Luiz Schiavon, of RPM, dies at the age of 64

He founded the band with Paulo Ricardo, he was keyboard player and composer

Luiz Schiavon, founder and keyboardist of RPM, has died at the age of 64. The information was confirmed by RPM’s notice to Estadão. The musician had been treating an autoimmune disease for four years and, according to his family, had complications in the last surgery he underwent. The wake and funeral of the musician will be reserved for the family.

Schiavon was responsible for creating the sound of RPM, a band that transformed Brazilian pop with songs like Olhar 43, Loura Gelada, Rotações Por Minuto and Rádio Pirata, among many other hits that marked the 80s.

“It is with regret that the family communicates the death of Luiz Schiavon. He fought courageously against an autoimmune disease for 4 years but, sadly, he had complications in his last treatment surgery and could not resist. Luiz was, in his public figure, a teacher, songwriter, founder and keyboardist of RPM, but above all a good son, nephew, husband, father and friend. For this reason, the family has decided that the farewell ceremony will be reserved for close relatives and friends, and we kindly ask that the fans and the press understand and respect this decision,” the statement read.

“We hope you will remember him with the mastery and energy of his music, a legacy he left us as a gift and which will continue to live in our hearts. Say hello to him, listening to his chords, paying homage to him on social media, magazines and newspapers, or simply remembering him with affection, the same affection he always had with everyone who lived with him,” the statement, also shared by RMP on his Instagram, follows.

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Luiz Antônio Schiavon Pereira He began studying classical piano at the age of seven and graduated from the Mário de Andrade Conservatory, São Paulo, in 1977. He met Paulo Ricardo the following year, at the age of 16, and together they would form the band Aura and, later, RPM.

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