Jerry Adriani

Jerry Adriani
Jerry Adriani
Background information
Birth name	Jair Alves de Sousa
Born	29 January 1947; São Paulo, Brazil
Died	23 April 2017 (aged 70); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Pop rock
Occupation(s)	singer, actor, musician
Instruments	Guitar, vocal
Years active	1964–2017
Associated acts	Jovem Guarda

Jerry Adriani (Jair Alves de Sousa; 29 January 1947 – 23 April 2017) was a Brazilian singer, musician and actor. He began his career in television while working with Rede Tupi in São Paulo. His early work included his time as vocalist with the ensemble .

Life and career[]

Born Jair Alves de Souza on January 29, 1947 in Brás, São Paulo, he began his professional career in 1964.^[1]

In 1965, he recorded , which was the first of his LPs to be recorded in the Portuguese language only. He became presenter of the TV music programme , on the São Paulo station 'TV Excelsior', alongside . The show featured songs by Vips, , Trini Lopez and , among others.^[2] He presented the live musical show between 1967 and 1968, while at the other big São Paulo TV station Rede Tupi. It featured such artists as , , Betty Faria and Marília Pêra.

From 1969 to 1971, Raul Seixas was Adriani's producer, until the start of his solo career.^[1]

In the 1970s, he performed in Venezuela, Peru, the United States, Mexico, Canada and other countries.^[3]

In the early 1990s, he recorded the 24th disc of his career, "Elvis Vive", which focussed on the origins of Rock 'n Roll and also served as a tribute to the late Elvis Presley.^[2]

To celebrate his 70th birthday, Adriani appeared in three episodes of the Italian television programme "", produced by , which aired in January 2017.