Raimundo Roberto Morhy Barbosa (born 27 February 1955 in
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
,
Pará
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) is a Brazilian
Lambada singer and composer.
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Life
Beto Barbosa comes from a Lebanese family and began a musical career in his hometown Belém. His first big successes took place after his move to Fortaleza
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...
, Ceará, where he also participated in political campaigns.
In the 1980s Beto Barbosa became famous with his piece "Adocica" and thus founded together with the band Kaoma
Kaoma was a French-Brazilian band formed in 1988 by Loalwa Braz (lead vocals), Chyco Dru (bass), Jacky Arconte (guitar), Jean-Claude Bonaventure (keyboard), Michel Abihssira (drums and percussion) and Fania (backing vocals). Dru is from Martini ...
the Lambada boom. During his career he won numerous awards and accolades, including, as the only singer from northern Brazil, the coveted Troféu Imprensa as the best singer. To date he has recorded 22 albums and sold 6 million records.Elvis Presley
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. Privately, he had to endure several blows: His 28-year-old daughter died in 2010 from an unknown bacterial infection and years later he was diagnosed with cancer.
In 2022, he performed cosplayed as a boto
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Classificatio ...
in the reality singing competition '' The Masked Singer Brasil''.
Covers
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History
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as "Esa Morena".
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Discography
* Atos e Fatos (1985)
* Símbolo Perfeito (1987)
* Adocica (1988)
* Preta (1990)
* Dona (1991)
* Cigana do Amor (1992)
* Neguinha (1993)
* Ritmos (1994)
* Navegar (1995)
* Dança do Mel (1996)
* Beijo Selvagem (1997)
* Girando no Salão (1998)
* Ao Vivo – Dance e Balance (1999)
* Dance e Balance com o Beto Barbosa (2000)
* Forroneirando (2000)
* Claridade (2001)
* Grandes Sucessos e Inéditas (2002)
* Balada: Uma Explosão de Alegria (2003)
* Overdose de Amor (2005)
* Só as Melhores (2008)
References
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Living people
1955 births
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian composers
Brazilian people of Lebanese descent
People from Belém
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers