Nara Leão de Carvalho Cardoso

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Nara Leão de Carvalho Cardoso, known as Nara Leão, was a Brazilian singer and key figure in the development of bossa nova and Música Popular Brasileira in the 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian singer
MPB singer
bossa nova musician
human
activeYearsStart early 1960s
alsoKnownAs "musa da bossa nova"
associatedWith Carlos Lyra
Chico Buarque
João Gilberto
MPB-4
linked to: MPB

Roberto Menescal
Vinicius de Moraes
linked to: Vinícius de Moraes
birthName Nara Lofego Leão
linked to: Nara Leão
causeOfDeath brain tumor
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
dateOfBirth 1942-01-19
dateOfDeath 1989-06-07
ethnicGroup Brazilian of Italian descent
familyBackground middle-class family
genre Música Popular Brasileira
bossa nova
samba
hasSibling Dori Leão
influenced Brazilian popular music in the 1960s
instrument voice
knownFor being a key figure in the development of Música Popular Brasileira
being a key figure in the development of bossa nova
languageOfWork Portuguese
movement Música Popular Brasileira
bossa nova
name Nara Leão
notableWork album "Dez Anos Depois" (1971)
album "Nara Pede Passagem" (1966)
album "Nara" (1964)
album "Opinião de Nara" (1964)
album "Vento de Maio" (1967)
occupation singer
participatedIn show "Opinião"
placeOfBirth Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
linked to: Vitória
placeOfDeath Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
linked to: Rio de Janeiro
politicalEngagement opposition to Brazilian military dictatorship
recordLabel Philips Records
PolyGram
residence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
linked to: Rio de Janeiro
spouse Cacá Diegues
vocalStyle intimate
soft

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Cardoso hasNotableBearer Nara Leão de Carvalho Cardoso