Leo Jaime reaches 65; The artist refused a band in a band that brought Cazuza to extreme

With over 40 years of career, Leo Jaime is one of the national rock icons and collects stories with big names in Brazilian music

April 23, Leo Jaime Reaches 65 years. One of the references of National Rock, the artist adds over 40 years of career and accumulates stories with big names in Brazilian music. One of the most surprising characteristics of the participation of Cazuza (1958-1990) e Roberto Frejat (62): It was Leo who introduced them after refusing a vacant singer in the Red baronBands that brought Cazuza to the star.

Path in music

At the beginning of the 80s, Leo Jaime, already who lives in San Paolo and involved in music, was invited to participate Red baronBands that was forming and needed a singer. Involved with other groups, the artist refused the invitation, but decided to indicate the young Cazuza to occupy the place – an act that gave rise to a great friendship and transformed Cazuza e Red baron in national successes.

At the same time, Leo joined the irreverent group briefly João Penca and his amsthestraknown for the mood and influence of Rockabilly. He participated in his first record recording with LP Sing in the bathroomfrom Eduardo Dusek (71), another important name of the alternative scene of the 80s.

Already in 1983, he decided to pursue a solo career and released his first album, Phodas “C”By opening the way to a sequence of successes that would mark the decade and places it in the soundtracks of films and soap opera. Your second album, Afternoon session (1985), sold over 160,000 copies and consolidated him as one of the faces and voices of Brazilian pop music of that generation.

Multifaceted artist

In addition to the song, Leo Jaime also shone as an actor. Your most remembered role could be that of Zezinho in the soap opera Baby on boardFrom TV Globo, in 1988, but its versatility extends to cinema and theater.

He acted in the productions like Scorlatto Scorpion, Star rock AND The seven vampiresFilms that have marked a time of experimentation and audacity in the Brazilian audiovisual. On stage, he divided the scenes with Marília Pêra (1943-2015) in the musical Vitor or victory and gave birth to Dom João VI in the show It was at the time of the king – character who would play again years later in the soap opera New World.

In addition to the interpretation, the artist has also gained space in the world of voice he recites with the character Angerfrom Funny mindAnd he left his mark as a reporter and writer in publications such as The globe, Day, Parade AND Whim.

Source: Terra

Earl

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