Nelson Ned

Nelson Ned in 2008

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (2 March 1947 in Ubá – 6 January 2014 in Rio de Janeiro) was a famous Brazilian singer from Ubá, Minas Gerais. Nelson built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, "Canción Popular" and performed in the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. His international performances have included Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and mega-events in Mexico. He was the first Latin artist to sell a million records in the U.S. with his hit "Happy Birthday My Darling" in 1974. He did instrumental work for the "Electric Moog Orchestra" in 1977. Since his conversion in 1993, he has only recorded Christian Evangelical songs in both Portuguese, Spanish and some in English. Some of Ned's best-known ballads are "Domingo à Tarde", "Tudo Passará", "Eu Também Sou Sentimental", "Deus Abençoe as Crianças do Brasil", "Medo", and "Feliz Aniversário".

Biography

Nelson Ned was born in 1947 in Ubá, the eldest of seven siblings. He was the only sibling to develop dwarfism; as an adult he was just 1.12 m (44 inches) tall.

Ned married twice, and had three children with his second wife, Maria Aparecida. All three also developed dwarfism: Nelson Ned Junior (1.08 m [42.5 inches]), musician now living in Mexico; Monalisa Ned d'Ávila, doctor, and Ana Veronica Ned Pinto (90 cm [35.5 inches]), singer and acrobat in a Brazilian circus.^[1]

Death

Nelson Ned died at age 66 from pneumonia and cardiac arrest at Rio de Janeiro hospital on 6 January 2014.^[2][3]

Discography

Studio albums

(NOTE to editors: This discography is incomplete, as it only lists some of his albums released in Brazil and Christian repertoire. )

• "Meu Jeito de Amar" (Copacabana – 1969)
• "Tudo Passará" (Copacabana – 1969)
• "Eu também sou Sentimental" (Copacabana – 1970)
• "Nelson Ned, Vol. 1" (Copacabana – 1970)
• "Nelson Ned, Vol. 2" (Copacabana – 1972)
• "Nelson Ned, Vol. 3" (Copacabana – 1973)
• "Perdidamente Apaixonado" (Harmony/CBS – 1982)
• "Caprichoso" (EMI-Odeon – 1984)
• "O Grande Nelson Ned" (Odeon – 1986)
• "Passei da Conta (EMI-Odeon – 1987)
• "Enamorado" (RGE – 1991)
• "Penso em vocé" (RGE – 1992)
• "El Romantico de América" (Movieplay – 1993)

Christian repertoire

In Portuguese

• Nelson Ned – O Poder da Fé Vol. 1
• Nelson Ned – O Poder da Fé Vol. 2 (Copacabana – 1990)
• Nelson Ned – Jesus Está Vivo DE SAHARIE
• Nelson Ned – Glórias A Jesus
• Nelson Ned – Jesus Está Voltando
• Nelson Ned – Jesus Te Ama
• Nelson Ned – Jesus É Vida
• Nelson Ned – Jesus Ressuscitou

In Spanish

• Nelson Ned – Jesús Está Vivo
• Nelson Ned – Jesus Te Ama
• Nelson Ned – Jesucristo Es Vida
• Nelson Ned – Mi Testimonio
• Nelson Ned – Si las flores pudieran hablar

Compilations

• O Melhor de Nelson Ned
• Nelson Ned – Dose Dupla
• Nelson Ned – Compoe e Canta Para Jesus
• Nelson Ned – Louvor e Adoração 2002
• Nelson Ned – 2 Em 1
• Nelson Ned – Warner 30 Anos
• Seleçāo de Ouro (Movieplay – 1992)
• Seleçāo de Ouro – 20 sucessos (Copacabana/EMI Music – 1998)

Videos

VHS

• Nelson Ned – Alabando al Rey (en español)
• Nelson Ned – Alabando Al Rey – Nelson y Otros (en español)
• Nelson Ned – Un Hombre Nuevo – A New Man (en español)
• Nelson Ned – Desde Brasil – Nelson Ned En Dallas (en español)

DVD

• Nelson Ned – Un Hombre Nuevo – New Man (en español)

Books

• Nelson Ned – O Melhor De Nelson Ned
• Nelson Ned – O Pequeno Gigante Da Cancao
• Nelson Ned – El Pequeño Gigante De La Cancion

References

Links

• Nelson Ned profile, allmusic.com; accessed 11 April 2014.
• "The Little Giant of Song"; accessed 11 April 2014.
• "Nelson Ned" profile, Cliquemusic.uol.com.br; accessed 11 April 2014.

External links

• Nelson Ned at the Internet Movie Database