Blanc, Aldir

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Name
Blanc, Aldir Gender: M
Aldir Blanc Mendes
born on 2 September 1946 at 08:30 (= 08:30 AM )
Place Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil, 22s5410, 43w1227
Timezone -03 h3w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_vircol.18.gif 09°23' s_mo.18.gif s_scocol.18.gif 27°02 Asc.s_libcol.18.gif 26°37'



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Aldir Blanc
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Biography

Brazilian author of crônicas (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others.

Elis Regina recorded several of his songs, most notably "O bêbado e a equilibrista". Another song of his, the ballad "Resposta ao tempo" (with lyrics by Cristovão Bastos), became one of Nana Caymmi's most famous songs, and was recorded by many other musicians thereafter, amongst them Milton Nascimento and Aldir Blanc himself.

Aldir Blanc died at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro from complications of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil on 4 May 2020 at the age of 73.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

  • associate relationship with Bosco, João (born 13 July 1946). Notes: Music co-writers
  • associate relationship with Nucci, Claudio (born 9 June 1956). Notes: Music co-writers

Events

Source Notes

Civil registry birth entry in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file.

Categories

  • Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (COVID-19)
  • Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer (Lyricist)
  • Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist