Nelson Gonçalves
Nelson Gonçalves (June 21, 1919 – April 18, 1998) was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born Antônio Gonçalves Sobral in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, he was raised in São Paulo. As a young man, he worked at a variety of menial jobs, including boxing, before embarking on a career in music that saw him become one of the most popular Brazilian radio singers of the 1950s. Nelson Gonçalves had a very productive collaboration with lyricist Adelino Moreira and recorded numerous successful albums. One of the great crooners of the day, he gained an international following and appeared at venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Nelson sold more than 62 million albums around the globe and is the second best-selling Brazilian artist of all time, behind Roberto Carlos (77 million). His personal life was sometimes filled with turmoil, and at one time, a cocaine addiction almost destroyed his career. Despite having an outstanding singing voice, he was known to have a stutter in his regular speech. Nelson Gonçalves died of a heart attack at the age of 79. On his passing, Nelson Gonçalves was buried at Cemitério São João Batista in Rio de Janeiro. In 2001, director Elizeu Ewald filmed a docu-drama about his life. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 21, 1919 (Santana do Livramento), Died April 18, 1998 (Rio de Janeiro)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1943
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | S-052292 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Formosa mulher | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal group and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052405 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Podia ser pior | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052800 | 10-in. | 7/7/1943 | Ai amor | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052801 | 10-in. | 7/7/1943 | Sempre em meu coração | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gonçalves, Nelson," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110737.
Gonçalves, Nelson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110737.
"Gonçalves, Nelson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gonçalves, Nelson - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98016051
Wikidata: Nelson Gonçalves - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5110234
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69130964
MusicBrainz: Nelson Gonçalves - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2dd3f1d4-33da-4bca-b20a-eec0f9ffabdb
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