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Biggs' music career began in 1982, when his father was kidnapped by British ex-soldiers hoping to collect a reward from the British police. Biggs made a plea on national television for the safe return of his father.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/aug/25/ronnie-michael-biggs-lockerbie|title=My father Ronnie Biggs|first=Erwin|last=James|date=August 24, 2009|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=August 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819111952/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/aug/25/ronnie-michael-biggs-lockerbie|url-status=live}}</ref> Publicity from the television appearance led to him being offered a role in children's musical group [[Turma do Balão Mágico]]. From 1983 to 1986 he starred on the [[Rede Globo]] television show [[Balão Mágico]] which featured the band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://extra.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2023/07/ex-balao-magico-mike-revela-que-perdeu-a-virgindade-aos-11-anos-fumei-pela-1a-vez-o-ilegal-tambem.ghtml|title=Ex-'Balão mágico', Mike revela que perdeu a virgindade aos 11 anos: 'Fumei pela primeira vez também'|date=July 6, 2023|website=extra|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001030/https://extra.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2023/07/ex-balao-magico-mike-revela-que-perdeu-a-virgindade-aos-11-anos-fumei-pela-1a-vez-o-ilegal-tambem.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2023/07/14/mike-do-balao-magico-conta-que-fumou-maconha-com-menudos-em-hotel-no-rio.htm|title=Mike, do Balão Mágico, conta que fumou maconha com Menudos em hotel no Rio|website=www.uol.com.br|access-date=2023-09-21|archive-date=2023-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001030/https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2023/07/14/mike-do-balao-magico-conta-que-fumou-maconha-com-menudos-em-hotel-no-rio.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidian/ff0210200505.htm|title=Folha de S.Paulo - Fama em dois tempos: Biggs, ex-Balão Mágico lamenta infância - 02/10/2005|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br|access-date=2023-09-21|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121705/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidian/ff0210200505.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2023/06/documentario-do-balao-magico-mostrara-pressao-por-tras-da-fama-relembre-a-historia-do-grupo.ghtml|title=Documentário do Balão Mágico mostrará pressão por trás da fama; relembre a história do grupo|date=June 24, 2023|website=O Globo|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=June 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628150913/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2023/06/documentario-do-balao-magico-mostrara-pressao-por-tras-da-fama-relembre-a-historia-do-grupo.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Biggs' music career began in 1982, when his father was kidnapped by British ex-soldiers hoping to collect a reward from the British police. Biggs made a plea on national television for the safe return of his father.<ref name="jornaldobrasil1-BN">{{cite news |title=Seqüestro de Biggs tem 5 suspeitos |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/pdf/030015/per030015_1981_00342.pdf |access-date=24 June 2024 |work=Jornal do Brasil |issue=342 |date=March 20 1981}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/aug/25/ronnie-michael-biggs-lockerbie|title=My father Ronnie Biggs|first=Erwin|last=James|date=August 24, 2009|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=August 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819111952/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/aug/25/ronnie-michael-biggs-lockerbie|url-status=live}}</ref> Publicity from the television appearance led to him being offered a role in children's musical group [[Turma do Balão Mágico]]. From 1983 to 1986 he starred on the [[Rede Globo]] television show [[Balão Mágico]] which featured the band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://extra.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2023/07/ex-balao-magico-mike-revela-que-perdeu-a-virgindade-aos-11-anos-fumei-pela-1a-vez-o-ilegal-tambem.ghtml|title=Ex-'Balão mágico', Mike revela que perdeu a virgindade aos 11 anos: 'Fumei pela primeira vez também'|date=July 6, 2023|website=extra|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001030/https://extra.globo.com/famosos/noticia/2023/07/ex-balao-magico-mike-revela-que-perdeu-a-virgindade-aos-11-anos-fumei-pela-1a-vez-o-ilegal-tambem.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2023/07/14/mike-do-balao-magico-conta-que-fumou-maconha-com-menudos-em-hotel-no-rio.htm|title=Mike, do Balão Mágico, conta que fumou maconha com Menudos em hotel no Rio|website=www.uol.com.br|access-date=2023-09-21|archive-date=2023-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001030/https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2023/07/14/mike-do-balao-magico-conta-que-fumou-maconha-com-menudos-em-hotel-no-rio.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidian/ff0210200505.htm|title=Folha de S.Paulo - Fama em dois tempos: Biggs, ex-Balão Mágico lamenta infância - 02/10/2005|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br|access-date=2023-09-21|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121705/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidian/ff0210200505.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2023/06/documentario-do-balao-magico-mostrara-pressao-por-tras-da-fama-relembre-a-historia-do-grupo.ghtml|title=Documentário do Balão Mágico mostrará pressão por trás da fama; relembre a história do grupo|date=June 24, 2023|website=O Globo|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=June 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628150913/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2023/06/documentario-do-balao-magico-mostrara-pressao-por-tras-da-fama-relembre-a-historia-do-grupo.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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After the group disbanded in 1986, Biggs abandoned show business<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/great-train-robber-ronnie-biggs-30654750|title=Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs 'left son nothing but dirty a surname and love'|first=Dan|last=Warburton|date=August 8, 2023|website=mirror|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=August 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814090410/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/great-train-robber-ronnie-biggs-30654750|url-status=live}}</ref> and worked as a [[construction worker]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marckezini |first1=Fabio |title=Fora da TV, ex-Balão Mágico se entregou às drogas e virou peão de obra |url=https://tvhistoria.com.br/fora-da-tv-ex-balao-magico-se-entregou-as-drogas-e-virou-peao-de-obra/ |website=TV História |access-date=29 September 2023 |language=pt-BR |date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001034/https://tvhistoria.com.br/fora-da-tv-ex-balao-magico-se-entregou-as-drogas-e-virou-peao-de-obra/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, Biggs joined former bandmates [[Simony (singer)|Simony]] and Tob for a [[reunion tour]] of Brazil commemorating of the group's 35th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://extra.globo.com/famosos/apos-35-anos-integrantes-do-balao-magico-programam-volta-22482252.html|title=Após 35 anos, integrantes do Balão Mágico programam volta|date=March 13, 2018|website=Extra Online|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710180428/https://extra.globo.com/famosos/apos-35-anos-integrantes-do-balao-magico-programam-volta-22482252.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
After the group disbanded in 1986, Biggs abandoned show business<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/great-train-robber-ronnie-biggs-30654750|title=Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs 'left son nothing but dirty a surname and love'|first=Dan|last=Warburton|date=August 8, 2023|website=mirror|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=August 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814090410/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/great-train-robber-ronnie-biggs-30654750|url-status=live}}</ref> and worked as a [[construction worker]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marckezini |first1=Fabio |title=Fora da TV, ex-Balão Mágico se entregou às drogas e virou peão de obra |url=https://tvhistoria.com.br/fora-da-tv-ex-balao-magico-se-entregou-as-drogas-e-virou-peao-de-obra/ |website=TV História |access-date=29 September 2023 |language=pt-BR |date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930001034/https://tvhistoria.com.br/fora-da-tv-ex-balao-magico-se-entregou-as-drogas-e-virou-peao-de-obra/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, Biggs joined former bandmates [[Simony (singer)|Simony]] and Tob for a [[reunion tour]] of Brazil commemorating of the group's 35th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://extra.globo.com/famosos/apos-35-anos-integrantes-do-balao-magico-programam-volta-22482252.html|title=Após 35 anos, integrantes do Balão Mágico programam volta|date=March 13, 2018|website=Extra Online|access-date=September 21, 2023|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710180428/https://extra.globo.com/famosos/apos-35-anos-integrantes-do-balao-magico-programam-volta-22482252.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Michael Biggs | |
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Birth name | Michael Fernand Nascimento de Castro Biggs |
Born | 16 August 1974 |
Origin | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Genres | Children's music, pop, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor, TV host |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1982–present |
Labels | CBS Records Sony Music JT Records |
Michael Fernand Nascimento de Castro Biggs, known professionally as Mike Biggs (August 16, 1974), is a Brazilian singer most known as a member of children's music group Turma do Balão Mágico.[1]
Early life
Biggs was born on 16 August 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to 45-year old Ronnie Biggs, a British fugitive criminal who had fled the UK in 1970,[2][3] and his girlfriend, 19-year old Raimunda Rothen de Castro, a Brazilian stripper.[4] He lived in Santa Teresa,[5] an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Zona Central, Rio de Janeiro.
