Nelson Gonçalves

With his potent vocal gift and sentimental but talented interpretations, Nelson Gonçalves became hugely popular both as a singer and a composer (in dubious partnerships with Adelino Moreira). His professional career spanned from 1937 to 1997 and during that time he recorded over 120 LPs and 20 CDs, selling over 15 million copies of his albums, winning 15 platinum and 41 gold records. Gonçalves is, without doubt, one of the most important Brazilian singers. Gonçalves had a hard childhood, and when he was still a child, he started to work as a waiter, coming to know the nightlif...