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| Background information | |
| Born | Almir Eduardo Melke Sater (1956-11-14)14 November 1956 (age 69) Campo Grande,Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Instrument | Viola caipira |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Velas |
Almir Eduardo Melke Sater (born 14 November 1956) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor.
Born inCampo Grande,Mato Grosso do Sul, Sater went to Rio de Janeiro when was 20 to attend the Law School ofUniversidade Cândido Mendes.[1] Influenced byTião Carreiro & Pardinho,Tonico & Tinoco, Délio & Delinha,[1] he started his singing career under the pseudonym Lupe in a duo called Lupe and Lampião.[2] After being featured onTetê Espíndola's band Lírio Selvagem in 1979, which was dissolved the same year, his composition, "Sonhos guaranis", was recorded bySérgio Reis in 1980.[2]
His debut studio album was published in 1981 byContinental Records and mixedsertanejo withblues and local genres likeParaguayan polka,guarania andchamamé.[2] In 1982 he started to write collaboratively withRenato Teixeira, a frequent contributor.[2] In 1986, he debuted as an actor onOzualdo Candeias's filmAs Bellas da Billings.[2] He acted onRede Manchete'sPantanal in 1990. In addition his song "Tocando em Frente" performed byMaria Bethânia won the awards for Song of the Year in the Special Category and Best Song in the MPB Category at the 1991 Sharp Awards.[3]Renato Teixeira, one of the singer-songwriters who composed the song, considered it "the basis of country music, which inspires music throughout Brazil".[4] On the other hand, Extra.Globo considered it to be "a pearl of country music."[5] In the following year, he starred onA História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão.[2] He was one of the best-selling composers of record label Velas in the 1990s.[6][7] After a ten-year hiatus, Sater released7 Sinais in 2007.[8]
His album+AR (withRenato Teixeira) was ranked as the 44th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition ofRolling Stone magazine[9] and among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2018 by theSão Paulo Association of Art Critics.[10]
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