Brazilian singer Loalwa Braz
Vieira, a member of the Kaoma group, died at the age of 63.
Known for the planetary tube La Lambada, Loalwa Braz Vieira was found dead carbonized in her car in Saquerema, on the coast of the region of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Thursday 19 January, revealed a police source. The Brazilian singer, a member of the Kaoma group, was 63 years old.
"Yes, I can confirm that," said a policeman from the local police
station, without providing further details in the near future. According to
local media, the body of the singer was found charred inside her burned
vehicle, not far from her home, in the night from Wednesday to Thursday.Known for the planetary tube La Lambada, Loalwa Braz Vieira was found dead carbonized in her car in Saquerema, on the coast of the region of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Thursday 19 January, revealed a police source. The Brazilian singer, a member of the Kaoma group, was 63 years old.
An autopsy soon practiced
The presence of two armed men was reported near the house of the singer at night, according to the G1 information site, citing "preliminary information" from the local military police. But it was still premature to establish a formal link with the death, according to the investigators quoted.
The local fire brigade was called for the first time in the night to intervene on a fire in the house of the singer. She quickly received a second call signaling the burning of a nearby vehicle. It is inside this car belonging to the singer that the body of the latter was found. An autopsy was to be performed during the day.
The presence of two armed men was reported near the house of the singer at night, according to the G1 information site, citing "preliminary information" from the local military police. But it was still premature to establish a formal link with the death, according to the investigators quoted.
The local fire brigade was called for the first time in the night to intervene on a fire in the house of the singer. She quickly received a second call signaling the burning of a nearby vehicle. It is inside this car belonging to the singer that the body of the latter was found. An autopsy was to be performed during the day.
"Complicated confusion
with shady types"
"It is sad, it was a warm, friendly, but also fragile woman who has suffered a lot and passed through many trials," said Ricardo Vilas, a Brazilian singer exiled in France under the Brazilian military dictatorship. 'Later known in Paris.
"She had suddenly earned a lot of money and gained a world-wide celebrity, and she was not prepared for it, so she was embroiled in complicated confusions with shady guys who gravitated around her with money from the Lambada , She had bought a castle, but then she had problems with the tax authorities. She was fascinated by a boxer who beat her, "he says.
"She was a very good singer, a real voice", remembers Ricardo Vilas, marked by his generosity: in 1997, she had agreed to sing for free a piece of the song "Samba e Futebol", which he composed And launched in France before the 1998 World Cup.
"It is sad, it was a warm, friendly, but also fragile woman who has suffered a lot and passed through many trials," said Ricardo Vilas, a Brazilian singer exiled in France under the Brazilian military dictatorship. 'Later known in Paris.
"She had suddenly earned a lot of money and gained a world-wide celebrity, and she was not prepared for it, so she was embroiled in complicated confusions with shady guys who gravitated around her with money from the Lambada , She had bought a castle, but then she had problems with the tax authorities. She was fascinated by a boxer who beat her, "he says.
"She was a very good singer, a real voice", remembers Ricardo Vilas, marked by his generosity: in 1997, she had agreed to sing for free a piece of the song "Samba e Futebol", which he composed And launched in France before the 1998 World Cup.
A fulgurating and ephemeral world celebrity
Coming from a family of musicians, Loalwa Braz had embarked on a solo career after her adventure with the Kaoma group which had offered her a fulgurante and ephemeral world celebrity. Inspired by the Bolivian tube, Llorando fueled, her song La Lambada had sold 15 million copies worldwide since its release in 1989. In France, where Loalwa Braz lived for several years, the tube had sold to 700,000 copies.
The Brazilian singer released several albums in the years 2000, Recomeçar and Ensolarado. A multi-talented artist, she sang in Portuguese, English and French, collaborating throughout her career with Gilberto Gil, Tim Maia and Emilio Santiago. She also lent her voice for the main song of the film Dis-Moi Yes, directed by Alexandre Arcady, composed by Philippe Sarde.
Coming from a family of musicians, Loalwa Braz had embarked on a solo career after her adventure with the Kaoma group which had offered her a fulgurante and ephemeral world celebrity. Inspired by the Bolivian tube, Llorando fueled, her song La Lambada had sold 15 million copies worldwide since its release in 1989. In France, where Loalwa Braz lived for several years, the tube had sold to 700,000 copies.
The Brazilian singer released several albums in the years 2000, Recomeçar and Ensolarado. A multi-talented artist, she sang in Portuguese, English and French, collaborating throughout her career with Gilberto Gil, Tim Maia and Emilio Santiago. She also lent her voice for the main song of the film Dis-Moi Yes, directed by Alexandre Arcady, composed by Philippe Sarde.
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