Durval Lélys (born December 6, 1957) is a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and lyricist. He is best known as the frontman of the
Salvador (Brazil)-based axé band
Asa de Águia
Asa de Águia was a Brazilian axé band from Salvador. It has been on top of the Brazilian charts since its inception. The band was one of the main acts in the Carnival of Salvador, which according to the ''Guinness Book
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. Durval is well known as being one of the main personas from the Brazilian carnival.
Before starting his professional music career, he got a Bachelor's degree in
Architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
from
Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). He enjoys sculpting and designing as side activities. During his leisure time, he’s an avid surfer and practitioner of SwáSthya Yôga. Durval is married and has two children.
1957 births
Living people
20th-century Brazilian male singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
Musicians from Salvador, Bahia
Brazilian male guitarists
Axé singers
Brazilian male singer-songwriters
Brazilian singer-songwriters
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