For the Playboy Playmate of the Month, see Rita Lee (model).
Rita Lee

Rita Lee in 2010
Background information
Birth name Rita Lee Jones
Also known as A Rainha do Rock (Queen of Rock)
Born (1947-12-31) December 31, 1947 (age 64)
Origin São Paulo, Brazil
Genres Rock, pop, tropicália, psychedelic rock, avant-garde
Occupations Singer, songwriter, actress, author, TV host
Instruments Vocals, flute, theremin, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, piano, synthesizer, harmonica
Years active 1966–present
Labels Som Livre
EMI
Associated acts Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Pitty, Ronnie Von, Caetano Veloso, Tutti Frutti, Elis Regina, Roberto de Carvalho
Website Official website

Rita Lee Jones Carvalho (born Rita Lee Jones on December 31, 1947), simply known as Rita Lee, is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian. She has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.

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Early life and career [link]

Rita Lee was born in São Paulo, Brazil, to an American Brazilian father, descended from the Confederados, a dentist, and a Brazilian mother of Italian ancestry. She was educated in a French language school and became fluent in Spanish, French and Italian, as well as her native Portuguese and the English that her parents spoke at home.[1] She went to college, where she was a colleague of the popular actress Regina Duarte, but she soon left to pursue her musical career.

In 1966 Lee formed the band Os Mutantes with Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias. The band released five albums between 1968 and 1972. In that time, Lee had also released her first two solo works, although these records were produced with fellow members of Os Mutantes. When the band reformed in 2006, she refused to join, calling the reunion an attempt to "earn cash to pay for geriatry".[2]

Going solo [link]

In late 1972, Rita left Os Mutantes and started a solo career. She was initially part of a female duo with singer Lúcia Turnbull called Cilibrinas do Éden, and after a short time the duo gave birth to the band Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti. This eventually became Lee's backing band. In 1975, she recorded the album Fruto Proibido with the band. The album was praised by critics, sold more than 200,000 copies - a record to Brazilian rock & roll singers at the time - and Rita was given the title "Queen of Rock".[3] In 2007, the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine ranked this album as the 16º best Brazilian album of all time in its "100 Best List".[4] The producer was Andy Mills, producer of Alice Cooper and then Rita's boyfriend.[3]

In the late 1970s, Lee started a partnership with her husband, Roberto de Carvalho, and many subsequent albums were credited to the duo Lee/Carvalho.[5] In the late 70s, Lee was mentioned in the Caetano Veloso song Sampa.

In 1976, she was arrested for possession of cannabis. Soon after, she recorded the single "Doce de Pimenta" with singer Elis Regina, and recorded and toured with Gilberto Gil in the show/album "Refestança". Facing trouble with her tutti frutti band mates, Lee started recording with her husband, guitarist Roberto de Carvalho. The couple wrote big hits like "Mania de Você" (79), "Lança Perfume" (80, "Saúde" (81), "Flagra" (82) and "On The Rocks" (83), which presented a new side of Rita Lee as a composer who alternates ballads and pop songs.[6]

Personal life [link]

Rita Lee was married to fellow Mutante Arnaldo Baptista from 1971 to 1972. In 1976, fellow MPB singer Ney Matogrosso introduced her to guitarist Roberto de Carvalho, whom she married and had three children: Beto Lee, João Lee and Antônio. She's been married to Carvalho for 35 years and refers to him as her "boyfriend".

Other activities [link]

Aside from her musical career, Rita Lee had a humor program called Radio Amador on Brazilian radio for nine months in 1986. That same year, Lee wrote three children's books and appeared in Brazilian movies and TV shows. In 1990 she started her own talk show, called TvLeeZão (a play on "televisão," the Portuguese word for television), on MTV Brasil. From 2002 to 2004 she hosted the Brazilian cable TV talk show Saia Justa. In 2005 she and her husband started a new talk show, called Madame Lee. She also made a brief cameo in the 2002 film Durval Discos. In 2008/2009 she performed a new show called 'Pic Nic Tour.' In 2010 She performed another new show called 'Etc...Tour' revisiting some forgotten songs from her long career. In 2011 she began to produce and record two new albums. The first one with new unreleased songs, the second one called 'Bossa'n Movies' where she continues the project first stated with 'Bossa'n Roll' 1991, 'Bossa'n Beatles' (Aqui, ali, em qualquer lugar). In the album she'll record Brazilian and international movie themes (American, French, Spanish, Italian...). She also confirmed her new tour for May/2011 with Erasmo Carlos, called 'Os Reis do Rock' (King & Queen of the Rock) where they'll change repertoire (She sings his songs, and he sings her songs) plus, a homage to Raul Seixas, and some classic international Rock songs.

