Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos Braga Moreira born April 19 1941 is a Brazilian singersongwriter also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King Most of his songs were written in partnership with his friend singer and songwriter Erasmo Carlos no relation Roberto Carlos has sold over 140 million albums around the world He is considered one of the most influential artists in Brazil being cited as a source of inspiration by many artists and bands His net worth is estimated at US160 million Roberto Carlos Braga was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim at the southern part of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo He is the fourth and last son of watchmaker Robertino Braga March 27 1896 January 27 1980 and seamstress Laura Moreira Braga April 10 1914 April 17 2010 The family lived in a modest home on top of a hill in the Nook neighbourhood His siblings were Lauro Roberto Braga Carlos Alberto Moreira Braga and Norminha At age 6 during the feast of St Peter the patron saint of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim Roberto Carlos was hit by a steam locomotive and had to have his right leg amputated just below his knee He still uses a prosthesis but avoids talking about it As a child he learned to play the guitar and the piano first with his mother and later at the Itapemirim Music Conservatory At 9 years old he performed for the first time at a childrens show broadcast by Rádio Cachoeiro he sang a bolero called Mal Amor He won candies as the first prize Years later he recalled the occasion for the book Roberto Carlos Up Close by Paulo Cesar de Araujo I was very nervous yet very happy to be able to sing on the radio I got a lot of candies which was the prize for the kids whod sing there It was a beautiful day He became a regular performer on that particular show Influenced by his idol Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution he rose to stardom as the main figure of the 1950s and 1960s musical movement known as Jovem Guarda or Young Guard which was a rip off from another TV Show From the same name Jovem Guarda was the first manifestation of the Brazilian pop rock movement Since then Roberto Carlos has been called O Rei the King When his first single and first LP Louco por você 1961 were commercial failures Roberto Carlos was in danger of being fired from CBS in favor of Sérgio Murilo the first successful rock singer in Brazil Nevertheless Murilo was fired instead for clashing with musical director Evandro Ribeiro over repertoire and payment opening up space for Roberto Carlos During his first decade of recording Roberto Carlos also starred in a few motion pictures directed by Roberto Farias many of them heavily inspired by the Beatles movies Roberto Carlos insisted on investing time in young music rock and in 1962 released Splish Splash With his friend Erasmo Carlos Roberto recorded Portuguese versions of pop songs and wrote his own songs such as Parei Na Contramão which became a big hit The following year the singer was back on the charts with the album É Proibido Fumar in which besides the title track the highlight was the song O Calhambeque Thus was born the Jovem Guarda TV Show Source Article Roberto Carlos singer from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30