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Walter Franco

Brazilian musician and singer (1945–2019)
Person human Q7964871

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
January 6, 1945
Date of death
October 24, 2019
Place of birth
São Paulo
Place of death
São Paulo
Country of citizenship
Brazil[8]
Occupation
singer, composer, musician
Genre
avant-garde music, experimental rock[10][11]
Cause of death
stroke[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese[19][20]
Family name
Franco[14]
Given name
Walter[15]
Instrument
voice, guitar[17][18]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Name in native language
Walter Franco[21]
Record label
Continental Records[12]
Start of work period
1971[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Franco en Walter Rosciano Franco ar والتر فرانكو pt Walter Rosciano Franco
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000131962104
VIAF cluster ID
308693407
Library of Congress authority ID
no2015043079
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Valter franco paratodos.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16755912x
Cravo Albin artist ID
artista/walter-franco
Deezer artist ID
314751
Discogs artist ID
1157693
Europeana entity
agent/base/29577
Freebase ID
/m/064kt34
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa16297/walter-franco
LyricsTranslate ID
walter-franco-lyrics.html
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MusicBrainz artist ID
0eb0cbde-6fab-4bbe-9b15-5d831b0d17cb
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987009046260205171
Prabook ID
1778824
Rate Your Music artist ID
walter-franco
Songkick artist ID
545879
Tidal artist ID
3703664
Universal Music France artist ID
20000100486
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJh4v8k7PBVdDmqQ96wBfq
Yandex Music artist ID
13402

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Occupation 3
composer, singer, musician
Genre 2
experimental rock, avant-garde music
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
Brazil
Given name 1
Walter
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:performer of 1
Revolver
Place of birth 1
São Paulo
Place of death 1
São Paulo
Record label 1
Continental Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Walter Franco was born on January 6, 1945[1], in São Paulo[2]. He died on October 24, 2019[3], in São Paulo[4]. He worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Walter Franco born?

Walter Franco's place of birth was São Paulo[2].

Where did Walter Franco die?

Walter Franco died in São Paulo[4].

What did Walter Franco do for work?

Walter Franco worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Related Entities

Brazil São Paulo

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . gmconline.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 314751
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63224|batch #63224]]: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  2. 1d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, composer, musician
    Citizenship → —
    Instrument → voice, guitar
    Given name → Walter
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63220|batch #63220]]: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
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