Biography:

Zelito Miranda ( Serrinha , August 30 , 1954 – Salvador , August 12 , 2022 ) was a Brazilian singer . [ 1 ] He is considered the “king of tempered forró”. [ 2 ]

Career

Zelito was born in Serrinha , Bahia . The interest in music arose in childhood. At the age of 8, he started playing triangle . [ 2 ] At age 17, the singer moved to Salvador , where he studied theater at Teatro Vila Velha. He acted on stage as well as in film. [ 3 ] His professional career in music began at age 27. Initially, his style resembled MPB and rock. She played in the group Novos Bárbaros, which was successful in the 80’s in Bahia. His first album, recorded at the end of the decade, adopted a diverse repertoire that he called “Northeastern Popular Music”. From then on, he started singing forró at the request of the public, with inspirations from Luiz Gonzaga and Genival Lacerda . Zelito became known as the “King of Forró Temperado”, [ 2 ] a sound that preserves the sound of the genre, but allows for new instruments, arrangements and melodies. [ 4 ] Zelito was also known for leading the project “Forró no Parque”: [ 5 ] [ 6 ]“Once a month, on Sunday mornings, the artist received colleagues already known to the public and others at the beginning of their careers, whom he wanted to help give projection.” [ 7 ]

In 2016, he released his autobiography. [ 8 ]

Awards

His CD Forró Porreta won the award for ” Best Record of São João” in the 2018 Troféu Melhores do São João . of São João. [ 11 ]

Death

He died in the early hours of August 12, 2022, due to lung problems. [ 2 ] [ 12 ] His body was buried in the afternoon of the same day. [ 13 ] Several

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