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Brazilian music legend Sérgio Mendes dies at 83

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By Tycoon Herald 3 Min Read Published September 6, 2024
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Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes sits for a portrait at house in Los Angeles on Might 18, 2021.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Sérgio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a world legend, has died after months battling the results of lengthy COVID. He was 83.

The loss of life Thursday of the Brazilian pianist, songwriter and arranger was confirmed in an announcement by his household.

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“His wife and musical partner for the past 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes, was by his side, as were his loving children,” the assertion Friday mentioned. “Mendes last performed in November 2023 to sold out and wildly enthusiastic houses in Paris, London and Barcelona.”

His composition “Mas Que Nada” was one of many songs that helped popularize the Brazilian music style bossa nova worldwide within the Nineteen Sixties.

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In 2006, a contemporary model of the music topped U.S. charts, as carried out by Black Eyed Peas. It was included in his album “Timeless,” produced by will.i.am and that includes Stevie Surprise, Justin Timberlake and the Black Eyed Peas, amongst others.

“Sergio Mendes was my brother from another country,” trumpet participant Herb Alpert wrote on Fb, together with a photograph from a long time in the past, sitting subsequent to Mendes on the piano. “He was a true friend and extremely gifted musician who brought Brazilian music in all its iterations to the entire world with elegance.”

Mendes additionally composed the soundtrack for the movie “Pelé,” that includes saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, and even produced an album recorded by the Brazilian legendary soccer participant.

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Mendes gained the 1992 Grammy Award for Greatest World Music Album for “Brasileiro” and two Latin Grammy Awards. He additionally obtained an Oscar nomination in 2012 for Greatest Unique Tune for “Real in Rio,” from the animated movie “Rio.”

Mendes’ household mentioned they are going to present particulars relating to funeral and memorial companies at a later date.

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