Wando

Wanderley Alves dos Reis, better known as Wando, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Born on October 2, 1945. Died on February 8, 2012. He was married, with whom he wrote several songs.
Wanderley won the nickname Wando from his grandmother. As a child he moved from Cajuri to Juiz de Fora, where he majored in classical guitar and started dealing with music around the age of 20. At that time he participated in music ensembles and performed at dances in the region. He then moved to Volta Redonda (RJ state), where he worked as a truck driver and marketer.
His career as singer began in 1969 and the success came in 1973. He composed for other singers of MPB, as Jair Rodrigues, who in 1974 recorded O Importante é Ser Fevereiro, while his song A Menina E O Poeta was recorded by Roberto Carlos on his 1976 album Moça (1975). Wando's greatest hits were Chora Coração (1985, part of the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Roque Santeiro) and especially Fogo E Paixão from the album O Mundo Romântico De Wando (1988).