# Raimundo Fagner

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**Raimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes** (born in [Orós](/source/Or%C3%B3s), [Ceará](/source/Cear%C3%A1), October 13, 1949) is a Brazilian singer, composer, musician, actor and music producer. He is commonly known by the stage name of **Fagner**.

## Biography

The youngest of the five children of José Fares, a [Lebanese](/source/Lebanon) immigrant from [Ain Ebel](/source/Ain_Ebel)[1] and Dona Francisca, Fagner was born in [Fortaleza](/source/Fortaleza), the capital of the state of [Ceará](/source/Cear%C3%A1), although his birth was recorded in [Orós](/source/Or%C3%B3s).

At the age of five, he won a youth competition at a local radio station.[citation needed] As a teen, he formed vocal and instrumental groups and began to compose his own music. In 1968, he won the Popular Music Festival of [Ceará](/source/Cear%C3%A1) with his song "Nada Sou".

## Career

In 1971 he moved to [Brasília](/source/Bras%C3%ADlia), taking first place in the Popular Music Festival of the University Studies Center of Brasília with his song "Mucuripe" (with collaborator [Belchior](/source/Belchior_(singer))), and became Fagner's first notable success as a composer. He won prizes in other categories with additional songs as well.

In 1971, he recorded his first single compact in partnership with another musician from [Ceará](/source/Cear%C3%A1), [Wilson Cirino](/source/Wilson_Cirino). It was released on the label [RGE](/source/R%C3%A1dio_Grava%C3%A7%C3%B5es_Especializadas), but was not a huge success. The goal was to beat the record success of singers like [Antônio Carlos & Jocáfi](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_%26_Joc%C3%A1fi). In the same year, he went to [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), where [Elis Regina](/source/Elis_Regina) recorded his song, "Mucuripe." This became Fagner's first success as a songwriter and singer. That year, he went on to record the same song on a 7", with [Caetano Veloso](/source/Caetano_Veloso) singing "A volta da Asa Branca." Veloso, being the intellectual type, always distanced himself from what is considered pop music and Fagner already represented a type of Brazilian music rooted much more in pop music. Other works, like his fourth album, *Orós*, released in 1977 with arrangements and musical direction by Hermeto Pascoal, show a more unconventional approach, one less concerned with commercial success. In 1978, he released the album *Eu Canto*. Despite crediting the late poet [Cecília Meireles](/source/Cec%C3%ADlia_Meireles) for the lyrics on the track "Motivo," Fagner still faced legal trouble with her heirs, and the album had to be reissued with "Quem me levará sou eu" instead. His sixth album, *Beleza* was released in 1979. Fagner was considered by the readers of [Playboy](/source/Playboy) magazine to be the best singer in the year of 1979, while [Roberto Carlos](/source/Roberto_Carlos_(singer)) (named the King of Brazilian music) was in second place.

In the 1980s, Fagner kept to his northeastern roots, and was divided at the same time with romanticism. His first LP of the 1980s was *Eternas Ondas*. This record included an interpretation, with the help of [Frederick Mendes](/source/Frederick_Mendes), of the classic [John Lennon](/source/John_Lennon) and [Yoko Ono](/source/Yoko_Ono) song "Oh My Love" from the album *[Imagine](/source/Imagine_(John_Lennon_album))*. Taking advantage of his popularity, Continental released the album *Juntos*, featuring Belchior, a compilation containing tracks from the album *Ave Noturna*, his only work released by Continental. Polydor, in turn, reissued *Manera Fru Fru Manera*. In 1981, he recorded the album *Traduz-se* which was a major milestone in his career, The disc was released throughout Europe and Latin America, sold over 250,000 copies in a short time, and was certified platinum.

He has had a distinguished career as a performer, singer, songwriter and composer for over three decades, and is also known for his collaborations with other MPB artists such as [Caetano Veloso](/source/Caetano_Veloso), [Roberta Miranda](/source/Roberta_Miranda), [Chico Buarque](/source/Chico_Buarque), and others.

