Newton Mendonça

Newton Ferreira de Mendonça (born in Rio de Janeiro on February 14, 1927; died November 22, 1960) was a musician, composer, and lyricist. He began as a pianist in 1950. In 1953 he started working with Antonio Carlos Jobim, something for which he is best known. Mendonça went on to co-compose music and lyrics for Desafinado, Meditação, and Samba de uma nota só. In 1959 he had his first heart attack, but his songs continued gaining attention. In 1960 his second heart attack proved fatal.^[1]

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Name	Mendonca, Newton
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Date of birth	February 14, 1927
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Date of death	November 22, 1960
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