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Genival Lacerda

Brazilian singer (1931–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Genival Lacerda
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Genival Lacerda Cavalcante[1] (5 April 1931 – 7 January 2021) was a Brazilian forró singer-songwriter.[2]

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Genival Lacerda in 2017, holding his Order of Cultural Merit.

Life and career

Lacerda was born in Campina Grande, Paraíba.[3][4] His main hits are Severina Xique-Xique recorded in 1975, Radinho de Pilha and O Chevette da Menina released in 2010.[5]

In December 2017 he was awarded by the Brazilian government the Order of Cultural Merit.[6]

Death

Lacerda died on 7 January 2021, at age 89, in Recife, Pernambuco, of complications resulting from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[7]

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