Career
Biggs' music career began in 1982, when his father was kidnapped by British ex-soldiers hoping to collect a reward from the British police. Biggs made a plea on national television for the safe return of his father.[6][7] Publicity from the television appearance led to him being offered a role in children's musical group Turma do Balão Mágico. From 1983 to 1986 he starred on the Rede Globo television show Balão Mágico which featured the band.[8][9][10][11]
After the group disbanded in 1986, Biggs abandoned show business[12] and worked as a construction worker.[13] In 2018, Biggs joined former bandmates Simony and Tob for a reunion tour of Brazil commemorating of the group's 35th anniversary.[14]
Since March 2021, Biggs has presented the musical TV show Papo Musical on cable television channel Arte1 .[15][16]
In 2023, he appeared in a Star+ documentary about the band.[17][18][19]
Personal life
In 2001, Biggs moved to the United Kingdom with his father, who turned himself in to the police after spending the last thirty years as a fugitive in Brazil. In 2002, Michael received British citizenship after his parents married in a prison ceremony.[20]
References
- ^ Warburton, Dan; Blackburne, Elaine (August 9, 2023). "Train Robber Ronnie Biggs' left son love and a 'dirty surname'". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Profile: Ronnie Biggs". 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Michael Biggs: The end of the line for a dutiful son?". The Independent. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Ronald Biggs, o ladrão que escapou da Justiça por 35 anos". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "A casa que morou Ronald Biggs, o ladrão do século, foi roteiro turístico em Santa Teresa". Bafafá (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Seqüestro de Biggs tem 5 suspeitos" (PDF). Jornal do Brasil. No. 342. March 20 1981. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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(help) - ^ James, Erwin (August 24, 2009). "My father Ronnie Biggs". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-'Balão mágico', Mike revela que perdeu a virgindade aos 11 anos: 'Fumei pela primeira vez também'". extra. July 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mike, do Balão Mágico, conta que fumou maconha com Menudos em hotel no Rio". www.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Fama em dois tempos: Biggs, ex-Balão Mágico lamenta infância - 02/10/2005". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Documentário do Balão Mágico mostrará pressão por trás da fama; relembre a história do grupo". O Globo. June 24, 2023. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Warburton, Dan (August 8, 2023). "Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs 'left son nothing but dirty a surname and love'". mirror. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Marckezini, Fabio (7 July 2023). "Fora da TV, ex-Balão Mágico se entregou às drogas e virou peão de obra". TV História (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Após 35 anos, integrantes do Balão Mágico programam volta". Extra Online. March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Marília, Giro. "Ex-Balão Mágico, Mike Biggs estreia atração sobre música no mês que vem - Notícias sobre famosos - Giro Marília Notícias". Giro Marília. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Ex-Balão Mágico, Mike Biggs estreia atração sobre música no mês que vem". www.msnoticias.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Assistir | A Superfantástica História do Balão | Star+". www.starplus.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Balão Mágico e Xuxa, fenômenos fonográficos dos anos 1980, são historiados em séries documentais". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-02. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Fenômeno do Balão Mágico nos anos 80 é explorado em documentário". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Train robber's son becomes UK citizen". BBC. 24 September 2002. Archived from the original on 27 February 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2023.