Lenine is tagged as: mpb, brasil, brazilian, lenine, brazil Singer, composer, arranger, musician and producer - few artists are acknowledged talents in so many different areas. The Recife (capital of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil) - born Lenine has become one of the stars of Brazilian popular music, acclaimed by the public, the press, his fellow artists and tastemakers alike. He is considered one of the standard bearers of the Brazilian scene for the 21st century, combining original music with the rhythm of Northeast Brazil over a base of rock, pop and electronic. Lenine has composed for such Brazilian stars as Gilberto Gil, Daude and Sergio Mendes. In 2005 he was the top winner of Brazil’s TIM Awards, sweeping the categories of Best CD, Best Male Vocalist, Best Male Vocalist (Popular Vote) and Best Song. He has also received two Latin Grammy Awards in 2005 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album and Best Brazilian Song. Lenine specially enjoyed listening to rock all through his teens, until he discovered the album “Clube da Esquina”, by Milton Nascimento, and saw Gilberto Gil (singer, writer, composer and nowadays the Minister of Culture in Brazil) performing. As he turned 18, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, to compete in a music festival. In 1982, Lenine released his first LP, “Baque Solto”, with pa... Read More About Lenine Biography... Send Lenine ringtones to your cell |
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