Ronaldo Lindenberg Von Schilgem Cintra Nogueira (born July 17, 1944), better known as Ronnie Von, is a Brazilian singer, businessman and TV show host. Ronnie became known in the 1960s associated with

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, and between 2004 until 2019 presents currently between Mondays and Fridays the TV night show ''Todo Seu'' (

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for "''All Yours''") on

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Biography

Some of his greater successes include the hits ''Meu Bem'' – a

version of

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'' – and ''A Praça''. He quickly earned the nickname ''O pequeno príncipe'', or Little Prince, after participating in an interview with

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. Ronnie started hosting his own television program in 1966, ''O Pequeno Mundo de Ronnie Von''.

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became a regular guest band on the show. Besides opening the door for the band, Ronnie Von also brought

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and

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to appear on the show regularly, which would be the beginnings of the

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movement, even though he was never part of the movement. During this period, the press tried to create a supposed rivalry between him and

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. In 1968, he released a self-titled album that broke from the naïveté of his previous work and ventured in more

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and experimental sounds. Following this release came ''A Misteriosa Luta do Reino de Parassempre Contra o Império de Nuncamais'' (1969) and '' Máquina Voadora'' (1970). Though it did not meet with much success, today Ronnie's experimental work is being rediscovered by a new generation of rock listeners, rendering him a high degree of

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status.

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Discography

*1966 – ''Ronnie Von – Meu Bem'' *1967 – ''O Novo Ídolo'' *1967 – ''Ronnie Von nº3'' *1968 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1969 – ''A Misteriosa Luta do Reino de Parassempre Contra o Império de Nuncamais'' *1970 – ''Máquina Voadora'' *1972 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1973 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1973 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1977 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1977 – ''Deje mi Vida'' – in Spanish *1978 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1981 – ''Sinal dos Tempos'' *1984 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1987 – ''Vida e Volta'' *1988 – ''Ronnie Von'' *1996 – ''Estrada da Vida'' *2019 – ''One Night Only''

References

External links

Senhor F – 40 Years of "O Pequeno Mundo de Ronnie Von"
(Portuguese)
Complete discography of Ronnie Von
(Portuguese)
Ronnie Von in CliqueMusic
(Portuguese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Von, Ronnie 1944 births Living people 20th-century Brazilian male singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Brazilian rock musicians Brazilian businesspeople Brazilian television presenters Jovem Guarda People from Niterói Brazilian rock singers Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent