Reginaldo Rossi Explained

Reginaldo Rossi
Birth Name:Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos
Birth Date:14 February 1944
Birth Place:Recife,
Origin:Recife
Genre:Brega, brazilian rock
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Years Active:1964–2013
Label:EMI

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]

Discography

LPs
Albums

Greatest hits

Cancer and death

On 9 November Rase 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2012/05/reginaldo-rossi-canta-sucessos-que-o-coroaram-rei-do-brega-no-recife.html Reginaldo Rossi canta sucessos que o coroaram 'rei do brega' no Recife
  2. http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/arteelazer,internado-em-recife-reginaldo-rossi-apresenta-melhora,1107850,0.htm Internado em Recife, Reginaldo Rossi apresenta melhora
  3. http://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/musica/noticia/2013/12/reginaldo-rossi-morre-aos-69-anos-de-cancer-no-pulmao.html Reginaldo Rossi morre aos 69 anos de câncer no pulmão