Rodrigo José

Rodrigo Alves Emke is a Brazilian singer and songwriter known for his refreshing take on the brega romantic genre. Born in 1975 in Americana, part of the greater São Paolo area, Rodrigo pursued music intermittently while working as an engineer, releasing a first album in 1998, along with a smattering of singles. A personal crisis prompted him to reevaluate his life and create an alter ego named Rodrigo José, a flamboyant lounge singer with a deep, resonant voice and a knack for revitalizing brega music (a denigratory term for saccharine, melodramatic, romantic fare) with panac...