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Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato | |
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 Deodato in Venice, c. 1970 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eumir Deodato de Almeida |
| Also known as | Deodato |
| Born | 22 June 1943 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Labels | CTI, MCA, Warner Bros. |
| Spouse |
Ruth Deodato
(m. 1963, div. 1999)Mary Ellen Deodato (died 2021) |
Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽwˈmiʁ deoˈdatu]; born 22 June 1943)[3] is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, Latin and bossa nova.[4]
Deodato has arranged and produced more than 500 records for acts such as Frank Sinatra, Roberta Flack, Björk and Christophe, as well as produced Kool & the Gang's hits "Celebration", "Ladies' Night" and "Too Hot".[5]
Deodato was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1974 for "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)." The song peaked at number 2 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 in March 1973.[6] It reached number 3 in Canada and number 7 on the British charts.[7][8]
- ^ Best of Deadato, Discogs.com, Retrieved 19 February 2024
- ^ "Mary Deodato Obituary - Orange Park, FL". Dignitymemorial.com.
- ^ "Eumir Deodato". Dicionariompb.com.br. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Neder, Alvaro. "Deodato". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Hanson, Amy. "Ladies' Night". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Feldman, Christopher (2000). Billboard Book of Number 2 Singles. Watson-Guptill. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-8230-7695-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 7, 1973" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
British Hit Singles & Albumswas invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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