In 2011, she contributed the track "Pistis Sophia" to the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album "Red Hot+Rio 2." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "Red Hot + Rio." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

Discography [link]

With Os Mutantes [link]

Solo albums [link]

Live albums [link]

Singles/EPs [link]

  • 2002: Rita Lee Novelas
  • 1983: Desculpe o Auê / Yoko Ono (Single in Spanish)
  • 1977: Arrombou a Festa (Single)
  • 1976: Lá Vou Eu (EP)

Spoken albums [link]

  • 1996: Tutu, O Menino Indio (spoken album as narrator)
  • 1989: Pedro e o Lobo (spoken album as narrator to Peter and the Wolf)

DVDs [link]

  • 2009: Multishow Ao Vivo Rita Lee
  • 2007: Biograffiti (Box Set 3 DVDs)
  • 2006: Grandes Nomes: Rita Lee Jones (Original TV Special From 1980)
  • 2004: MTV Ao Vivo (MTV Live)
  • 1998: Acústico MTV (Live) (MTV Unplugged)

References [link]

  1. ^ ritalee.com.br. Biographaphy (Portuguese). https://www.ritalee.com.br/biografia.html
  2. ^ Marcelo Feitosa. Rita Lee critica a volta dos Mutantes (Portuguese). https://houseofprog.wordpress.com/2006/07/14/rita-lee-critica-a-volta-dos-mutantes
  3. ^ a b Nascimento, Roberto. "Esse tal de Rock... ACERTOU". Estado de São Paulo. https://www.estadao.com.br/estadaodehoje/20101218/not_imp655174,0.php. (Portuguese)
  4. ^ "iyiiki >lists >Lista dos 100 maiores discos da música brasileira pela Rolling Stone Brasil". rateyourmusic.com. https://rateyourmusic.com/list/iyiiki/lista_dos_100_maiores_discos_da_musica_brasileira_pela_rolling_stone_brasil/. (Portuguese)
  5. ^ Clique Music. Biografia (Portuguese). https://cliquemusic.uol.com.br/artistas/rita-lee.asp
  6. ^ https://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/artistas/ver/rita-lee
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Os Paralamas do Sucesso		 Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Rock Album
2001		 Succeeded by
Cássia Eller
Os Mutantes
  • Sérgio Dias
  • Dinho Leme
  • Bia Mendes
  • Fabio Recco
  • Vinicius Junqueira
  • Henrique Peters
  • Vitor Trida
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Singles
  • "Suicida"/"Apocalipse"
  • "É Proibido Proibir"/"Ambiente de Festival"
  • "A Minha Menina"/"Adeus Maria Fulô"
  • "Dois Mil e Um"/"Dom Quixote"
  • "Ando Meio Desligado"/"Não Vá Se Perder Por Aí"
  • "Top Top"/"It's Very Nice Pra Xuxu"
  • "Mande Um Abraço Pra Velha"
  • "Mutantes Depois"
Videography
Other releases
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Rita Lee (album)

Rita Lee is the third solo album by Rita Lee released following her split with Tutti Frutti. Heavily influenced by the disco sound that was popular at the time, Rita Lee can be seen as a transitional album with Lee veering away from her signature stadium rock sound towards a more accessible mainstream sound. The album is noted for being the first of many collaborations to follow with her now husband, Roberto de Carvalho.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho except where noted. 

References

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List of Playboy Playmates of 1977

The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1977. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Susan Lynn Kiger (born November 16, 1953 in Pasadena, California) is an American model and actress. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar and Ken Marcus. She appeared in the cover of Playboy three times: March 1977, November 1977, April 1978.

After her Playmate designation, Kiger appeared in several films, including the sex comedy H.O.T.S. alongside fellow Playmate Pamela Bryant, and eventual Playboy model KC Winkler.

February

Star Stowe (born Ellen Louise Stowe; March 19, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas – died March 16, 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1977 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.

Stowe at one time dated Gene Simmons. She later married and divorced Peter Maligo. Together they had a son, Michael. After falling from the spotlight and moving to Ft. Lauderdale she fell into prostitution, alcoholism, and drug abuse. She was found dead from strangulation just three days before her 41st birthday.

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Frou Frou

Frou Frou or Frou-Frou may refer to:

Films

  • Frou-Frou (1923), a film directed by Guy du Fresnay
  • Frou-Frou (1955), a French comedy directed by Augusto Genina

    • Plays

  • Froufrou (play) (1869), a play by Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac
  • Frou-Frou, a 19th Century play to benefit George Holland

    • Fictional characters

  • Le Comte de Frou Frou, a minor Blackadder character
  • Frou-Frou, the horse in Disney's The Aristocats
  • Frou-Frou, Vronsky's steeplechase mare in Anna Karenina

    • Music

  • Frou Frou (band), a duo who disbanded in 2003

    • See also

  • Little Bunny Foo Foo
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    Frou-Frou (1955 film)

    Frou-Frou, is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Augusto Genina, written by A. E. Carr, starring Dany Robin and Louis de Funès. The film is also known as "A Girl from Paris".

