Rossi on 26 June 2010 on the Castro Alves Square
Reginaldo Rossi on 26 June 2010 on the Castro Alves Square
Background information
Born
Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos

(1944-02-14)14 February 1944
OriginRecife
Died20 December 2013(2013-12-20) (aged 69)
Recife
GenresBrega, brazilian rock
OccupationsSinger, songwriter
Years active1964–2013
LabelEMI

Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos (14 February 1944 – 20 December 2013), better known by his stage name Reginaldo Rossi, was a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter. He was known as the "King of Brega" (Portuguese: "Rei do brega").

Discography

LPs
Albums

Greatest hits

  • Se Meu Amor Não Chegar
  • Garçom (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • A raposa e as uvas (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • O pão (Reginaldo Rossi, Orácio Faustino e Namyr Cury)
  • Deixa de banca (Borogodá version, of Pocker, made by Eduardo Araújo and Ferrer)
  • Tô doidão (Picket e F. Thomas)
  • Mon amour, meu bem, ma femme (Cleide)
  • Era Domingo (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • Ai, Amor (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • Em Plena Lua de Mel (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • Tenta Esquecer (Reginaldo Rossi)

Cancer and death

On 9 November 2013, Rossi a very heavy smoker went through a surgical procedure called thoracentesis removing 2 liters of accumulated fluids between the pleura and the lung. The biopsy revealed on the 11th of the same month the confirmation of lung cancer. Reginaldo Rossi died on 20 December 2013, aged 69, in his hometown of Recife, Pernambuco.

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