Nora Ney

Nora Ney's name is associated with the doleful repertory of sambas-canções known as "fossa," reminiscent of smoky and dark nightclubs where people would sing their love pains in the '50s, in the period immediately before bossa nova took the country with its solar celebration. At the same time, Ney's career is linked to the frenzy of the auditorium radio shows that she frequented since her teens, as well as to the American pop repertory -- her stage name was inspired by Doris Day and her earliest renditions were sung in English. Having already launched Antônio Maria, in her fir...