Leandro e Leonardo
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Leandro e Leonardo were a Brazil
ian sertanejo duo. The two brothers, Leandro (born Luís José Costa, b. Oct. 15, 1961) and Leonardo (Emival Eterno Costa, born July 25, 1963), were from Goianápolis
.
, Roberto Carlos
and The Beatles
, playing locally in a group called Os Dominantes. After moving to Brasília
, where they lived with their uncle Zé (who also arranged gigs for them), they began performing as Leandro & Leonardo, the name of twins recently born in the city.
After a few years of local and regional performances, they were offered spots on local television stations, and their first album came out in 1983. However, it wasn't until 1989 that they began to hit big on the Brazilian charts, with their Vol. 3 release. The group became superstars in the early 1990s, selling several million copies of their albums and obtaining a weekly show on Brazilian television.
In April 1998, Leandro was diagnosed with lung cancer
and died two months later, on June 23. Leonardo continues to record as a solo artist.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian sertanejo duo. The two brothers, Leandro (born Luís José Costa, b. Oct. 15, 1961) and Leonardo (Emival Eterno Costa, born July 25, 1963), were from Goianápolis
Goianápolis
Goianápolis is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It had a population of 11,159 in a total area of 162.38 km²...
.
History
The brothers were raised in a poor family in Brazil, and worked on their parents' farm as well as in odd jobs. Emival convinced his brother to move to the city, and the two learned to play songs by Chitãozinho & XororóChitãozinho & Xororó
Chitãozinho & Xororó are a Brazilian sertanejo duo. Chitãozinho is the stage name of José Lima Sobrinho and Xororó that of Durval de Lima. Their music, which combines traditional Brazilian caipira with pop, was instrumental in establishing the sertanejo genre...
, Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos (singer)
Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music....
and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, playing locally in a group called Os Dominantes. After moving to Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, where they lived with their uncle Zé (who also arranged gigs for them), they began performing as Leandro & Leonardo, the name of twins recently born in the city.
After a few years of local and regional performances, they were offered spots on local television stations, and their first album came out in 1983. However, it wasn't until 1989 that they began to hit big on the Brazilian charts, with their Vol. 3 release. The group became superstars in the early 1990s, selling several million copies of their albums and obtaining a weekly show on Brazilian television.
In April 1998, Leandro was diagnosed with lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
and died two months later, on June 23. Leonardo continues to record as a solo artist.
Discography
- 1983 Leandro & Leonardo Vol.0* - Independent
- 1986 Leandro & Leonardo - Explosão de Desejos - M3
- 1987 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 2 - M3
- 1989 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 3 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
- 1990 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 4 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
- 1991 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 5 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
- 1992 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 6 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
- 1993 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 7 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
/Warner Music - 1994 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 8 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
/Warner Music - 1995 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 9 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
/Warner Music - 1996 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 10 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
/Warner Music - 1997 Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 11 - ChanteclerChanteclerChantecler can refer to:*Chantecler, the rooster in the epic tale of Reynard*Chantecler, a breed of chicken*Chantecler , a play by Edmond Rostand, whose characters are barnyard animals, and whose eponymous protagonist is a rooster...
/Warner Music - 1998 Só Para Crianças - Warner Music
- 1998 Um Sonhador - BMG BrasilBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
External links
- Leonardo's Official website
- [ Leandro y Leonardo] at Allmusic.com