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Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa
Background information
Birth nameSamuel Rosa de Alvarenga
Born (1966-07-15) July 15, 1966 (age 58)
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
GenresPop rock, reggae, ska
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)Singer, guitarist
Years active1991–present
LabelsEpic, Sony BMG
Websitehttp://skank.uol.com.br/skank/

Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, July 15, 1966) is lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.[1]

Samuel writes the music for most of the group's songs, with 80% of the lyrics by Chico Amaral.[2] Other songwriting partners were Nando Reis, Arnaldo Antunes, and Lô Borges.

Samuel is an avid football player and supports Cruzeiro.[3]

References

  1. ^ Samuel Rosa – Aniversário – Jovem Pan FM Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ James, Rodrigo; Terence Machado; Thiago Pereira. "ENTREVISTA – SKANK" (in Portuguese). Alto Falante. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Ivanov, Ricardo (September 28, 2001). "Cantor brinca com estigma de "antipático"" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved April 27, 2007.