Luiz Melodia

Brazilian musician
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Luiz Melodia

Summary

Luiz Melodia is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rio de Janeiro[2]. He was born on January 7, 1951[3]. He passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4]. He died on August 4, 2017[5]. He worked as a composer[6], singer[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Luiz Melodia was born in Rio de Janeiro[2].
  • Luiz Melodia died in Rio de Janeiro[4].
  • Luiz Melodia was born on January 7, 1951[3].
  • Luiz Melodia died on August 4, 2017[5].
  • Luiz Melodia held citizenship in Brazil[10].
  • Luiz Melodia is identified as part of the African Brazilians ethnic group[11].
  • Luiz Melodia is identified as part of the Black people ethnic group[12].
  • Luiz Melodia worked as a composer[6].
  • Luiz Melodia worked as a singer[7].
  • Luiz Melodia's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Luiz Melodia received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[13].
  • Luiz Melodia is recorded as male[14].
  • Luiz Melodia's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Luiz Melodia's genre is música popular brasileira[16].
  • Luiz Melodia's Commons category is recorded as Luiz Melodia[17].
  • The cause of death was multiple myeloma[18].
  • Luiz Melodia's given name is recorded as Luiz[19].
  • Luiz Melodia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Luiz Melodia[20].
  • Luiz Melodia's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Luiz Melodia's instrument is recorded as acoustic guitar[22].
  • Luiz Melodia's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Luiz Melodia's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[24].
  • Luiz Melodia's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese[25].
  • Luiz Melodia's start of work period is recorded as 1963[26].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: BR[28]

  • Began / founded: 1951-01-07[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-08-04[30]

  • Genre(s): mpb, samba, singer-songwriter, soul[31]

  • Community tags: mpb, samba, singer-songwriter, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 40bee6cd-8f0c-407e-8e90-d5bdb9231a2d[33]

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Origins and Family

Luiz Melodia's place of birth was Rio de Janeiro[2]. He was born on January 7, 1951[3]. Ethnic identities include African Brazilians[11], an ethnic group[34], in Brazil[35] and Black people[12], a race[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], singer[7], and songwriter[8].

Recognition

Luiz Melodia received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[13].

Death and Burial

Luiz Melodia died on August 4, 2017[5]. He passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4]. The cause of death was multiple myeloma[18].

Why It Matters

Luiz Melodia ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

He has been cited as an influence by Tony Bellotto[38], a musician[39], b. 1960[40], of Brazil[41], awarded the Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[42].

FAQs

Where was Luiz Melodia born?

Born in Rio de Janeiro[2], Luiz Melodia…

Where did Luiz Melodia die?

Luiz Melodia died in Rio de Janeiro[4].

What did Luiz Melodia do for work?

Luiz Melodia worked as composer[6], singer[7], and songwriter[8].

What awards did Luiz Melodia receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[13].

Who did Luiz Melodia influence?

Luiz Melodia has been cited as an influence by Tony Bellotto[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . gov.br. gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . gov.br. gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . g1.globo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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