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Cauby Peixoto Cauby Peixoto Barros - 2/10/1931 Niterói RJ Is Considered By Many As Brazil's Best Singer. With His Velvety And Low Timbre Influenced By Orlando Silva And Nat "King" Cole Peixoto Coined An Individual Style Interpreting A Kaleidoscope Of Genres Ranging From Tongue-In-Cheek Cheesy Boleros To Mambo Especially In The Early '70s Romantic Sambas-Canções His Strongest Point Such As His Biggest Hit "Conceição " And Even A Little Bossa Nova And Jazz. Having Remained A Popular Artist For Over 50 Years He Knew How To Renovate His Style And Keep His Aura Also Improving His Interpretations Over The Years. Peixoto Was Paid Tribute By Many Important Artists Who Wrote Songs Especially For Him Such As Tom Jobim "Oficina" Caetano Veloso "Cauby! Cauby!" Jorge Benjor "Dona Culpa" And Roberto Carlos/Erasmo Carlos "Brigas De Amor" . Since 1951 He Has Recorded Over 61 78 Rpm 51 LPs And 20 CDs Having Participated As A Singer In Over Ten Films. Cauby Peixoto Was Raised In A Musical Environment. His Father Was A Guitar Player His Uncle Was Nonô Romualdo Peixoto . Peixoto Also Had As A Cousin Singer Ciro Monteiro. His Siblings Are Pianist Moacyr Peixoto Trumpeter Arakén Peixoto And Singer Andyara. His First Public Appearance As A Singer Was At A Novice Radio Show In 1949 In Rio De Janeiro. In That Period He Started To Sing In Nightclubs. The First Album Came In 1951 With The Samba "Saia Branca" Geraldo Medeiros . The Next Year He Moved To São Paulo Performing In Nightclubs And At Rádio Excelsior. In 1954 He Had His First Hit "Blue Gardenia" Bob Russel/Lester Lee Version By Antônio Almeida/João De Barro . In The Same Year Peixoto Was Invited To Join Rádio Nacional By Entrepreneur Di Veras Who Devised For Him A Launching Strategy Mirrored In The American Methods. Some Two Years Later Peixoto Became The Idol Of The Masses When He Had His Biggest Hit With The Samba-Canção "Conceição" Jair Amorim/Dunga . He Would Also Have Success In That Period With "Nono Mandamento" René Bittencourt/Raul Sampaio "Prece De Amor" René Bittencourt "Ninguém É De Ninguém" Humberto Silva/Toso Gomes/Luís Mergulhão And "É Tão Sublime O Amor" P. Francis Webster/Sammy Fain Version By Antônio Carlos . Portrayed By Time And Life Magazines Peixoto Was Launched In The U.S. Under The Stage Name Ron Coby Where He Recorded With Paul Weston And Percy Faith's Orchestras. In 1959 Peixoto Had Another Season In The U.S. 14 Months Where He Recorded "Maracangalha" Dorival Caymmi In The English Version "I Go" . From 1964 To 1968 He Dedicated Himself To Perform With His Siblings At His Celebrated Drink Nightclub Having Recorded A Live LP There With Leny Eversong. In 1970 He Won The San Remo Festival Italy With "Zíngara" R. Alberteli Version By Nazareno De Brito . From The Late '60s To The Late '70s He Was Considered Dated Compared To The Vigorous Movements Of That Period Devoted To The Younger Generations In Brazil. Sensible To The Audience's Reaction Peixoto Adopted A More Theatrical/extravagant Style In His Outfits And Scenic Persona And A More Restrained And "classical" Identity In His Vocal Renditions That Again Brought Him The Public's Interest. It Was Around 1979 When He Participated With "Bolero De Satã" On Elis Regina's Album. Cauby! Cauby! 1980 The Commemorative LP Of His 25-Year Of Career Represented A Complete Renovation Of His Standard Repertory With Songs By Caetano Veloso Roberto Carlos/Erasmo Carlos And The Hits "Loucura" Joanna/Sarah Benchimol And "Bastidores" Chico Buarque . From Then On He Enjoyed Stable Success. Rediscovered By Critics Peixoto And Ângela Maria Were Paid Tribute At The 1993 Prêmio Sharp Award Ceremony. In 1995 Dionne Warwick Caetano Veloso Gilberto Gil Gal Costa And Zizi Possi Participated On His CD Cauby Canta Sinatra. ~ Alvaro Neder All Music Guide read less