ROBERTO CARLOS  1969

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Roberto Carlos Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born April 19, 1941 in , Espírito Santo, Brazil) is a-winning  singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50-year career, also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King.

Most of his songs are written in partnership with his friend, also singer and songwriter . Roberto Carlos has sold over 120 million albums around the world. He is considered one of the most influential artists in Brazil during the 1960s, being cited as a source of inspiration by many artists and bands up to the 1980s.

Childhood

Roberto Carlos Braga was born in , at the southern part of the Brazilian state of . He is the fourth and last son of Robertino Braga (March 27, 1896 – January 27, 1980), a watchmaker, and Laura Moreira Braga (April 10, 1914 – April 17, 2010), a seamstress. The family lived in a modest home on top of a hill in the Nook neighbourhood. His siblings were Lauro Roberto Braga, Carlos Alberto Moreira Braga and Norminha. At age 6, during the feast of St Peter, the patron saint of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Roberto Carlos was hit by a steam locomotive and had to have his right leg amputated just below his knee. He still uses a prosthesis, but avoids talking about it.

As a child he learned to play the guitar and the piano -– first with his mother and later at the Itapemirim Music Conservatory. At 9 years old, he performed for the first time at a children's show broadcast by Rádio Cachoeiro (he sang a bolero called "Mal Amor"). He won candies as the first prize. Years later, he recalled the occasion for the book "Roberto Carlos Up Close", by Paulo Cesar de Araujo: "I was very nervous, yet very happy to be able to sing on the radio. I got a lot of candies, which was the prize for the kids who'd sing there. It was a beautiful day." He became a regular performer on that particular show.

1960s[]

Influenced by his idol  and the 1950s  revolution, he rose to stardom as the main figure of the 1950s and 1960s musical movement known as  (or Young Guard), was rip off from another TV Show From the same name "Jovem Guarda" was the first manifestation of the  movement. Since then, Roberto Carlos has been called "O Rei" (the King), as well as  and .[]

When his first single and first  (Louco por você, 1961) were commercial failures, Roberto Carlos was in danger of being fired from CBS in favor of Sérgio Murilo, the first successful rock singer in Brazil. Nevertheless, Murilo was fired instead for clashing with musical director Evandro Ribeiro over repertoire and payment, opening up space for Roberto Carlos. During his first decade of recording, Roberto Carlos also starred in a few motion pictures directed by , many of them heavily inspired by the  movies.

Jovem Guarda or the boom years of the birth of Brazilian and Latin-rock.

Roberto Carlos insisted on investing the time in young music, rock, and in 1962 released "Splish Splash". With his friend Erasmo Carlos, Roberto cover some versions of the hit songs and wrote his own songs as "Parei Na Contramão" which became a big hit. The following year the singer was back on the charts with the album is É Proibido Fumar, in which, besides the title track, the highlight was the song O Calhambeque . Thus was born the Jovem Guarda (TV Show).

Nationally known, Roberto Carlos began to host the Jovem Guarda program in 1965 at , along with Erasmo Carlos and  The program further popularized the pop rock movement in Brazil and established the singer, who became one of the first idols of the young Brazilian culture. Also in 1965, were released the albums "" – with hits "A Estoria do Homem Mau (Old Man Moses)," Os 7 Cabeludos", "Eu Sou Fã Do Monoquini" and "Eu Não Quero Ver Você Triste," partnerships with Erasmo Carlos –and "" with the hits "Quero Que Vá Tudo Pro Inferno ", "Lobo Mau," "O Feio" (Getúlio Cortes) and "Não É Papo Pra Mim."

In 1966 Roberto Carlos presented the programs "Roberto Carlos à Noite", "Opus 7", "Jovem Guarda em Alta Tensão" e "Todos os Jovens do Mundo", at TV Record, all of them short-lived. That year would be marked by a fight that nearly ended the partnership between Roberto and Erasmo Carlos. The reason for the split was a failure of production of the "Show in Si Monal ..." TV Record, which paid homage to Erasmo. The production was to present a pot-pourri of Erasmo's most famous compositions, including "Parei na Contramão" and "Quero Que Vá Tudo Pro Inferno ". The controversy was created because of these songs were composed in partnership with Roberto Carlos, but the credits were given only to Erasmo. The two quarreled, and the partnership was suspended for more than one year. During this period, Roberto wrote "We There Yet?" and "Namoradinha de Um Amigo Meu" were released on the LP "Roberto Carlos" that year (the album still had the hits "Eu Te Darei O Céu," "Esqueça", "Negro Gato" (Getúlio Cortes) and "Nossa Canção" (Luiz Airão).[]

In 1967, the friendship between Roberto and Erasmo was shaken, though the two still presented – along with Wanderléa – the "Jovem Guarda" show on TV Record. Roberto Carlos wrote his own hits like "Como É Grande Meu Amor Por Você" "Corro Demais", "Quando" and "De vale tudo isso?", which would be released on the LP "" soundtrack of movie with the same name, released the following year. The film was produced and directed by Roberto Farias and featured Roberto Carlos as protagonist, with  and  in the cast. The film became a box office success in the Brazilian cinema. With his many professional commitments, Roberto could not finish the lyrics for "Eu Sou Terrível," which was to be the starting soundtrack of the feature. He asked his former partner Erasmo Carlos, who helped finalize the lyrics. Thus, friendship and partnership between the two resumed. Later that year, Roberto Carlos had his first performances abroad, in  (France) and participated in several Brazilian Popular Music festivals. He placed fifth with the song Maria Carnaval e Cinzas" (Luís Carlos Paraná). Some persons objected to the presence of a Jovem Guarda icon.[]

