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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Milton Nascimento is a prominent Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known globally as one of the most influential and talented brazilian musicians. Elis Regina once stated that "if God had a voice, it would be Milton's".
Known for
- Milton Bituca Nascimento — Self2025
- Nothing Like Before – The Music of Clube da Esquina — Self2024
- They Shot the Piano Player — Self (voice)2023
- Lô Borges - Toda Essa Água — Self2023
- Milton Nascimento: A Última Sessão de Música — Self2022
- Som Brasil apresenta — Self2022
- Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil — Self2020
- Transversal do Tempo — Self (archive footage)2020
- Ney - À Flor da Pele — Self2020
- Milton e o Clube da Esquina — Self - Host2020
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1942
Discography
- Travessia1967
- Courage1968
- Milton Nascimento1969
- Milton Nascimento1969
- Milton1970
- Clube da Esquina1972
- Milagre dos peixes1973
- Milagre dos peixes (gravado ao vivo)1974
- Minas1975
- Geraes1976
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- 675,413
- Total plays
- 26,414,546
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Milton Nascimento (born 26 October, 1942) is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist, who is considered one of the foremost icons of Brazilian popular music. His work spans a multitude of genres, from contemporary folk to jazz, and is often rooted in the traditional and indigenous music of the country. Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, and grew up in Três Pontas, Minas Gerais. His mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. When he was just a few months old <a href="https://www.la
Key facts
- Also known as
- Bituca
- Born
- ( 1942-10-26 ) October 26, 1942 (age 83) , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Origin
- Três Pontas , Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Genres
- MPB pop rock rock and roll jazz soft rock afrobeat worldbeat adult contemporary
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter guitarist
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar piano
- Years active
- 1962–2025
- Labels
- Warner Music Brazil Universal Music Brazil Sony Music Brazil Philips Mercury CTI EMI Music Brazil Warner Bros. Records Blue Note / EMI Records Nonesuch / Elektra Records
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Milton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- cello
- Record label
- Warner Music Group
- Official website
- www.miltonnascimento.com.br
- Image
- Milton do Nascimento (1972).tif
- Residence
- Rio de Janeiro
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Milton Nascimento
- date of birth
- 1942-10-26
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- nickname
- Bituca
- medical condition
- dementia with Lewy bodies
- ethnic group
- Black people
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Encyclopedic overview
Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmiwtõ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɐ̃puz du nasiˈmẽtu]; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Nascimento has recorded 32 studio albums and has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album for his album Nascimento in 1998, and twelve Brazilian Music Awards. He has collaborated with various artists including Björk, Pat Metheny, Caetano Veloso, and Elis Regina.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Milton Nascimento” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.