Marcelo Jeneci (born April 7, 1982), also known

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as Jeneci, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist and accordionist. He was nominated for the

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for ''De Graça''. In the same year, he received the APCA Award for "Best Composer".

Biography

Jeneci was born in the Guaianases district of

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on April 7, 1982. He had his first music lessons with his father, who worked as a repairman for musical instruments, and began his career in 2000 as an accordionist for singer

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's live band. He was also a backing musician for

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and

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. His first success as a composer came in 2008 with "Amado", a collaboration with

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which was included in the soundtrack of

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's ''

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'' ''

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''. He co-wrote songs alongside Arnaldo Antunes, Zé Miguel Wisnik and Luiz Tatit, and was also a collaborator for British duo

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. His debut album, ''Feito pra Acabar'', came out in 2010 and had a positive reception. His songs continued to be featured in Rede Globo's ''telenovelas'', such as "Quarto de Dormir" (in ''

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'', 2012), ''Feito pra Acabar'' (in ''

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'', 2013), ''Um de Nós'' (in ''

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'', 2014) and "Veja (Margarida)", a

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cover (in ''

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'', 2016). His second album, ''De Graça'', came out in 2013. In 2015 he recorded "Dia a Dia, Lado a Lado" alongside

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, afterwards embarking with her on a nationwide tour.Tulipa Ruiz e Marcelo Jeneci lançam música e anunciam shows juntos
G1, 15 de dezembro de 2015

References in popular culture

Jeneci is alluded in

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's song "Jeneci, Kassin, Tulipa", off his 2018 album ''

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'', alongside

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and

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeneci, Marcelo 1982 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian male singers 21st-century Brazilian singers Brazilian male guitarists Brazilian accordionists Música Popular Brasileira singers Musicians from São Paulo Brazilian male singer-songwriters