Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos (14 February 1944 – 20 December 2013), better known by his stage name Reginaldo Rossi, was a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter. He was known as the "King of Brega" (Portuguese: "Rei do brega").[1]

Reginaldo Rossi
Reginaldo Rossi on 26 June 2010 on the Castro Alves Square
Background information
Birth name	Reginaldo Rodrigues dos Santos
Born	(1944-02-14)14 February 1944 Recife,  Brazil
Origin	Recife
Died	20 December 2013(2013-12-20) (aged 69)
Genres	Brega, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	1964–2013
Labels	EMI

Discography

LPs

• 1966 – O pão; Chantecler
• O rei leão
• 1967 – Festa dos pães; Chantecler
• 1968 – O Quente (1968); Chantecler
• 1970 – À procura de você; CBS
• 1971 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
• 1972 – Nos teus braços; CBS
• 1973 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
• 1974 – Reginaldo Rossi; CBS
• 1976 – Reginaldo Rossi; Beverly
• 1977 – Chega de promessas; CBS
• 1980 – A volta; EMI
• 1981 – Cheio de amor; EMI
• 1982 – A raposa e as uvas'; EMI
• 1983 – Sonha comigo; EMI
• 1984– Não consigo te esquecer; EMI
• 1985 – Só sei que te quero bem; EMI
• 1986 – Com todo coração; EMI
• 1987 – Teu melhor amigo; EMI
• 1989 – Momentos de amor; EMI
• 1990 – O rei; EMI
• 1992 – Reginaldo Rossi; Celim

Albums

• 1997 – Reginaldo Rossi – Tão Sofrido; Polydisc
• 1998 – Reginaldo Rossi-ao vivo; Polydisc
• 1999 – Reginaldo Rossi the king; Sony Music
• 1999 – Popularidade-Reginaldo Rossi; Continental
• 2000 – Reginaldo Rossi; Sony Music
• 2001 – Reginaldo Rossi ao vivo; Sony Music
• 2001 – Para Sempre -Reginaldo Rossi; EMI
• 2003 – Reginaldo Rossi; EMI
• 2003 – Ao Vivo, O melhor do brega; Indie Records
• 2010 – Cabaret do Rossi

Greatest hits

• Se Meu Amor Não Chegar
• Garçom (Reginaldo Rossi)
• A raposa e as uvas (Reginaldo Rossi)
• O pão (Reginaldo Rossi, Orácio Faustino e Namyr Cury)
• Deixa de banca (Borogodá version, of Pocker, made by Eduardo Araújo and Ferrer)
• Tô doidão (Picket e F. Thomas)
• Mon amour, meu bem, ma femme (Cleide)
• Era Domingo (Reginaldo Rossi)
• Ai, Amor (Reginaldo Rossi)
• Em Plena Lua de Mel (Reginaldo Rossi)
• Tenta Esquecer (Reginaldo Rossi)

Cancer and death

On 9 November Rase 2013, Rossi a very heavy smoker went through a surgical procedure called thoracentesis removing 2 liters of accumulated fluids between the pleura and the lung.[2] The biopsy revealed on the 11th of the same month the confirmation of lung cancer. Reginaldo Rossi died on 20 December 2013, aged 69, in his hometown of Recife, Pernambuco.[3]

References

External links

• Reginaldo Rossi at IMDb

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