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.jpg) Lulu Santos in 2018. | |
| Born | Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (1953-05-04)May 4, 1953 (age 71) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, songwriter, music producer |
| Years active | 1973–present |
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| Genres | MPB Pop Brazilian rock Progressive rock Soul Funk Funk rock Electro rock Reggae |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
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Lulu Santos, stage name ofLuiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (born May 4, 1953), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.
Lulu was born inRio de Janeiro. Beginning in theprogressive rock band Vímana, he left the band and embarked on a solo career that produced several hits, such as "Tesouros da Juventude" (a tribute toJohn Lennon, written withNelson Motta), "De Repente Califórnia", "Tempos modernos", "Adivinha o quê", the smash hit "Como uma Onda (Zen-surfismo)", another Lulu Santos/Nelson Motta partnership and "Um certo alguém". The 1984 albumTudo Azul brought the hits "O último romântico" (whose instrumental arrangement was heavily based onGeorge Harrison's song "Greece", from the 1982 albumGone Troppo), "Certas coisas" and the title track.[1]
In 1986, the albumLulu had "Casa" and "Um pro outro".Lulu sold 250,000 copies.[1] The 1988 albumToda Forma de Amor had the optimistic song "A Cura" (with the lyrics "In every port will fly/the old flag of life/In every lighthouse will burn/a glimmer of hope...Strongly defying the notion/That hell is here/There will be/Every race will experience/The cure for all evils"). "A Cura" was the most played song in FM radio in the year.[1] In March 2017, he announced that he was preparing an album in honor of singer Rita Lee's seventieth birthday, initially titledUm belo dia resolvi mudar, an allusion to an excerpt from the song "Agora Só Falta Você," later changed toBaby Baby!, inspired by an excerpt from the song "Ovelha Negra".[2]
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