Jessé Gomes da Silva Filho, known professionally as Zeca Pagodinho (, born February 4, 1959), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter working in the genres of

samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...

and

pagode Pagode () is a Brazilian style of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a subgenre of Samba. Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party. In 1978, singer Beth Carvalho was introduced to this music, like ...

Biography

Born in the neighborhood of Irajá,

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, Zeca Pagodinho grew up around the most traditional manifestations of

and started making his own verses while still a kid at

GRES Portela The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a decorated, traditional samba school. It was champion of the 2017 Carnival parade and has the highest number of wins in the top-tier Rio parade, with 22 titles in tota ...

samba School. In the '70s, Zeca started frequenting the Carnival Block of Cacique de Ramos, which took place in

every Wednesday and became a true

's crib (pagode is a type of

). Son of Jessé da Silva and Irinéia da Silva, grandson paternal of Jessé Gomes da Silva and Milena da Silva, maternal of the president Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca and the president Mariana Cecília de Sousa Meirelles da Fonseca, his sister is Ircéia Pagodinho, his wife is Mônica Silva and his children are Eduardo, Elisa, Louis, and Maria Eduarda, his grandson is Noah, his granddaughter is Catarina, his daughter in law is Thalita, At one of these jams, samba singer

Beth Carvalho Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho (May 5, 1946 – April 30, 2019), known professionally as Beth Carvalho, was a Brazilian samba singer, guitarist, cavaquinist and composer. Biography Carvalho was raised in a middle-class family in Rio de ...

was impressed with Zeca's skills and invited him to record the song ''Camarão Que Dorme a Onda Leva'' in 1983. From that point on, Zeca began to record his own albums. There are now 15 of them, and three DVDs. His creative, joyful, malicious songs translate the day-by-day of the typical easy going

carioca Carioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to anything related to the City of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The original meaning of the term is controversial, maybe from Tupi language "''kari' oka''", meaning "white house" as the whitewashed stone ...

and are a big success in Brazil. He's one of the biggest-sellers in the country, He lives at neighborhood of

Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-class neighborhood or bairro in the Rio de Janeiro#West Zone, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for it ...

with his wife Mônica Silva and his children Eduardo, Elisa, Louis, and Maria Eduarda. A song of his, "Deixa a Vida Me Levar" was featured in the game

FIFA 2004 ''FIFA Football 2004'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2004'' in North America, is a Association football, football Simulation video game, simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2003 ...

. In 2015, his album ''Ser Humano'' was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Samba/Pagode Album category.{{cite web, title=La lista completa de nominados a los Latin Grammy 2015, u

Discography

* ''Mais Feliz'' (2019) * ''O Quintal do Pagodinho 3'' (2016) * ''Ser Humano'' (2015) * ''Sambabook Zeca Pagodinho'' (2014) * ''Multishow Ao Vivo: 30 Anos - Vida Que Segue'' (2013) * ''O Quintal do Pagodinho'' (2012) * ''Ao Vivo com os Amigos'' (2011) * ''Vida da Minha Vida'' (2010) * ''Especial MTV – Uma Prova de Amor Ao Vivo'' (2009) * ''Uma prova de amor'' (2008) * ''Raridades'' (2007) * ''Acústico MTV – Zeca Pagodinho 2 – Gafieira'' (2006) * ''À Vera'' (2005) * ''Acústico MTV – Zeca Pagodinho'' (2003) * ''Deixa a vida me levar'' (2002) * ''O quintal do Pagodinho'' (2002) * ''Água da minha sede'' (2000) * ''Zeca Pagodinho ao vivo – DVD'' (2000) * ''Zeca Pagodinho ao vivo'' (1999) * ''Zeca Pagodinho'' (1998) * ''Hoje é dia de festa'' (1997) * ''Deixa clarear'' (1996) * ''Samba pras moças'' (1995) * ''Alô, mundo!'' (1993) * ''Um dos poetas do samba'' (1992) * ''Pixote'' (1991) * ''Mania da gente'' (1990) * ''Boêmio feliz'' (1989) * ''Jeito moleque'' (1988) * ''Patota de Cosme'' (1987) * ''Zeca Pagodinho'' (1986)

Awards

*2003 – Troféu Imprensa de melhor cantor (Best singer) *2004 – Troféu Imprensa de melhor cantor (Best singer) *2005 – Troféu Imprensa de melhor cantor (Best singer) *2009: VMB – Video Music Brasil 2009 (Best Samba) *2009 – Prêmio da Música Brasileira (Best singer; Best Disco; Best song) *2008 – Prêmio BRA GA de música (Best singer)

References

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External links

*{{Official website, http://www.zecapagodinho.com.br , Zecapagodinho.com.br
Video: Zeca performing songs from his first record
{{Order of Cultural Merit {{Authority control {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagodinho, Zeca 1959 births Living people 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Samba musicians Brazilian Candomblés Latin Grammy Award winners 21st-century Brazilian male singers 21st-century Brazilian singers