Teixeirinha
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Teixeirinha (March 3, 1927 - December 4, 1985), given name Vitor Mateus Teixeira, was a Brazilian musician. Teixeirinha is the diminutive form of the common Portuguese-language surname of Teixeira, is one of the greatest Brazilian artists, Teixeirinha was the first artist in the world to sell 1 million copies of a disc of only one recorded song, called "o Rei do Disco" by this record sales, currently has sold 130 million copies.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
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- Brazil
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 1985
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Teixeirinha was a brazilian gaúcho musician and composer from Rio Grande do Sul. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Teixeirinha">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- date of birth
- 1927-03-03
- date of death
- 1985-12-05
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- Teixeirinha
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
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Teixeirinha (March 3, 1927 - December 4, 1985), given name Vitor Mateus Teixeira, was a Brazilian musician. Teixeirinha is the diminutive form of the common Portuguese-language surname of Teixeira, is one of the greatest Brazilian artists, Teixeirinha was the first artist in the world to sell 1 million copies of a disc of only one recorded song, called "o Rei do Disco" by this record sales, currently has sold 130 million copies.
The song to sell 1 million copies was "Coração de Luto", was rerecorded by several Brazilian artists, including the duo Milionário & José Rico, and the singer Sérgio Reis, as well as a re-recording made by a Spanish singer named Chacho Santa Cruz.