Di Melo
Roberto de Melo Santos (born 22 April 1949), known professionally as Di Melo, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. His albums are characterized by a variety of musical genres, frequently mixing soul and funk elements with psychedelia. He released his first album in 1975, at a time when several members of Brazilian black music started their careers.
Also recorded as Roberto de Melo Santos
Di Melo
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- Name
- Di Melo
- Birth Name
- Roberto de Melo Santos
- Born
- 22 April 1949
- Birthplace
- Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Full name
- Roberto de Melo Santos.
- Nationality
- Brazil.
- Languages
- Portuguese.
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Roberto de Melo Santos (born 22 April 1949), known professionally as Di Melo, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. His albums are characterized by a variety of musical genres, frequently mixing soul and funk elements with psychedelia. He released his first album in 1975, at a time when several members of Brazilian black music started their careers.
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Biography
Biography
After giving up public visibility, he went into ostracism, performing in bars and canteens. He started a songwriting partnership with Geraldo Vandré in the 1980s. At the beginning of the following decade, he suffered a serious motorcycle accident, which gave rise to rumors about Melo's supposed death. However, in 1997, one of his songs was included in the compilation Blue Brazil 2, making English DJs rediscover his work. During the 2000s, he released several independent albums. He was later the subject of two documentaries and a fictional short film. Currently, he also works with paintings, sculptures and poems, having also written two books and acted in a play. In 2011, his first album had an appearance in The Black Eyed Peas' Don't Stop the Party music video. In 2022, his first album was considered one of the 500 greatest albums in Brazilian music history, in a poll by podcast Discoteca Básica.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Di Melo • Birth Name — Roberto de Melo Santos • Born — 22 April 1949 • Birthplace — Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil • Genre — * MPB • funk • soul • psychedelia • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • Years Active — 1965–present • Website — imorriveldimelo.wixsite.com
Official albums
Official albums
• Di Melo (1975) • Distando Estava (1998) • Imorrível (2016) • Atemporal (with Cotonete) (2019)
Independent albums
Independent albums
• Sons, Sacações, Sambas e Tesões • Seleção de Sambas • Multicheiro • Ah! É de Engravidar o Coração • Coletânea • Multicheiro 2 • 32 de Fevereiro • Sambas, Armações e Tesões
Discography
Di Melo's catalogue consist of four official albums and eight independent albums.
Primary material
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- “Di Melo”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q10265887: Di Melo
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- 1.O CANTOR. 2018-09-14. Di Melo. Melo. Di. 2016-10-13.
- 2.2014-04-22.
- 3.20/12/2014.
- 4.2019-09-20.
- 5.2019-06-22.
- 6.2012-06-05.
- 7.11/09/2018.
- 8.17/05/2018.
- 9.15/07/2013.
- 10.2018-01-10.
- 11.26/09/2016.
- 12.22/09/2017.
- 13.2019-10-17.
- 14.2012-07-15.
- 15.05/05/2014.
- 16.Di Melo. 11/03/2018. Dia da Música.
- 17.2014-02-25.
- 18.Various - Blue Brazil Vol. 2 (Blue Note In A Latin Groove). Discogs. 2019-07-02.
- 19.25/02/2014.
- 20.2013-11-01.
- 21.2019-05-27.
- 22.24/04/2016.
- 23.Di Melo - Dados Artísticos. Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. 2020-06-29.
- 24.2021-08-21.
- 25.O Globo. 2011-06-30.
- 26.2011-04-17.
- 27.15/04/2011.
- 28.05/10/2012.
- 29.2015-06-12.
- 30.LP/CD/Digital IMORRÍVEL.
- 31.2015-11-18.
- 32.14/10/2013.
- 33.2017-02-22.
- 34.Di Melo - A.E.I.O.U. 2018-08-24. Discogs.
- 35.COTONETE & DI MELO - Atemporal - FVR148LP. deejay.de. 2019-04-14. Dieter. Teinert.
- 36.2019-10-22.
- 37.2020-01-06.
- 38.21/11/2019.
- 39.2020-03-03.
- 40.2020-04-06.
- 41.Correio Braziliense. 2020-07-28.
- 42.Metro Jornal. 2020-07-29.
- 43.O Globo. 2020-07-31.
- 44.Na Mídia. 2021-02-06.
- 45.2023-03-16.
- 46.2012-09-13.
- 47.25/07/2014.
- 48.27/06/2013.
- 49.2017-11-22.
- 50.Hi-Mundim. 2017-08-24.
- 51.27/09/2016.
- 52.24/02/2019.
- 53.09/11/2016.
- 54.01/06/2017.
- 55.Discografia. 24/02/2018. Di Melo. 31/07/2017.
- 56.13/10/2016.
- 57.19/10/2018.
- 58.15/11/2019.
- 59.Di Melo - O Imorrível. Porta Curtas. 2019-08-01. PortaCurtas.
- 60.2012-08-19.
- 61.2016-06-12.
- 62.2015-12-17.
- 63.SOU(L) KILARIÔ. lamparina. 2020-06-13.
- 64.2018-10-27.
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