Wilson Simonal
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Wilson Simonal de Castro (February 23, 1938 -- June 25, 2000) was a Brazilian singer. He was a singer with great success in the 1960s and in the first half of the 1970s. He was married two times and had two sons: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Castro, both are artists today. He also had a daughter, named Patricia.
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Born | (1938-02-23)February 23, 1938[1] Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
Died | June 25, 2000(2000-06-25) (aged 62) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil[1] |
Spouses | Tereza Leite Pugliesi
(m. 1963, divorced)Sandra Manzini Cerqueira
(m. 1994) |
Children | 3, with Tereza |
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Formerly of | Dry Boys |
Website | www.simonal.com |
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Although relatively unknown outside of South America, two of his biggest hits were successfully covered by Sérgio Mendes — "País Tropical" and "Sá Marina" (the latter as "Pretty World" with English lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman).