Wilson Simonal

Simonal
Born (1938-02-23)February 23, 1938[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died June 25, 2000(2000-06-25) (aged 62)
São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Website 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 Sérgio 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 2 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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