Léo Jaime
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Leonardo Jaime widely known by stage name Leo Jaime, is a Brazil
ian singer-songwriter
. Jaime was a part of the original formation of the carioca
rockabilly
group called "João Penca & Seus Miquinhos Amestrados". He left the group to pursue a solo career. He was very successful in the 1980s, releasing many hits for the radio and writing soundtracks for films and telenovela
s.
He has also appeared in films like O escorpião escarlate, Radio Pirata, Rock Estrela and As Sete Vampiras, as well as in the telenovela Bebê a Bordo.
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 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. Jaime was a part of the original formation of the carioca
Carioca
Carioca is a Portuguese adjective or demonym that is used to refer to the native inhabitants of the city of Rio de Janeiro - capital of the homonym state , in Brazil...
rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
group called "João Penca & Seus Miquinhos Amestrados". He left the group to pursue a solo career. He was very successful in the 1980s, releasing many hits for the radio and writing soundtracks for films and telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s.
He has also appeared in films like O escorpião escarlate, Radio Pirata, Rock Estrela and As Sete Vampiras, as well as in the telenovela Bebê a Bordo.