Nelson Ned is a famous Brazil

Brazil

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ian singer from Ubá

Ubá

Ubá is a city located in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais, Brazil, southeast of Belo Horizonte, and north of Rio de Janeiro. The estimated population of the city of Ubá was 99,708 in 2009. The current mayor of Ubá is Vadinho Baião....

, Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

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. Nelson built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, "Canción Popular" and performed in the U.S., Latin America

Latin America

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, Europe

Europe

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, and Africa

Africa

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. His international performances have included Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

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, and mega-events in Mexico. He was the first Latin artist to sell a million records in the U.S. with his hit "Happy Birthday My Darling" in 1974. He also did some instrumental work for the "Electric Moog Orchestra" in 1977. Since his conversion in 1993, he has only recorded Christian Evangelical songs in both Portuguese

Portuguese language

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, Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 and some in English

English language

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Some of Nelson Ned's best-known ballads in Portuguese language are: "Domingo à Tarde", "Tudo Passará", "Eu Tambem Sou Sentimental", "Deus Abençoe as Crianças do Brasil", "Medo" and "Feliz Aniversario".

Studio albums

(NOTE to editors: This discography is incomplete, as it only lists some of his albums released in Brazil and Christian repertoire. )

• MEU JEITO DE AMAR (Copacabana - 1969)
• TUDO PASSARÁ (Copacabana - 1969)
• EU TAMBÉM SOU SENTIMENTAL (Copacabana - 1970)
• NELSON NED (Copacabana - 1970)
• NELSON NED (Copacabana - 1972)
• NELSON NED VOL. 3 (Copacabana - 1973)
• PERDIDAMENTE APAIXONADO (Harmony/CBS - 1982)
• CAPRICHOSO (EMI-Odeon - 1984)
• O GRANDE NELSON NED (EMI-Odeon - 1986)
• PASSEI DA CONTA (EMI-Odeon - 1987)
• ENAMORADO (RGE - 1991)
• PENSO EM VOCÊ (RGE - 1992)
• EL ROMANTICO DE AMÉRICA (Movieplay - 1993)

In Portuguese

• Nelson Ned - O Poder da Fé Vol. 1
• Nelson Ned - O Poder da Fé Vol. 2 (Copacabana - 1990)
• Nelson Ned - Jesus Está Vivo DE SAHARIE
• Nelson Ned - Glórias A Jesus
• Nelson Ned - Jesus Está Voltando
• Nelson Ned - Jesus Te Ama
• Nelson Ned - Jesus É Vida
• Nelson Ned - Jesus Ressuscitou

In Spanish

• Nelson Ned - Jesús Está Vivo
• Nelson Ned - Jesus Te Ama
• Nelson Ned - Jesucristo Es Vida
• Nelson Ned - Mi Testimonio
• Nelson Ned - Sí las flores pudieran hablar

Compilations

• O Melhor de Nelson Ned
• Nelson Ned - Dose Dupla
• Nelson Ned - Compoe e Canta Para Jesus
• Nelson Ned - Louvor e Adoração
• Nelson Ned - 2 Em 1
• Nelson Ned - Warner 30 Anos
• SELEÇÃO DE OURO (Movieplay - 1992)
• SELEÇÃO DE OURO - 20 SUCESSOS (Copacabana/EMI Music - 1998)

VHS

• Nelson Ned - Alabando al Rey (en español)
• Nelson Ned - Alabando Al Rey - Nelson y Otros (en español)
• Nelson Ned - Un Hombre Nuevo - A New Man (en español)
• Nelson Ned - Desde Brasil - Nelson Ned En Dallas (en español)

Books

• Nelson Ned - O Melhor De Nelson Ned
• Nelson Ned - O Pequeno Gigante Da Cancao
• Nelson Ned - El Pequeño Gigante De La Cancion