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Composer

Ivan Lins

Brazilian musician

b. 1945

4 works in the index

Born
1945
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro
Citizenship / historical state
Brazil
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Ivan Guimarães Lins (born 16 June 1945) is a Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music (MPB) and jazz for over fifty years. His first hit, "Madalena", was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. "Love Dance", a hit in 1989, is one of the most recorded songs in contemporary music .

His songs have been covered by Patti Austin, David Benoit, George Benson, Michael Bublé, Eliane Elias, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Grusin, Shirley Horn, Quincy Jones, Steve Kuhn, the Manhattan Transfer, Sérgio Mendes, Jane Monheit, Mark Murphy, Carmen McRae, Joe Pass, Lee Ritenour, Sarah Vaughan, Diane Schuur, Sting, Barbra Streisand, Take 6, Toots Thielemans, Dan Costa (musician) and Nancy Wilson.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; singer; pianist; jazz musician; film score composer; record producer; songwriter; pop singer; musician; jazz singer
Education
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Instruments played
piano; voice; musical keyboard
Genres
jazz; música popular brasileira
Awards
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil); Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year; Prémio Autores; Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Official website
http://www.ivanlins.com.br
Languages used
Brazilian Portuguese; English; Portuguese
VIAF ID
116630937
ISNI
0000000108048322
GND ID
134445899
Library of Congress ID
n84002088
MusicBrainz ID
2f31098d-1258-4f8f-af5f-95815b02f2d2

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

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Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Lua Soberana — —— —— 0
Sambadouro — —— —— 0
Sambadoura — —— —— 0
Smabadouro — —— —— 0

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 116630937. Portrait: José Goulão from Lisbon, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.