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Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the first album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66. [3] It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. Referring to the song "Mas que Nada" Mendes said in 2014: "It was the first time that a song in Portuguese was a hit in America and all over the world".
Sérgio Santos Mendes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɛʁʒju ˈsɐ̃tuʒ ˈmẽdʒiʃ]; 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.
This is a list of the songs that reached number one in Brazil in 1966, according to Cashbox magazine with data provided by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics. [ 1 ] Issue date
1967: The Beat of Brazil (Atlantic) 1965: In Person at El Matador (Atlantic) 1965: Brasil '65 (aka In the Brazilian Bag) (Capitol) 1966: The Swinger from Rio (aka Bossa Nova York) (Atlantic) 1966: The Great Arrival (Atlantic) Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 1966: Herb Alpert Presents Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M) 1967: Equinox (A&M) 1967: Quiet ...
Sérgio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian band leader who helped popularize bossa nova in the '60s, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 83.
Sérgio Mendes covered the song with his band Brasil '66 on their debut album, Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966). In the United States, the single reached number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number four on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. In Canada it reached number 54. [7]
Sérgio Mendes, a singer and composer who helped popularize the bossa nova music of his native Brazil, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family shared in a statement with CNN. Mendes was 83.
Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer. From 1966 to 1971, she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66.In 1972, Hall released her first solo album, Sun Down Lady.