In honor of Paulinho da Viola’s 80th birthday, Ecad has compiled an overview of the artist’s most played and recorded songs
Paulo Cesar Batista de Fariaknown as Paulinho da Violais one of the main icons of Brazilian popular music (MPB) and has hits that reflect the greatness of decades of impeccable musical development and in samba.
This Saturday, November 12th, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, cavaquinist and mandolinist from Rio celebrates his 80th birthday. Throughout your career Paulinho da Violaremained an undeniable reference for the genre and for several artists, marked by soft harmonies and soft voice.
+++ READ MORE: Caetano Veloso receives Doctor Honoris Causa title from Salamanca University
To celebrate this date, Ecad (Centre for Collection and Distribution), owner of one of the largest music databases in Latin America, distributed the 10 most played songs Paulinho da Violain Brazil, based on the number of plays on radio, television and internet over the last ten years.
For the study, his 234 musical works and 565 recordings of Paulinho da Viola registered in Ecad. The carioca track most often covered by other artists was “It was a river that flowed through my life”and also the most played in the last 10 years.
+++ READ MORE: Caetano Veloso returns to Roda Viva after 25 years and talks about Lula, Brazilianness, Luisa Sonza and identity
Another study related to the musical works of Paulinho da Viola showed the words most frequently repeated in music tracks used by the musician, each in ascending order: “amor” with 13 repetitions, followed by “vida” and “viver” with 9; “samba”, with 7; and “heart”, with 6.
Check out the ranking of the 10 songs written by Paulinho da Viola most played in Brazil in the last 10 years in the main segments of public performances (radio, environmental noise, party and entertainment houses, carnival, festa junina, show and live music):
+++READ MORE: Gal Costa was one of the 10 greatest voices in Brazilian music according to a list by Rolling Stone Brasil