Four years ago Vanusa died; the singer was a pioneer when he sang about domestic violence

This Friday, the 8th, marks four years since the death of singer Vanusa; the artist was a pioneer in singing about violence against women; Remember

This Friday, the 8th, marks 4 years since the singer’s death Vanusa73 years old, due to respiratory failure. At the time, she was in a nursing home in Santos, on the coast of Sao Paulo, and was going through difficult financial times. The artist, a pioneer in singing her own songs, also opened the doors to an important movement for women: she was the first artist to sing about domestic violence in MPB.

At the time, the announcement of his death came via a statement on social media: “The nurse noticed around 5.30 in the morning that he had no heartbeat. They immediately called the UPA who found the cause of death to be respiratory failure”, an excerpt said.

“Yesterday [ela] I spent a very happy day with the visit of Amanda, the eldest daughter. He sang, played, laughed, ate well. In recent years, Vanusa has suffered from depression, problems caused by excessive use of black and white drugs, which have left her very weak,” the note added.

Decision to admit her to a nursing home

Two months before her death, the singer spent a month in the intensive care unit of the Complexo Hospitalar dos Estivadores, also in Santos. For the occasion, one of Vanusa’s sons, Raffaele Vanuccisaid that the mother was in a fragile state: “She has a cognitive disease, dementia, which people know more as Alzheimer’s… My mother’s is a little stronger and more serious, but it’s similar to Alzheimer’s”he declared.

The artist’s son also announced his decision to admit his mother to a nursing home: “It was my decision, but obviously listening to the doctors who accompany my mother. It’s not simply a question of putting one nurse during the day and another at night, and she would be treated well. My mother doesn’t feed herself, she in bed, uses diapers, has no teeth in his mouth. He remembers a few people, me, my sister, the nurse… That’s why we decided, together with the doctors’ opinion, that it would be the clinic. where he was. the best place to be”, he stated.

Career and pioneering

Vanusa was a major music star. Related to movement Young Guardshe has hits that have resonated for generations and was a pioneer in singing her own compositions, which are some of her biggest hits: September morning, Colorful world, Forgive, I didn’t mean to hurt you, Routine, You can leave AND Mirror.

Furthermore, the singer was a pioneer in singing about violence against women with the song SOS Womanpublished in 1981. Watch an excerpt of the text:

The hand that caresses you

It’s the same one that slaps you

And the mouth that kisses you

It’s like insulting.

The strong arm that supports you

Source: Terra

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