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Wilson Simonal de Castro, was a Brazilian singer, born in Rio de Janeiro on February 23, 1938. He died in
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on June 25, 2000. He was a singer with great success in the 1960s and in the first half of the 1970s. He was married two times and had two sons: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Castro, both are artists today. He also had a daughter, named Patricia. Although relatively unknown outside of
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, two of his biggest hits were successfully
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by
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" and "Sá Marina" (the latter as "Pretty World" with English lyrics by Marilyn and
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).


Discography


From Studio

* 1963 - ''Wilson Simonal Tem "algo mais"'' * 1964 - ''A nova dimensão do samba'' * 1965 - ''Wilson Simonal'' * 1965 - ''S'imbora'' * 1966 - ''Vou deixar cair...'' * 1967 - ''Wilson Simonal ao vivo'' * 1967 - ''Show em Simonal'' * 1967 - ''Alegria, alegria !!!'' * 1968 - ''Alegria, alegria - volume 2,ou Quem não tem swing morre com a boca cheia de formiga'' * 1969 - ''Alegria, alegria - volume 3, ou Cada um tem o disco que merece'' * 1969 - ''Alegria, alegria - volume 4, ou Homenagem à graça, à beleza, ao charme e ao veneno da mulher brasileira'' * 1970 - ''Simona'' * 1970 - ''México 70'' * 1971 - ''Jóia, Jóia'' * 1972 - ''Se dependesse de mim'' * 1973 - ''Olhaí, balândro..é bufo no birrolho grinza!'' * 1974 - ''Dimensão 75'' * 1975 - ''Ninguém proíbe o amor'' * 1977 - ''A vida é só cantar'' * 1979 - ''Se todo mundo cantasse seria bem mais fácil viver'' * 1981 - ''Wilson Simonal'' * 1985 - ''Alegria tropical'' * 1991 - ''Os sambas da minha terra'' * 1995 - ''Brasil'' * 1998 - ''Bem Brasil - Estilo Simonal''


Compact

* 1961 - ''Teresinha / Biquinis e borboletas'' ( Carlos Imperial / Fernando César) * 1962 - ''Eu te amo/ Beija,meu bem'' * 1962 - ''Compacto Isto é Drink: Tem que balançar/ Olhou pra mim'' * 1963 - ''Walk right in/ fale de samba que eu vou'' * 1963 - ''Está nascendo um samba/ Garota legal'' * 1965 - ''De manhã/ ...das rosas/ Cuidado cantor - Passarinho-Nega - Não ponha a mão'' * 1966 - ''Se você gostou'' * 1966 - ''Mamãe passou açúcar em mim/ Tá por fora'' * 1966 - Compact in Spanish'' : Mamãe passou açúcar em mim/ A praça'' * 1966 - ''A banda/ Disparada/ Quem sambafica/ Máscara negra'' * 1967 - ''Tributo a Martin Luther King/ Deixa quem quiser fal''ar * 1967 - ''A praça/ Ela é demais'' * 1967 - ''Balada do Vietnã/ O milagre'' * 1968 - ''O samba do crioulo doido/ Alegria, alegria/ Pata, pata/ A rosa da roda'' * 1968 - ''Correnteza/ A saudade mata a gente/ Terezinha de Jesus'' * 1968 - ''A namorada de um amigo meu'' * 1969 - ''Se você pensa'' * 1970 - ''Na Tonga da mironga do Kabuletê/ No clarão da lua cheia'' * 1970 - ''Compacto em italiano: País tropical/ Ecco il tipo (che io cercavo)'' * 1970 - ''Kiki/ Menininhas do Leblon/ Aqui é o país do futebol/ Eu sonhei que tu estavas tão linda'' * 1970 - ''Brasil, eu fico/ Canção nº 21/Resposta/ Que cada um cumpra com o seu dever'' * 1970 - ''Compacto Promo Shell: Hino do V Festival Internacional da Canção/ Brasil, eu fico/ Que cada um cumpra com o seu dever'' * 1971 - ''Obrigado, Pelé'' * 1971 - ''Na Galha do Cajueiro/Ouriço/ África África''


Posthumous and collections

* 1994 - ''A Bossa e o Balanço'' * 1997 - ''Meus momentos: Wilson Simonal'' * 2002 - ''De A a Z : Wilson Simonal'' * 2003 - ''Alegria, alegria'' * 2003 - ''Se todo mundo cantasse seria bem mais fácil viver'' (relançamento) * 2004 - ''Rewind - Simonal Remix'' * 2004 - ''Wilson Simonal na Odeon (1961-1971)'' * 2004 - ''Série Retratos: Wilson Simonal'' * 2009 - ''Wilson Simonal - Um Sorriso Pra Você''


Soundtrack

* 2009 - ''Simonal - Ninguém Sabe o Duro Que Dei''


References


External links



Detailed biography at
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simonal, Wilson 1938 births 2000 deaths Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers