Sérgio Mendes
Sign in to saveBrazilian musician (1941–2024)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941-02-11
- Died
- 2024-09-06
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Ego
- Judith - o Amor Aos 80
- Qubit
- Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
- The Righteous Brothers show
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sérgio Santos Mendes (born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk.[He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio. Mendes is a unique example of a Brazilian musician…
Known for
- Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi — Self2024
- Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy — Self2021
- Herb Alpert Is... — Self2020
- Rio 2 — Street Vendor (voice)2014
- A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney — Self2012
- Rio — Samba School Director (voice)2011
- Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was — Self (archive footage)2009
- Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world — Self2008
- Legends — Self2006
- Be Cool — Sergio Mendes2005
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 565,337
- Total plays
- 4,366,638
Tags
Bossa Novajazzbraziliansambalatin
Sérgio Mendes (born Sérgio Santos Mendes in Niterói on 11 February 1941; died 6 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician remembered for playing bossa nova, often crossed with funk. His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He had over 55 releases. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film "Rio". Mendes was married to Gracinha Leporace who <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/S%C3%A9rgio+Mende
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>Planck</i>2015 results
· 2016 · cited 9,728x
- <i>Planck</i>2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters
· 2014 · cited 4,978x
- Development of a simple noninvasive index to predict significant fibrosis in patients with HIV/HCV coinfection†‡
· 2006 · cited 4,242x
- Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
· 2021 · cited 4,130x
- BEAST 2.5: An advanced software platform for Bayesian evolutionary analysis
· 2019 · cited 4,007x
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Key dates
- Born
- 11 February 1941
- Died
- 6 September 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Mendes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Niterói
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Gracinha Leporace
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese