Sidney Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro, 19 de july 1953) - “Sidney Magal” is an artistic name.
Sidney was born in a family of artists. He started singing in TV shows for kids and after that he started at night clubs. The surname “Magal” came during an european travel. |At the 70s he shows up as an singer of “brega” songs, sensuals and romantics ones, shaking up his fans. The first great album was a single with the song “Se Te Agarro Com Outro Te Mato” (If I Catch You Cheating I’ll Kill You). Mixing cigans elements, disco music and latin music, he becomes a star in popular TV shows.|He acted in the movie “Amor Latino” (Latin Love) as himself. |The shows are always full of girls, and some times at the end they try to reach Magal and take his clothes off as souvenirs. |He tried to change his image at 90s using jazz and bossa nova with an orchestra.
The best singles are: “Sandra Rosa Madalena”, “Meu Sangue Ferve por Você” (My Blood Is Hot For You, in a free translation), “Tenho” (I Got) e “Me Chama que Eu Vou” (Call Me and I’ll Go).| |
