Vanusa Santos Flores (22 September 1947 – 8 November 2020; Portuguese pronunciation: [vaˈnuzɐ]) was a Brazilian singer, linked to the Jovem Guarda movement. She released many solo albums, most of them self-titled.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vanusa Santos Flores |
| Born | 22 September 1947 Cruzeiro, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | November 8, 2020 (aged 73)[1] Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Pop rock, MPB |
| Years active | 1966–2020 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Continental Records, Som Livre, Copacabana Records |
Career
The song What to do by Brazilian singer Vanusa on the vanusa III album, was copied went by Black Sabbath, the song's guitar riff Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", released months before Sabbath's version in 1973 .[2]In March 2009, when she sang the Brazilian National Anthem at the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo. Accompanied by a couple of musicians, she committed many lyrical mistakes during her performance, and ended up singing out of rhythm. Attenders of the show tried to prevent her from continuing by applauding before the end of the presentation, and she kept on singing until the presenter eventually thanked Vanusa for her performance, with her still singing on the background.[3] She later stated that she was confused because of the medicine she took that morning for her labyrinthitis, and said she would hire a lawyer to have any suggestion that she was drunk removed from the internet.[4]
Discography
- 1968 – Vanusa
- 1969 – Vanusa vol.2
- 1971 – Vanusa vol.3
- 1973 – Vanusa vol.4
- 1974 – Vanusa vol.5
- 1975 – Amigos Novos E Antigos
- 1977 – Trinta Anos
- 1977 – Cinderela 77 – Participação na tilha sonora da novela Cinderela 77
- 1979 – Viva Vanusa
- 1980 – Vanusa vol.6
- 1981 – Vanusa vol.7
- 1982 – Primeira Estrela
- 1985 – Vanusa vol.8
- 1986 – Mudanças
- 1988 – Cheiro De Luz
- 1991 – Viva Paixão
- 1994 – Hino Ao Amor
- 1997 – A Arte Do Espetáculo
- 2004 – Diferente
- 2013 – Estrada de Bênçãos