Wilson Simonal

Simonal
Born February 23, 1938[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died June 25, 2000 (aged 62)
São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Website
http://www.simonal.com

Wilson Simonal de Castro, was a Brazilian singer, born in Rio de Janeiro on February 26, 1939. He also died in Rio de Janeiro on June 25, 2000. He was a singer of a great success in the 1960s and in the first two years of 1970 decade. He was married and had two sons: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Castro both are artists. He also had a daughter, named Patricia.

Although relatively unknown outside of South America, two of his biggest hits were successfully covered by Sergio Mendes-- "Pais Tropical" and "Sá Marina" (the latter as "Pretty World" with English lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman).

Discography

From Studio

Compact

Posthumous and collections

Soundtrack

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ALEXANDER Ricardo. Nem Vem que não Tem - A Vida e o Veneno de Wilson Simonal. São Paulo Globe 2009. ISBN 978-85-250-4728-1.

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