Clara Nunes

Biografia

Together with Beth Carvalho and Alcione, Clara Nunes, in life, was
regarded as one of the three Queens of Samba. She had (and still
has) enormous success with sambas by composers of the hills like
"Juzo Final" (Nelson Cavaquinho/lcio Soares) and "Corao Leviano"
(Paulinho da Viola). Among her hits, recorded in her solo 16 albums,
there are "Voc Passa E Eu Acho Graa" (Ataulfo Alves/Carlos
Imperial), " Baiana," "A Deusa Dos Orixs," "Macunama," "O Mar
Serenou," (Candeia), "As Foras Da Natureza" (Joo Nogueira/Paulo
Csar Pinheiro), "Guerreira," "Feira de Mangaio" (Sivuca/Glorinha
Gadelha), "Portela Na Avenida" (Mauro Duarte/Paulo Csar Pinheiro),
and "Nao" (Joo Bosco/Aldir Blanc). An orphan since childhood,
Clara Nunes became a manual laborer at a factory suffering with
difficulties and poverty. In 1960, she won the Minas Gerais section of
the national contest A Voz de Ouro ABC and was classified in the third
place in the national final. Hired by a radio, she had her own show at
TV Itacolomi (Minas Gerais). Also singing in nightclubs, she was
appointed for three times as best singer of the year. She moved to
Rio in 1965 and was hired by TV Continental. The first record came in
next year, A Voz Adorvel de Clara Nunes. Singing boleros and sambas-cano, the option for the
samba came only in 1968 with her first hit, "Voc Passa E Eu Acho Graa" (Ataulfo Alves/Carlos
Imperial). In 1970, she had success with " Baiana" (Fabrcio da Silva/Baianinho/nio Santos
Ribeiro/Miguel Pancrcio) and the Portela samba-enredo "Ilu Ay" (Norival Reis/Silvestre Davi da
Silva). In 1972, she staged her first show, Sabi Sabi. The samba "Tristeza P No Cho" (Armando
Fernandes), recorded in the same year, sold more than 100,000 copies. In 1973, sided by Vincius de
Moraes and Toquinho, she opened in Salvador, the show O Poeta, A Moa e O Violo. In the same
year, she performed in Lisbon, Portugal, and, in the next year, in the MIDEM (Cannes, France). In
1974, her LP Alvorecer had the hits "Conto de Areia" (Romildo/Toninho), "Menino de Deus" (Mauro
Duarte/Paulo Csar Pinheiro), and "Meu Sapato J Furou" (Elton Medeiros/Mauro Duarte), selling
300,000 copies and opening opportunities for other female singers like Alcione and Beth Carvalho. In
1975, she toured several European countries. This was the year in which she released her most
successful album, Claridade, followed by the also successful Canto Das Trs Raas. In 1980, she had
another big hit with "Morena de Angola," written by Chico Buarque especially for her. She died during
a controverted varicose veins surgery, provoking generalized consternation. ~ Alvaro Neder, All Music
Guide

Clara Nunes

Biografia

Together with Beth Carvalho and Alcione, Clara Nunes, in life, was
regarded as one of the three Queens of Samba. She had (and still
has) enormous success with sambas by composers of the hills like
"Juzo Final" (Nelson Cavaquinho/lcio Soares) and "Corao Leviano"
(Paulinho da Viola). Among her hits, recorded in her solo 16 albums,
there are "Voc Passa E Eu Acho Graa" (Ataulfo Alves/Carlos
Imperial), " Baiana," "A Deusa Dos Orixs," "Macunama," "O Mar
Serenou," (Candeia), "As Foras Da Natureza" (Joo Nogueira/Paulo
Csar Pinheiro), "Guerreira," "Feira de Mangaio" (Sivuca/Glorinha
Gadelha), "Portela Na Avenida" (Mauro Duarte/Paulo Csar Pinheiro),
and "Nao" (Joo Bosco/Aldir Blanc). An orphan since childhood,
Clara Nunes became a manual laborer at a factory suffering with
difficulties and poverty. In 1960, she won the Minas Gerais section of
the national contest A Voz de Ouro ABC and was classified in the third
place in the national final. Hired by a radio, she had her own show at
TV Itacolomi (Minas Gerais). Also singing in nightclubs, she was
appointed for three times as best singer of the year. She moved to
Rio in 1965 and was hired by TV Continental. The first record came in
next year, A Voz Adorvel de Clara Nunes. Singing boleros and sambas-cano, the option for the
samba came only in 1968 with her first hit, "Voc Passa E Eu Acho Graa" (Ataulfo Alves/Carlos
Imperial). In 1970, she had success with " Baiana" (Fabrcio da Silva/Baianinho/nio Santos
Ribeiro/Miguel Pancrcio) and the Portela samba-enredo "Ilu Ay" (Norival Reis/Silvestre Davi da

Silva). In 1972, she staged her first show, Sabi Sabi. The samba "Tristeza P No Cho" (Armando
Fernandes), recorded in the same year, sold more than 100,000 copies. In 1973, sided by Vincius de
Moraes and Toquinho, she opened in Salvador, the show O Poeta, A Moa e O Violo. In the same
year, she performed in Lisbon, Portugal, and, in the next year, in the MIDEM (Cannes, France). In
1974, her LP Alvorecer had the hits "Conto de Areia" (Romildo/Toninho), "Menino de Deus" (Mauro
Duarte/Paulo Csar Pinheiro), and "Meu Sapato J Furou" (Elton Medeiros/Mauro Duarte), selling
300,000 copies and opening opportunities for other female singers like Alcione and Beth Carvalho. In
1975, she toured several European countries. This was the year in which she released her most
successful album, Claridade, followed by the also successful Canto Das Trs Raas. In 1980, she had
another big hit with "Morena de Angola," written by Chico Buarque especially for her. She died during
a controverted varicose veins surgery, provoking generalized consternation. ~ Alvaro Neder, All Music
Guide