Singer Diana, of the hit ‘Como Brigamos’, dies

The artist who had success with romantic songs in the 70s died in the early hours of this Wednesday, 21, at the age of 76.

The singer died in the early hours of Wednesday 21st. Diana. She became known to the general public for having recorded the ballad Why do we fight?a version of I am… I said…, by Neil Diamond, released in 1972. From the same album, just titled Dianaanother song has entered the music charts, Hope still burnssigned by Raul Seixas and Mauro Motta.

The news of the death of Diana, whose birth name was Ana Maria Siqueira Iorio, was confirmed by her son, André Iorio, on social media. The 76-year-old singer, according to Iorio, was found dead in the early hours of Wednesday. A resident of the city of Araruama, Rio de Janeiro, the singer was taken to the emergency room in Iguaba Grande, a nearby city, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.

“I will miss you very much. Your fights, your strong genius, your conversations and your concert adventures in the Northeast, where you performed for the people of Brazil,” Iorio wrote on his Facebook account.

Presented as the female version of Robert Carlos For her romantic repertoire, Diana, at the height of her career, performed shows lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes. She was married to a singer-songwriter Odair Josewith whom he wrote the song È stato tutta colpa dell’amore, published in 1974. The lyrics of the song referred to the couple’s constant arguments, which almost always became public.

From the 1980s onwards, Diana lost space in the mainstream media, although she continued to perform. In 2013, the singer Barbara Eugenia re-recorded the song Why do we fight?. She and Diana met to record a music video together, promoted by the newspaper Folha of Sao Paulo. The singer Marilia Mendonça he also re-recorded the song together with the duo Maraia and Maraísa in the project The Mistresses.

Source: Terra

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