Loalwa Braz

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Type

Person

Country

BR

Active from

1953-06-03

Active to

2017-01-19

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Listeners

369

Total plays

1,854

Loalwa Braz (Loalva, 3 June 1953 – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She was better known as providing the lead vocals for the French pop group Kaoma in their worldwide hit "Lambada". She was fluent in four languages, having recorded songs in her native Portuguese, as well as in Spanish, French and English. Loalwa was born in Rio de Janeiro to a family of musicians: her father was an orchestra leader and her mother, a popular and classical pianist. <a href="https://www.las

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Carrageenans: Biological properties, chemical modifications and structural analysis – A review

   · 2009 · cited 1,237x

2. Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil

   · 2015 · cited 1,014x

3. Injured sensory neuron–derived CSF1 induces microglial proliferation and DAP12-dependent pain

   · 2015 · cited 517x

4. PKC-α regulates cardiac contractility and propensity toward heart failure

   · 2004 · cited 497x

5. Dorsal root ganglion macrophages contribute to both the initiation and persistence of neuropathic pain

   · 2020 · cited 449x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Vieira

Gender

female

Citizenship

Switzerland

Place of birth

Rio de Janeiro

Place of death

Saquarema

Occupation

songwriter

Languages spoken

Spanish

Notable work

Lambada

Genre

zouk

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.loalwabraz.com

Voice type

contralto

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