Change your cover photo
sergio-mendes
Change your cover photo
This user account status is Approved

Sérgio Santos Mendes (born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. He has over 55 releases, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio.

Mendes is a unique example of a Brazilian musician primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took place.

Mendes is married to Gracinha Leporace, who has performed with him since the early 1970s. Mendes has also collaborated with many artists through the years, including The Black Eyed Peas, with whom he re-recorded in 2006 a version of his breakthrough hit "Mas que Nada"...

Read more at Wikipedia
This page contains information from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia, released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. It may not have been checked by editors and as such may contain factual errors.
Jazz Latin Jazz Latin Bossa Nova Adult Contemporary Disco
Recent mentions of Sérgio Mendes
No posts found.