Jair Rodrigues M. Oliveira (Jairzinho Oliveira, born March 17, 1975 in

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) is a Brazilian composer, singer and producer. He is the son of the late Brazilian

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Jair Rodrigues Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (February 6, 1939 – May 8, 2014) was a Brazilian musician and singer. He is the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also followed in his footsteps and became musicians. Biography Born in Igarapava, Rodri ...

and brother to singer

Luciana Mello Luciana Mello (born January 22, 1979) is a Brazilian singer and professional dancer. Mello began her musical training early in life, taking voice and dance lessons. As a child, she sang in choirs and later performed in musicals. She emerged on ...

. In the early 1980s Jair was a co-star on the Brazilian

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's television program

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("Magic Balloon"). The show's cast were also members of the musical group

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("The Magic Balloon Gang") which sold over 13 million copies. During the 1990s Jair moved to the

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where he enrolled at

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, in Boston, to study

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& Engineering and Music Business, graduating in 1998. Projeto Artistas Reunidos (United Artists Project) was a collaboration of

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artists that fused classic

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and

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with

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and

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. Members included Oliveira's sister, Luciana Mello, João Marcelo Bôscoli,

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, Daniel Carlomagno and brothers Max de Castro and Wilson Simoninha. In

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, his album ''Selfie'' was nominated for the

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Personal life

Jair is married to

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. They have two children.

Discography

; Albums with

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* '' Jairzinho & Simony'' (in

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) (1987) * 2001: ''Disritmia'' (Trama) * 2002: ''Outro'' (Trama) * 2002: ''Brazilian Love Affair'' (Far Out) * 2003: ''3.1'' (Trama) * 2003: ''3.2'' (Trama) * 2006: ''Simples'' (Unimar) * 2010: ''Sambazz'' (Som Livre) With

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*''

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'' (Winter & Winter, 2001)

Filmography

References

External links

Official Record Company siteTrama RecordsJair's BlogS de Samba
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Jair 1975 births Living people Berklee College of Music alumni Male actors from São Paulo Brazilian male film actors Música Popular Brasileira singers Brazilian child singers 21st-century Brazilian singers