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, where he majored in classical guitar and started dealing with music around 20 years. At that time he participated in music ensembles and has performed at dances in the region. Later moved to

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(RJ), where he worked as a truck driver and marketer. His career as singer began in 1969 and the success came in 1973. He composed for other singers of MPB, as

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, who in 1974 recorded “''O Importante é Ser Fevereiro''”. "''A Menina e o Poeta''" was recorded by

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in his 1976 album "''Moça''" (1975), "''Chora Coração''" (1985), which was part of the soundtrack of the Brazilian

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''Roque Santeiro'', and especially the

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''", released the album "''O Mundo Romântico de Wando''" in 1988, were his greatest hits. On January 27, 2012, Wando was admitted to ICU of a hospital in

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with serious heart problems. He underwent an emergency angioplasty and began to breathe on appliances. His death (cardiopulmonary arrest) was announced at 8 am on February 8, 2012 at the Biocor Institute in

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Discography

* ''Glória a Deus No Céu e Samba na Terra'' (1973) * ''Wando'' (1975) * ''Porta do Sol'' (1976) * ''Ilusão'' (1977) * ''Gosto de Maçã'' (1978) * ''Gazela'' (1979) * ''Bem-vindo'' (1980) * ''Pelas Noites do Brasil'' (1981) * ''Fantasia Noturna'' (1982) * ''Coisa Cristalina'' (1983) * ''Vulgar e Comum é Não Morrer de Amor'' (1985) * ''Ui-Wando Paixão'' (1986) * ''Coração Aceso'' (1987) * ''O Mundo Romântico de Wando'' (1988) * ''Obsceno'' (1988) * ''Tenda dos Prazeres'' (1990) * ''Depois da Cama'' (1992) * ''Mulheres'' (1993) * ''Dança Romântica'' (1995) * ''O Ponto G da História'' (1996) * ''Chacundum'' (1997) * ''Palavras Inocentes'' (1998) * ''S.O.S. de Amor'' (1999) - Live * ''Picada de Amor'' (2000) * ''Fêmeas'' (2012)

References

External links

* 1945 births 2012 deaths 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers People from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-singer-stub