Reginaldo Rossi | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos |
Born | Recife, Brazil | 14 February 1944
Origin | Recife |
Died | 20 December 2013 | (aged 69)
Genres | Brega, brazilian rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1964–2013 |
Labels | 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]
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]
Reginaldo Rossi | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos |
Born | Recife, Brazil | 14 February 1944
Origin | Recife |
Died | 20 December 2013 | (aged 69)
Genres | Brega, brazilian rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1964–2013 |
Labels | 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]
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]