Mário Sousa Marques Filho, better known as Noite Ilustrada (April 10, 1928 – July 28, 2003) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and

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. The nickname was given by Zé Trindade, who commanded the musical revue ''Noite Ilustrada'' in

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, Minas Gerais, where the young Mario began his career as a guitarist.

Life and work

He was born in Minas Gerais (Pirapetinga) and moved to

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where he joined the

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. In 1955, along with samba school GRES Portela, was performing in

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and settled there. In 1958, hired by the Rádio Nacional São Paulo and TV Paulista, recorded his first album that included the song "Cara de Boboca". Then came: * ''O Ilustre (1962) * ''Noite Ilustrada'' (1963), with "Volta por Cima", song by Paulo Vanzolini that would become his biggest hit * ''Noite no Rio'' (1964), that included another hit record, "A Flor e o Espinho" by Nelson Cavaquinho,

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and

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* ''Caminhando'' (1965) * ''Depois do Carnaval'' (1966) * ''Noite Ilustrada'' (1969) * ''Samba sem Problemas'' (1970) * ''Noite Ilustrada'' (1971), with "Balada Número 7", another hit later recorded by

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* ''Noite Interpreta Marques Filho'' * ''O Irmão do Samba'' (1973) * ''Samba sem Hora Marcada'' (1974) * ''Não Me Deixe Só'' (1978) * ''O Fino do Samba'' (1981) * ''Eu Sou o Samba'' (1997) – CD In 1984 he moved to

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. In 1994, moved to

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, São Paulo, where he lived til his death in 2003, from lung cancer. He left two unpublished tribute albums, one in honor of Ataulfo Alves and other of

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References

Bibliography

*HOMEM DE MELO, Zuza; MARCONDES, Marcos. ''Enciclopédia da Música Popular Brasileira''. São Paulo: Publifolha, 2000.

External links

Noite Ilustrada at CliqueMusic
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilustrada, Noite 1928 births 2003 deaths Brazilian male guitarists 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Samba musicians 20th-century guitarists