Zezinho Corrêa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nunes and the second or paternal family name is Corrêa.
Zezinho Corrêa
Born
José Maria Nunes Corrêa

21 May 1951
Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil
Died6 February 2021(2021-02-06) (aged 69)
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
OccupationSinger

Zezinho Corrêa, stage name of José Maria Nunes Corrêa (21 May 1951 – 6 February 2021) was a Brazilian singer best known for his role as lead singer of the band Carrapicho.[1]

Biography

Corrêa was born in Carauari in the state of Amazonas.[2] He started his career as an actor, training in Rio de Janeiro.[3][4] He acted in several musicals before he started singing in the 1980s. He joined the group Carrapicho, which broke out in the 1990s with the hit single Tic, Tic Tac.[5][6] In addition to his career with the band, he had a successful solo career, recording a solo CD at the Amazon Theatre in 2001 and participated in the Christmas music festival "Ceci e a Estrela" in 2017.[7][8][9]

Zezinho Corrêa died of complications from COVID-19 in Manaus, on 6 February 2021, at the age of 69.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Fenômeno nos anos 90, Carrapicho faz shows na Europa e deseja parceria com Ludmilla". Quem (in Portuguese). 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Zezinho Corrêa, uma voz que bateu forte como o tambor amazônico". G1 (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Prefeitura de Manaus lamenta morte do artista Zezinho Corrêa". Prefeitura de Manaus (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Carrapicho retorna aos palcos e relembra sucesso com 'Tic Tic Tac'". Paneiro (in Portuguese). 4 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Relembre cenas da trajetória de Zezinho Corrêa nos palcos; VÍDEOS". G1 (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "'Bate forte o tambor': relembre carreira de Zezinho Corrêa, do Carrapicho". Splash (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ "'Deu vida à minha música', diz autor do hit 'Tic Tic Tac', após morte de Zezinho Corrêa no AM". G1 (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Agenda Cultural: Shows de Zezinho Correa, Casa de Caba e FUÁ são os destaques". Amazonas Atual (in Portuguese). 3 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Zezinho Correa". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Morre o cantor Zezinho Corrêa, da banda Carrapicho, vítima de covid-19". Universo Online (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Vocalista da banda Carrapicho, Zezinho Corrêa morre de Covid-19 aos 69 anos". O Globo (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Brasil chega a quase 9,5 milhões de casos confirmados da Covid-19". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 6 February 2021.