The composer Carlos Lyra dies in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 90
The singer and composer Carlos Lyra, partner of Vinicius de Moraes, Ronaldo Bôscoli and other artists, died in the early hours of Saturday (16) in Rio. The information was confirmed by his family.
Author of hits such as “Coisa mais beautiful”, “Minha Girlfriend”, “Primavera”, “Sabe Você” and “Você e Eu”, Lyra was one of the most inspired melodists in Brazilian music of all time.
According to his wife Magda Pereira Botafogo, the 90yearold composer was admitted to the Unimed Hospital in Barra da Tijuca on Thursday (14) with a fever. After some tests, a bacterium was detected. The cause of death has not been confirmed.
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There is no information yet about the wake and burial.
Revealed on records in the voice of Sylvia Telles (19351966), singer who recorded “Menino” in 1956, Lyra was one of the composers of the movement called “Menino”. Bossa Nova.
Remember: Carlos Lyra sings “You and I”
The melodist from Rio was not only a renowned musician, but also played a fundamental role in the spread of Brazilian culture. Lyra was one of those responsible for founding the Popular Culture Center (CPC) of the National Union of Students in 1961.
Lyra's first composition to be released was “Menino”, recorded with the voice of Sylvia Telles, in 1956. In 1959 he released his first album entitled “Bossa nova”. In the same year, João Gilberto recorded “Maria nobody” and “Lobo bobo”, from Lyra's partnership with Ronaldo Bôscoli.
The track “Coisa mais beautiful” composed by Lyra and Vinicius de Moraes was published in 1961. The duo also created Marcha da Wednesday de ash (1963), Minha Girlfriend (1964), Primavera (1964) and Know You (1964).
Lyra also demonstrated her social and political ideology by composing the soundtrack for the play “A mais valia vai termina, seu Edgar” (1960) by the São Paulo playwright and director Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, known as Vianinha.
2 of 3 Carlos Lyra (with guitar) with Vinícius de Morais, the tenor Diogo Pacheco, the actor Paulo Autran and the singer Cyro Monteiro during rehearsals for the show “Vinicius Poesia e Canção”, 1965 Photo: Estadão Conteúdo/Arquivo Carlos Lyra (with guitar) with Vinícius de Morais, tenor Diogo Pacheco, actor Paulo Autran and singer Cyro Monteiro during rehearsals for the show “Vinicius Poesia e Canção”, 1965 Photo: Estadão Conteúdo/Arquivo
Years later, the singer renewed his repertoire with albums such as “Eu & elas” (1972) and “Herói do medo” (1975). In the 1980s he took part in rerecordings of bossa nova classics and formed new partnerships with artists such as Joyce Moreno and Paulo César Pinheiro.
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