Carlos Gonzaga Explained

Carlos Gonzaga
Birth Name:José Gonzaga Ferreira
Birth Date:10 February 1924
Birth Place:Paraisópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Death Place:Velletri, Italy
Occupation:Singer
Instrument:Voice
Years Active:1958–20??

José Gonzaga Ferreira (10 February 1924 – 25 August 2023), better known as Carlos Gonzaga, was a Brazilian singer who had national success with the 1958 version of the song "Diana".[1] [2]

Life and career

José Gonzaga Ferreira was born on 10 February 1924 in the city of Paraisópolis, in the south of Minas Gerais, where he lived with his family throughout his childhood and adolescence. He started working early where the activity he liked to do most was carry the bags of travelers arriving in the city, from the train station to the central hotel.[3]

In early adulthood he looked for better job opportunities in larger cities in the Paraíba Valley, such as Itajubá, Campos do Jordão, and São José dos Campos. At the end of the 1940s, he decided to move to the central region of the city of São Paulo. He settled down without many resources in the Cambuci region where he worked in a company that manufactures chairs for salons and barbershops.[4] Despite having made some amateur musical performances in his childhood and adolescence in his hometown, it was in the city of São Paulo that he participated for the first time in a freshman program.[5]

Encouraged by colleagues and acquaintances who were impressed with his vocal tuning, he continued to participate in freshman programs, having won first place in competitions several times. His victories began to draw attention and at that time he managed to be hired as a regular singer on Rádio Tupi in São Paulo. His recordings of versions of the songs "Oh! Carol", "Bat Masterson" and "Cavaleiros do Céu" were also successful. He resided in the city of Santo André in the state of São Paulo from the 1980s on.[6]

Carlos Gonzaga died on 25 August 2023, at the age of 99.[7]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bode.io . Programa volta ao ar com nova homenagem à Jovem Guarda . 6 May 2023 . Globo Imprensa . pt.
  2. https://farofafa.com.br/2023/08/25/morre-carlos-gonzaga-interprete-de-diana-pioneiro-heroi-negro-do-rocknroll/ Morre Carlos Gonzaga, intérprete de ‘Diana’, pioneiro herói negro do rock’n’roll
  3. Book: Gayangos, Pascual de . Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Spanish Language in the British Museum . 1875 . order of the Trustees . es.
  4. Book: Manzoni, Alessandro . Lucia, the betrothed: From the Italian . 1834 . G. Dearborn . en.
  5. Book: Leti, Gregorio . L'amore di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantoa, e della contessa Margarita Della Rovere . 1666 . Appresso Fabio Fabi . it.
  6. Web site: Carlos Gonzaga completa 99 anos de Idade . 6 May 2023 . en-US.
  7. News: Medeiros . Jotabê . Morre Carlos Gonzaga, intérprete de ‘Diana’, pioneiro herói negro do rock’n’roll . 26 August 2023 . Farofafá . 25 August 2023.

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