In 2003 Fagner was sued for alleged [plagiarism](/source/Plagiarism): his song "As Penas do Tiê" appeared to have the same melody and lyrics as a song of one of earlier Brazilian composer [Hekel Tavares](/source/Hekel_Tavares).[2] In recent times, he has been considered one of the greatest composers of the Spanish language, an accomplishment achieved by several Brazilian singers, through his affiliations with non-Latin musicians such as Argentina's Mercedes Sosa.

In November 2014, Fagner released a collaborative live album with singer and acoustic guitarist [Zé Ramalho](/source/Z%C3%A9_Ramalho), entitled *[Fagner & Zé Ramalho ao Vivo](/source/Fagner_%26_Z%C3%A9_Ramalho_ao_Vivo)*.[3]

## Discography

### Albums

- 1973 - *[Manera Fru Fru, Manera](/source/Manera_Fru_Fru,_Manera)*
- 1975 - *Ave Noturna*
- 1976 - *Raimundo Fagner*
- 1977 - *Orós* (featuring [Hermeto Pascoal](/source/Hermeto_Pascoal))
- 1978 - *Eu Canto - Quem Viver Chorará*
- 1979 - *Beleza*
- 1980 - *Eternas Ondas*
- 1981 - *[Traduzir-se](/source/Traduzir-se)*
- 1982 - *Sorriso Novo - Qualquer Música*
- 1983 - *Palavra de Amor*
- 1984 - *A Mesma Pessoa - Cartaz*
- 1985 - *Fagner - Semente*
- 1986 - *Fagner - Lua do Leblon*
- 1987 - *[Romance no Deserto](/source/Romance_no_Deserto)*
- 1989 - *[O Quinze](/source/O_Quinze_(%C3%A1lbum))*
- 1991 - *[Pedras que Cantam](/source/Pedras_que_Cantam)*
- 1993 - *Demais*
- 1994 - *Caboclo Sonhador*
- 1995 - *Retrato*
- 1996 - *Raimundo Fagner - Pecado Verde*
- 1997 - *Terral*
- 2001 - *Fagner*
- 2004 - *Donos do Brasil*
- 2007 - *Fortaleza*
- 2009 - *Uma Canção no Rádio*
- 2020 - *Serenata*
- 2021 - *Festa* (featuring [Elba Ramalho](/source/Elba_Ramalho))
- 2024 - *Além Desse Futuro*

### Others

- 1981 - *Raimundo Fagner Canta en Español*
- 1984 - *Fagner - Dez Anos*
- 1986 - *[Poets in New York](/source/Poets_in_New_York) (Poetas en Nueva York)* (contributor, [Federico García Lorca](/source/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca) tribute album)[4]
- 1991 - *Fagner en Español*
- 1993 - *Uma Noite Demais - Ao Vivo no Japão*
- 1998 - *Amigos e Canções*
- 2000 - *Ao Vivo*
- 2002 - *Me Leve* (ao vivo)
- 2003 - *Fagner & Zeca Baleiro*
- 2014 - *[Fagner & Zé Ramalho ao Vivo](/source/Fagner_%26_Z%C3%A9_Ramalho_ao_Vivo)*

## References

1. ["Cônsul Geral do Líbano no Rio de Janeiro homenageia Fagner com Medalha de Honra"](https://www.focus.jor.br/consul-geral-do-libano-no-rio-de-janeiro-homenageia-fagner-com-medalha-de-honra/). *Focus*. Focus.JOR. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

1. ["TJRJ deve fixar multas a Fagner por plágio musical"](https://justilex.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/12211/tjrj-deve-fixar-multas-a-fagner-por-plagio-musical). *Jusbrasil*. 6 December 2006.

1. Franco, Luiza (25 November 2014). ["Fagner e Zé Ramalho lançam CD conjunto; assista a entrevista"](http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2014/11/1552385-fagner-e-ze-ramalho-lancam-cd-conjunto.shtml). *[TV Folha](/source/TV_Folha)*. [Grupo Folha](/source/Grupo_Folha). Retrieved 30 November 2014.

## External links

- [Raimundo Fagner official website](http://www.raimundofagner.com.br/)
- [Raimundo Fagner](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265132/) at IMDb

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