In 1968 the LP "" was released. A transition record in the singer's career, the album had influences in U.S. black music (soul / funk) and scored several hits, like "Se Você Pensa", "Eu Te Amo, Te Amo, Te Amo" ,"É Meu É Meu É Meu " ," As Canções que você Fez Pra Mim "(all partnerships with Erasmo Carlos)," Ciúmes De Você "(Luiz Ayrão) and "Eu Não Vou Deixar Você Tão Só "(Marcos Antonio). Later that year, Roberto Carlos became the first and only Brazilian to win the  (Italy), with the song "Canzone Per Te",  and . The singer would definitely change his style in 1969. The album "Roberto Carlos" was marked by a greater romanticism instead of the traditional themes typical of the Jovem Guarda youth. Among the successes of this LP are As Curvas da Estrada De Santos, Sua Estupidez and As Flores do Jardim de Nossa Casa, all partnerships with Erasmo Carlos. Later that year, he starred in , the second film directed by Roberto Farias and new success at the box office.

1970s and 80s[]

The 1970 decade was marked by the end of the Jovem Guarda and the bolstering the prestige of Roberto Carlos as a romantic artist in Brazil and abroad (USA, Europe and Latin America). The singer became the artist who would sell more albums in the country. Several of his songs were recorded by artists as ,  and . In 1970, the singer made a successful series of shows in Canecão. Later that year, it launched the yearbook, which brought such hits as "Ana", "Veste A Roupa Meu Bem" and "Jesus Cristo", a song which also marked his approach to religion.

The following year, Roberto Carlos a 300 km Por Hora',' the last movie starring the singer, was released also a great national success. Also in 1971, Roberto Carlos, the album was released, featuring hits like Detalhes, Amada Amante, Todos Estão Surdos, Debaixo dos Caracóis dos Seus Cabelos (homage to Caetano Veloso) and Como Dois E Dois (Caetano). The album "Roberto Carlos" in 1972, resonated with A Montanha and Quando As Crianças Saírem de Férias in addition to being the first LP to reach the milestone of one million copies sold, and "Roberto Carlos" 1973, with "Rotina" and "Proposta". On December 24, 1974,  aired a special show with singer, who got huge ratings. From that year, the program would be aired every year, always at the end of the year.

In 1975, the hit would be "Além do Horizonte". The following year the singer would record the new LP in the  in New York. The album spawned the songs "Ilegal, Imoral e Engorda" and "Os Seus Botões." In 1977, Roberto Carlos recorded "Muito Romântico" (Caetano Veloso) and "Cavalgada", released the Christmas album and reached the first places on the charts. The following year, Roberto Carlos (1978) was released, which featured the songs "Café da Manhã," "Força Estranha" (Caetano Veloso) and "Lady Laura" – the latter dedicated to his mother. The album sold one million five hundred thousand copies. In addition to albums that sold more than 1 million copies a year, the shows from Roberto Carlos were also played, in 1978, the singer toured the country for six months, always with crowded houses. When he visited Mexico in 1979, Pope John Paul II was greeted with the song "Amigo", sung by a choir of children. The event was broadcast live to hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Roberto also engaged in support of the UN International Year of the Child.

In the early 1980s, took part in another campaign, this time for the International Year of the Disabled. In 1981, the singer made international tours and recorded the first album in English – others would be released in Spanish, Italian and French. He also recorded the annual disc, which featured hits like "Emoções", "Cama e Mesa" and "As Baleias." In 1982, Maria Bethânia participated in the yearbook, the duet "Amiga." It was the first time the singer invited another artist to participate in the recordings on the disc. Roberto Carlos (1982) also had the hit song "Fera Ferida", another collaboration with Erasmo.

After his first decade of success, Carlos moved towards a more serious,  approach to singing, whilst consistently continuing to score hits in his country and throughout Latin America, as well as in , Spain and . In the 1980s, Roberto Carlos also began recording in English and French (he had already recorded albums in Spanish, Italian, and, naturally,). He went on to win the Globo de Cristal trophy[], awarded by CBS to Brazilian artists who sell more than five million copies outside Brazil. At the same time, his albums continued to break records in his country. Caminhoneiro (1984) aired 3,000 times in a single day, soon topped by his own Verde e Amarelo (1985), with 3,500 airings. In 1985 he participated in the campaign to help children in Latin America, in the songCantarê Cantarás he performed with Julio Iglesias, , ,  among others. He won the 1988 Grammy for Best Latin American Singer and the following year he reached the top of Billboard's Latin charts. Also in 1989, had a great impact with "Amazonia". In the traditional year-end special Rede Globo sang hits like Outra Vez alongside Simone.

In 1986, Carlos performed at  in New York and two years later became one of the only Brazilians ever to win a  in the category of  withRoberto Carlos / Tolo. In 1998, due to the illness of his wife Maria Rita, Roberto Carlos had to reconcile the disc recording and support for the annual wife hospitalized in São Paulo. His yearly record,that almost was not released, had only four new songs, including "O Baile da Fazenda", a partnership with Erasmo Carlos and was attended special Dominguinhos. In 1999, the worsening state of health of Maria Rita, followed by her death in December of that year, made the singer failed to make the traditional end of year special on Rede Globo and to record a new album. The record company Sony has just launched The 30 Greatest Hits (Vol. 1 and 2), paired with a collection of greatest hits and a career of Roberto unprecedented track, the religious "Todas As Nossas Senhoras," written with Erasmo.

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