Reginaldo Rossi

Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos (14 February 1944 – 20 December 2013), better known by his stage name Reginaldo Rossi, was a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter. He was known as the "King of Brega" (Portuguese: "Rei do brega").[1]

Reginaldo Rossi
Reginaldo Rossi on 26 June 2010 on the Castro Alves Square
Background information
Birth nameReginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos
Born(1944-02-14)14 February 1944
Recife,  Brazil
OriginRecife
Died20 December 2013(2013-12-20) (aged 69)
GenresBrega, Rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1964–2013
LabelsEMI

Discography
LPs
  • 1966 – O pão; Chantecler
  • 1967 – Festa dos pães; Chantecler
  • 1968 – O Quente (1968); Chantecler
  • 1970 – À procura de você; CBS
  • 1971 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
  • 1972 – Nos teus braços; CBS
  • 1973 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
  • 1974 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
  • 1976 – Reginaldo Rossi; Beverly
  • 1977 – Chega de promessas; CBS
  • 1980 – A volta; EMI
  • 1981 – Cheio de amor; EMI
  • 1982 – A raposa e as uvas'; EMI
  • 1983 – Sonha comigo; EMI
  • 1984– Não consigo te esquecer; EMI
  • 1985 – Só sei que te quero bem; EMI
  • 1986 – Com todo coração; EMI
  • 1987 – Teu melhor amigo; EMI
  • 1989 – Momentos de amor; EMI
  • 1990 – O rei; EMI
  • 1992 – Reginaldo Rossi; Celim
Albums
  • 1997 – Reginaldo Rossi – Tão Sofrido; Polydisc
  • 1998 – Reginaldo Rossi-ao vivo; Polydisc
  • 1999 – Reginaldo Rossi the king; Sony Music
  • 1999 – Popularidade-Reginaldo Rossi; Continental
  • 2000 – Reginaldo Rossi; Sony Music
  • 2001 – Reginaldo Rossi ao vivo; Sony Music
  • 2001 – Para Sempre -Reginaldo Rossi; EMI
  • 2003 – Reginaldo Rossi; EMI
  • 2003 – Ao Vivo, O melhor do brega; Indie Records
  • 2010 – Cabaret do Rossi

Greatest hits
  • Se Meu Amor Não Chegar
  • Garçom (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • A raposa e as uvas (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • O pão (Reginaldo Rossi, Orácio Faustino e Namyr Cury)
  • Deixa de banca (Borogodá version, of Pocker, made by Eduardo Araújo and Ferrer)
  • Tô doidão (Picket e F. Thomas)
  • Mon amour, meu bem, ma femme (Cleide)
  • Era Domingo (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • Ai, Amor (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • Em Plena Lua de Mel (Reginaldo Rossi)
  • Tenta Esquecer (Reginaldo Rossi)

Cancer and death

On 9 November 2013, Rossi a very heavy smoker went through a surgical procedure called thoracentesis removing 2 liters of accumulated fluids between the pleura and the lung.[2] The biopsy revealed on the 11th of the same month the confirmation of lung cancer. Reginaldo Rossi died on 20 December 2013, aged 69, in his hometown of Recife, Pernambuco.[3]

References
  1. Reginaldo Rossi canta sucessos que o coroaram 'rei do brega' no Recife (in Portuguese)
  2. Internado em Recife, Reginaldo Rossi apresenta melhora
  3. Reginaldo Rossi morre aos 69 anos de câncer no pulmão (in Portuguese)


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