Roberto Leal (singer)
António Joaquim Fernandes (November 27, 1951 – September 15, 2019), known as Roberto Leal, was a Portuguese-Brazilian singer-songwriter. He sold more than 17 million albums, and received 30 golden records and 5 platinum records.[1] He was born in Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal.
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In an opinion poll by Datafolha in Rio de Janeiro, asking what was the first famous Portuguese person people could think of, Leal came in first, with 15%, ahead of Pedro Álvares Cabral (9%) and Luís de Camões (4%).[2] Some of Leal best known songs are: "Bate o Pé", "Clareou", "O Vinho de Meu Amor", and "Marrabenta".
In 2007 and 2010, he released albums both in Portuguese and Mirandese languages.[3][4]
In January 2019, Leal revealed that he had skin cancer.[5] He died at the age of 67 on September 15, 2019 at a São Paulo hospital. The cause of death was kidney failure caused by skin cancer-related medicine.[6]
References
change- ↑ Roberto Leal em mirandês Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Jornal de Notícias, September 24, 2007. Accessed October 15, 2007. (in Portuguese)
- ↑ "Ninguém" é o português mais famoso no Brasil, Folha Online. Accessed October 15, 2007. (in Portuguese)
- ↑ "Roberto Leal - Canto Da Terra". Discogs.
- ↑ "Roberto Leal - Raíç Raíz/Virou Mania". Discogs.
- ↑ "Roberto Leal luta contra cancro e perde visão: "Sei que o amor vencerá toda a dor"". vidas.pt (in Portuguese). January 2, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Aos 67 anos, morre o cantor português Roberto Leal". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.