Paulo César dos Santos (6 September 1952 – 14 December 2020), better known as Paulinho, was a Brazilian singer and percussionist, member of the group Roupa Nova. He died at the age of 68, from multiple organ failure after a cardiopulmonary arrest aggravated by

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Career

Paulinho was born on 6 September 1952 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In the early 1970s, Paulinho was a vocalist and percussionist for a Rio dance band called Los Panchos Villa, alongside Kiko and Feghali, his future companions in Roupa Nova. At that time, he was already attending the performances of the band Os Famks, which had great influence on the night in Rio. In 1974, he received an invitation to sing and play in this second band. Shortly after entering, he invited Kiko to replace the guitarist.

Roupa Nova

With a powerful and striking voice, Paulinho sang as the main vocalist in several songs of the Roupa Nova group, including striking hits like ""Canção de Verão", "Clarear", "Sensual" (in the original version of 1983), "Volta pra Mim", Whisky a Go-Go" (in the live version, in the album "Agora Sim", in "Roupacústico I" and in the album "Roupa Nova 30 anos"), "Linda Demais", "Meu Universo É Você", "Vício", "De volta pro futuro", "Chama", "Asas do Prazer", "Os Corações não São iguais", "Maria Maria", "Felicidade", as well as more recent songs such as "À Flor da Pele", "A Lenda", "A Metade da Maçã", "Frio da solidão" and "Já nem Sei mais" next to the duo Chitãozinho and Xororó, "Retratos Rasgados", "Reacender" next to

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, recorded for the album

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, from 2009 and "Sonhando Com Os Pés no Chão" from the album Todo Amor do Mundo, released at the end of 2015. Other most recent hits were Luz de Emergência and Alma Brasileira, featured on the most recent album As Novas do Roupa released in 2019, and the single Noites Traiçoeiras, released on digital platforms in 2019. In addition to being a singer, Paulinho also held the role of percussionist in the band Roupa Nova. With Roupa Nova, Paulinho has already shared vocals with important names of national and international music such as The

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in Esse Tal de Repi Enroll,

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in O Sal da Terra,

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in Feira Moderna,

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in Fé Cega, Faca Amolada,

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in Flagra, Ben's Brother in Reacender,

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in Show de Rock'n Roll, Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano in Depende, Marcos & Belutti in Mar de Lágrimas, Tico Santa Cruz in Princípio de Um Novo Tempo and

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in Você, O Surf e Eu, entre outros. In 2009, due to health problems, he was replaced in just three shows of the Roupa Nova by the former singer of the band

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, Maurício Gasperini. Soon he recovered and returned to activity. Paulinho has been with Roupa Nova since its original formation, over 40 years ago. With the group, he received in 2009 one of the biggest awards of the phonographic industry, the

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for the best contemporary Brazilian pop album, a category in which Roupa Nova competed with names like

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, Ivete Sangalo, Skank and

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Personal life

Paulinho was the father of Pepê, drummer for the band Jamz, revealed on the

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's Super Star program. He was also the father of the singer Twigg who recorded a duet with the Roupa Nova in the song O Barquinho, present in the double album commemorating the band's 35 years of career entitled Todo Amor do Mundo, released in late 2015.

Health problems and death

In August 2020, Paulinho was diagnosed with

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. In September, his treatment was done through an autologous

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, in which the patient's own

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are used. In November, he contracted

during the

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and his health deteriorated in the following weeks. In November 2020, Paulinho was admitted to Hospital Copa D'Or, in Rio de Janeiro, with COVID-19 in the context of the

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and he died on 14 December 2020. The wake was held in an undisclosed location and restricted to family members, and his remains were cremated.

Compositions

Some songs credited to Paulinho were recorded by the group Roupa Nova and also by the singer and presenter Angélica.

References

External links

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