Nelson Gonçalves
Nelson Gonçalves (June 21, 1919 – April 18, 1998) was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born Antônio Gonçalves Sobral in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, he was raised in São Paulo. As a young man, he worked at a variety of menial jobs, including boxing, before embarking on a career in music that saw him become one of the most popular Brazilian radio singers of the 1950s. Nelson Gonçalves had a very productive collaboration with lyricist Adelino Moreira and recorded numerous successful albums. One of the great crooners of the day, he gained an international following and appeared at venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Nelson sold more than 62 million albums around the globe and is the second best-selling Brazilian artist of all time, behind Roberto Carlos (77 million). His personal life was sometimes filled with turmoil, and at one time, a cocaine addiction almost destroyed his career. Despite having an outstanding singing voice, he was known to have a stutter in his regular speech. Nelson Gonçalves died of a heart attack at the age of 79. On his passing, Nelson Gonçalves was buried at Cemitério São João Batista in Rio de Janeiro. In 2001, director Elizeu Ewald filmed a docu-drama about his life. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 21, 1919 (Santana do Livramento), Died April 18, 1998 (Rio de Janeiro)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 55 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | S-052292 | 10-in. | 8/4/1941 | Formosa mulher | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal group and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052405 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Podia ser pior | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052618 | 10-in. | 9/9/1942 | O homem da capa preta | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052627 | 10-in. | 10/1/1942 | Diga | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052629 | 10-in. | 9/30/1942 | A mulher do Seu José | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052782 | 10-in. | 6/1/1943 | Quando a saudade vier | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052783 | 10-in. | 6/1/1943 | Mãe Maria | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052800 | 10-in. | 7/7/1943 | Ai amor | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052801 | 10-in. | 7/7/1943 | Sempre em meu coração | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052818 | 10-in. | 8/17/1943 | Brasil, coração da gente | Custódio Mesquita Orchestra ; Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052819 | 10-in. | 8/17/1943 | Meu barco é veleiro | Custódio Mesquita Orchestra ; Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052836 | 10-in. | 9/17/1943 | Eu jurei | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052837 | 10-in. | 9/17/1943 | Vai amor | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052842 | 10-in. | 10/6/1943 | Sabiá de mangueira | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052843 | 10-in. | 10/6/1943 | Quasi Louco | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo' | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052930 | 10-in. | 2/17/1944 | Tudo é nostalgia | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052931 | 10-in. | 2/17/1944 | Queira Deus | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, songwriter | |
Victor | S-052950 | 10-in. | 4/27/1944 | Dos meus braços tú não sairás | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052951 | 10-in. | 4/27/1944 | Saudades do Rio | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052962 | 10-in. | 5/12/1944 | Nossa comédia | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052963 | 10-in. | 5/12/1944 | Casa de Sopapo | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052968 | 10-in. | 5/30/1944 | Nadir | Nelson Gonçalves | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | S-052969 | 10-in. | 5/30/1944 | Primeira mulher | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | S-078058 | 10-in. | 9/29/1944 | Não aguento mais | Nelson Gonçalves ; Orquesta Zaccarias | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | S-078168 | 10-in. | 4/27/1945 | Maria Betânia | Nelson Gonçalves | Male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gonçalves, Nelson," accessed August 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110737.
Gonçalves, Nelson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110737.
"Gonçalves, Nelson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 August 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gonçalves, Nelson - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98016051
Wikidata: Nelson Gonçalves - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5110234
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69130964
MusicBrainz: Nelson Gonçalves - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2dd3f1d4-33da-4bca-b20a-eec0f9ffabdb
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