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Luiz Gonzaga

Brazil • 1912-12-13 – 1989-08-02

Luiz Gonzaga is credited on 1,363 releases across 393 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,363

Pressings credited

393

Albums

8

Decades active

45

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Biography

Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (standard orthography 'Luís'; Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiz ɡõˈzaɡɐ]; December 13, 1912 – August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of the most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twentieth century. He has been credited with having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having popularized the musical genre baião and has been called a "revolutionary" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. According to Caetano Veloso, he was the first significant cultural event with mass appeal in Brazil. Luiz Gonzaga received the Shell prize for Brazilian Popular Music in 1984 and was only the fourth artist to receive this prize after Pixinguinha, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Dorival Caymmi. The Luiz Gonzaga Dam was named in his honor. Gonzaga's son, Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Jr, known as Gonzaguinha (1945–1991), was also a noted Brazilian singer and composer.

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1,363 releases · 393 albums · active 1953–2025

  • Performance · 2,624
  • Other credits · 30

Studios: Chappell Recording Studios · Studio Des Dames · Trident Studios · Phonogram Studios, Hamburg

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