Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga |
Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | July 15, 1966
Genres | Pop rock, reggae, ska |
Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, songwriter |
Instruments | Singer, guitarist |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Epic, Sony BMG |
Associated acts | Skank |
Website | http://skank.uol.com.br/skank/ |
Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (born July 15, 1966) is lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.[1]
Samuel writes the music for most of the group's songs, with 80% of the lyrics by Chico Amaral.[2] Other songwriting partners were Nando Reis, Arnaldo Antunes, and Lô Borges.
Samuel is an avid football fan and supports Cruzeiro.[3]
References[]
- ^ Samuel Rosa – Aniversário – Jovem Pan FM Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ James, Rodrigo; Terence Machado; Thiago Pereira. "ENTREVISTA – SKANK" (in Portuguese). Alto Falante. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ Ivanov, Ricardo (September 28, 2001). "Cantor brinca com estigma de "antipático"" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
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- 1966 births
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- Brazilian guitarists
- Brazilian male guitarists
- Brazilian male singers
- Brazilian rock musicians
- People from Belo Horizonte
- Brazilian rock singers
- Latin Grammy Award winners
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