Teixeirinha
Teixeirinha "the king of the disc" | |
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Teixeirinha in the 1960s | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vítor Mateus Teixeira |
| Also known as | "Teixeirinha", "the king of the disc" and "the king of the pampas" |
| Born | 3 March 1927 Rolante, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Origin | Brazil |
| Died | 4 December 1985 (aged 58) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Genres | Brazilian gaucho music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1959–1985 |
| Labels | Warner Music do Brasil, Universal Music Group |
| Website | www |
Teixeirinha (March 3, 1927 - December 4, 1985), given name Vitor Mateus Teixeira, was a Brazilian musician. Teixeirinha is the diminutive form of the common Portuguese-language surname of Teixeira, is one of the greatest Brazilian artists, Teixeirinha was the first artist in the world to sell 1 million copies of a disc of only one recorded song, called "O Rei do Disco" by this record sales, currently has sold 130 million copies.
The song to sell 1 million copies was "Coração de Luto", was re-recorded by several Brazilian artists, including the duo Milionário and José Rico, and the singer Sérgio Reis, as well as a re-recording made by a Spanish singer named Chacho Santa Cruz.
Teixeirinha is also the artist who composed the most songs in Brazil, he composed exactly 1,200 songs, recorded 758 in more than 50 albums, being one of the few artists to be successful outside America, arriving in Europe and Africa, an album by Teixeirinha was currently discovered released in Russia and England.