Carlos Lyra: Biography, Facts and Career
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Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa (11 May 1933 – 16 December 2023) was a Brazilian singer, and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música popular brasileira classics. He has also worked as a writer, with notable contributions to musical films such as Para Viver um Grande Amor and Intimidade. He and Antônio Carlos Jobim were the first two music composers, together with lyricists Vinicius de Moraes and Ronaldo Boscoli, to be recorded by João Gilberto on his first LP entitled Chega de Saudade (1959), which is referred to as the first generation of Bossa Nova.
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- Full name: Carlos Lyra
- Born: 1933-05-11
- Nationality: Brazil
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q567872
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Who is Carlos Lyra?
Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa (11 May 1933 – 16 December 2023) was a Brazilian singer, and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música popular brasileira classics.
What nationality is Carlos Lyra?
Carlos Lyra is Brazil.
When was Carlos Lyra born?
Carlos Lyra was born on 1933-05-11.
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