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which he joined in the late 1980s.

Career

Pires began his career playing a new and more appellative style of samba that is known as

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and more romantic too that used to be known as

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and now is known as Samba Romântico. After his rhythm and melody started to become a little more romantic. He crossed the vertent known as "Pagode Romântico" and then he jumped to

his favourite style. The Sambas-canção most famous are "Depois do Prazer" and "Tudo tem A ver" with a lot of influences of Brazilian Country Music ("Sertaneja"). The pagodes that are the most famous are "Quando é Amor", "A barata" and "Mineirinho" produced with the group

. At that time, he received also a lot the influences of Cauby Peixoto,

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and

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, mainly because his father was one of the best friends of Cauby Peixoto, according to a conversation with Pires at TV also edited at the internet. When he finished his last album with the group he produced also Romantic pop and Latin music. After several albums in

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, the band released a very successful album in 1999 titled '' Juegos de Amor''. The album included the hit song "Santo Santo" featuring Gloria Estefan. In 1998, Pires co-starred in the critically panned film ''

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'', alongside his then-girlfriend, Carla Perez. On July 3, 2001, Pires released his first solo album to much success. He has continued to release albums both in Portuguese and in Spanish achieving several hits in Latin charts. In 2007, he released a tribute album to Spanish singer

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. That 2007, he met and had a duet on the song titled "Junto A Ti" with

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from the

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Non-original music

* ''Estrela Cadente'' (Falling Star) – Created after A-ha's ''

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''. * ''Minha Fantasia'' (My Fantasy) – Created after Lenny Kravitz's ''

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''. * ''Eva Meu Amor'' (Eva My Love) – Created after

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's ''

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''. * ''Um Mundo Ideal'' (An Ideal World) – Created after

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's ''

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''. * ''A Musa das Minhas Canções'' (The Diva of My Songs) – Created after

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's '' Spanish Guitar''.

Discography

;Studio albums *''

Alexandre Pires Alexandre Pires do Nascimento (born January 8, 1976) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Pires was previously the singer of group Só Pra Contrariar which he joined in the late 1980s. Career Pires began his career playing a new and more appellat ...

'' (2001) *''Minha Vida, Minha Música'' (2002) *''

Estrella Guía ''Estrella Guía'' (English: ''Guiding Star''), also released as ''Estrela Guia'' for its Brazilian edition, is the third studio album by Brazilian singer Alexandre Pires, released on 18 March 2003 though EMI and BGM. The album was produced by J ...

'' (2003) *'' Alma Brasileira'' (2004) *''Alto-Falante'' (2004) *''Meu Samba'' (2005) *'' A Un Idolo'' (2007) *''Mais Além'' (2010) *''Pecado Original'' (2015) *''Em Casa – Ao Vivo'' (2008) *''Mais Além – Ao Vivo'' (2010) *''Eletrosamba'' (2012)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Alexandre Pires / SPC Official Website

Another Alexandre Pires Biography
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