Country singer João Sérgio Batista Corrêa Filho, better known as João Carreiro, died this Wednesday (March 1st) at the age of 41. He did not survive after complications arose from heart valve surgery. The information was confirmed by the singer's manager. “I spoke to him yesterday, he was smiling, confident and calm, but unfortunately he couldn't handle it,” Diego Diniz said.
Cuiabáborn João Carreiro, who has more than 900,000 followers on Instagram, rose to fame with the song O Bagulho é Louco, Mano, which has been viewed 18 million times on YouTube. The singer was also a duo with Capataz and founded the duo “João Carreiro e Capataz”, with which they celebrated the hit Bruto, Rústico e Sistemático together.
During the operation, the singer's wife, Francine Caroline, said that everything went well with the procedure. “His heart is already working independently with the new valve,” she said around 5 p.m. Two hours after posting, Francine returned to social media and asked for prayers for her husband. There is no information yet about the singer's wake and funeral.