Blanc, Aldir
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Birthname | Aldir Blanc Mendes | ||||
born on | 2 September 1946 at 08:30 (= 08:30 AM ) | ||||
Place | Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil, 22s5410, 43w1227 | ||||
Timezone | -03 h3w (is standard time) | ||||
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Astrology data | 09°23' 27°02 Asc. 26°37' |
Biography
Brazilian author of crônicas (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others.
Elis Regina recorded several of his songs, most notably "O bêbado e a equilibrista". Another song of his, the ballad "Resposta ao tempo" (with lyrics by Cristovão Bastos), became one of Nana Caymmi's most famous songs, and was recorded by many other musicians thereafter, amongst them Milton Nascimento and Aldir Blanc himself.
Aldir Blanc died at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro from complications of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil on 4 May 2020 at the age of 73.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Bosco, João (born 13 July 1946). Notes: Music co-writers
- associate relationship with Nucci, Claudio (born 9 June 1956). Notes: Music co-writers
Events
Source Notes
Civil registry birth entry in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (COVID-19)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer (Lyricist)
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist