Luiz Melodia, born Luiz Carlos dos Santos (Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, January 7, 1951) is a Brazilian composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and singer of MPB

Música Popular Brasileira

Música Popular Brasileira or MPB designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. It is not a discrete genre but rather a constellation that combines original songwriting and updated versions of traditional Brazilian urban music styles like samba and samba-canção with contemporary...

.

He started his musical career in 1963 with singer Mizinho, and worked as a typographer, salesman and musician in nightclubs. In 1964 he had formed the groupd called "Os Instantâneos", with Manoel, Nazareno and Mizinho. In 1973 he released his first album, "Pérola Negra".

In the following decades Melodia releases many albums and performed in North America and Europe. In 1987 he performed in Chateauvallon, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 and Bern, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

among many other festivals.

Discography

• Pérola Negra (1973)
• Maravilhas Contemporâneas (1976)
• Mico de Circo (1978)
• Nós (1980)
• Felino (1983)
• Claro (1988)
• Pintando o 7 (1991)
• Relíquias (1995)
• 14 Quilates (1997)
• Acústico ao Vivo (1999)
• Luiz Melodia Convida - DVD (2003)
• Estação Melodia (2007)