    Plot

    Frou-Frou is a 16-year-old peddler. She comes to the attention of four gentlemen who agree on helping her to improve her situation. They teach her to behave like a lady and introduce her to the upper class. But she falls in love with an unsuccessful artist who commits suicide after he has befathered her with a daughter...

    Cast

  • Dany Robin as Antoinette Dubois called "Frou-Frou"
  • Louis de Funès as Colonel Cousinet-Duval, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
  • Gino Cervi as Prince Vladimir Bilinsky, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
  • Philippe Lemaire as Michel Arthus, the young painter
  • Ivan Desny as Henri de Gaspard, Frou-Frou's first lover
  • Mischa Auer as Grand duke Alexis
  • Jean Wall as Jean Sabatier, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
  • Umberto Menalti as Count Sigismond Meursault, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
  • Daniel Ceccaldi as Chevalier des Grieux, the young man at the masked ball
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    Frou Frou (band)

    Frou Frou /ˈfruːfruː/ was a British electronic duo composed of Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth. They released their only album, Details, in 2002. Both of them wrote, produced and played instruments on the tracks, while Heap also provided vocals. Frou Frou amicably disbanded in 2003 to go their separate ways musically, but have more recently stated the possibility of new Frou Frou collaborations.

    History

    Introductions

    Heap and Sigsworth met in the mid-1990s on the London music scene, Sigsworth coming to the attention of Heap and her record label due to his writing/production/keyboard-playing work with Seal and Björk. Their first work together consisted of Heap providing extra vocals for Sigsworth's band Acacia. She subsequently contributed to the live Acacia lineup at several concerts, became a significant "floating member" of the band (although never a full member) and sang on all but one track on Acacia's ill-fated debut album Cradle.

    Sigsworth subsequently contributed to Heap's debut album, i Megaphone, which was released on the now defunct Almo Sounds in 1998. Together they wrote the first single to be taken from i Megaphone, the angst-ridden "Getting Scared," which Sigsworth also produced, and the B-side to the album's second single, "Shine," entitled "Airplane."

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    Podcasts:

    Rita Lee

    ALBUMS

    Reza

    Released 2012

    Multishow ao vivo

    Released 2009

    Perfil

    Released 2007

    MTV ao vivo

    Released 2004

    Rita Lee Hits volume 1

    Released 2003

    Balacobaco

    Released 2003

    Aqui, ali, em qualquer lugar

    Released 2001

    3001

    Released 2000

    Santa Rita de Sampa

    Released 1998

    Acústico MTV

    Released 1998

    A marca da Zorra

    Released 1995

    Meus momentos

    Released 1994

    Rita Lee

    Released 1993

    Rita Lee em Bossa 'n Roll

    Released 1991

    Rita Lee e Roberto de Carvalho

    Released 1990

    Zona zen

    Released 1988

    Grandes sucessos de Rita Lee & Roberto

    Released 1988

    Flerte fatal

    Released 1987

    Rita e Roberto

    Released 1985

    Bombom

    Released 1983

    Rita Lee e Roberto de Carvalho

    Released 1982

    Saúde

    Released 1981

    Rita Lee

    Released 1980

    Rita Lee

    Released 1979

    Babilônia

    Released 1978

    Refestança

    Released 1977

    Entradas e bandeiras

    Released 1976

    Fruto proibido

    Released 1975

    Atrás do porto tem uma cidade

    Released 1974

    Hoje é o primeiro dia do resto da sua vida

    Released 1972

    Build Up

    Released 1970

    Bossa 'n Beatles

    The Greatest Hits - Lança perfume e outras manias

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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Aqui, Ali, Em Qualquer Lugar ( Here, There And Eve

    by: Rita Lee

    Não dá pra ser feliz, longe do meu grande amor...
    Eu, nesse mundinho de Deus
    Sempre às voltas pensando em você
    Pra lhe fazer uma serenata só
    There, running my hands through her hair
    Both of us thinking how good it can be
    Someone is speaking but she doesn't know he's there
    I love you pra chuchu
    Se você não está perto eu fico jururu
    Tudo azul, mas sem você eu fico blue
    Knowing that love is to share
    Each one believing that love never dies
    Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there
    I love you pra chuchu
    Se você não está perto eu fico jururu
    Tudo azul, mas sem você eu fico blue
    Nesse mundinho de Deus
    Cá estou eu, lua cheia de mel,
    Olho pro céu, meu sol continua lá
    E eu aqui, pra lá e pra cá
    Aqui, ali, e qualquer lugar...




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