Celso Fonseca (born November 15, 1956) is a Brazilian composer, producer, guitarist and singer. He is noted as part of the

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since the 1980s, initially as accompanist and composer, then producer, and since the mid–1990s as an artist in his own right. Celso Fonseca was born in

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. He began on guitar at age 12 and by 19 dedicated himself to music as a profession. He counts

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as an influence. In the beginning of the 1980s he worked as guitarist for

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. In 1983 his collaboration with composer Ronaldo Bastos began. Their song “Sorte” was recorded by

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and

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and later gave the title for Fonsecas second album in 1994. In 1986 he had released a first recording ''Minha Cara'' the same year he began to work as a producer for other musicians, debuting with an album by Vinícius Cantuária followed by productions for Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Virgínia Rodrigues,

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, Daúde and others. He also worked with

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and many more. His third collaborative album with Ronaldo Bastos ''Juventude / Slow Motion Bossa Nova'' was nominated for two

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as Best MPB Album and the song “A Voz do Coração” as Best Brazilian Song. His best-known international releases so far are the two albums he has recorded for

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' sublabel Ziriguiboom: ''Natural'' (2003) and ''Rive Gauche Rio'' (2005).

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/ref> Fonseca was nominated again in 2016, earning three nominations for the

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. The nominations were Song of the Year for "Céu", Best MPB Album for ''Like Nice'' and Best Engineered Album, also for ''Like Nice''.

Discography

* ''Minha Cara'' (WEA, 1986) * ''Sorte'' (Dubas, 1994) with Ronaldo Bastos * ''O Som do Sim'' (Natasha, 1995) * with Ronaldo Bastos – ''Paradiso'' (Dubas, 1997) with arrangements by Eduardo Souto Neto and

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, and guest vocalist

* with Ronaldo Bastos – ''Juventude / Slow Motion Bossa Nova'' (Dubas, 2001) * ''Natural'' (Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees, 2003) with guest vocalist

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* ''Rive Gauche Rio'' (Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees, 2005) with guest artist

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* ''Feriado'' (EMI Brazil, 2007) * ''Ao Vivo'' (EMI Brazil, 2008) with guest vocalists

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and

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* ''Página Central'' (rec. 2007, Biscoito Fino, 2009) with

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* ''Voz e Violão'' (Universal, 2010) solo concert recording * with Ronaldo Bastos – ''Liebe Paradiso'' (Dubas/Membran, 2011) with guest vocals by

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, Milton Nascimento,

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a.o. * ''No Meu Filme'' (Universal, 2011) * ''Like Nice'' (Universal, 2015) * ''Nossa Musica'' (Joia Moderna, 2021)

References

External links

Albums by Fonseca on Dubas Records
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