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Oswaldo Montenegro
Biography
Oswaldo Montenegro has had success as a composer, interpreter, and also as playwright. He has recorded more than 25 solo albums and written several plays. His biggest hits are "Bandolins," "Agonia" (Mongol), "Aos Filhos dos Hippies," "Leo e Bia," "Estrelas," "Lua e Flor," "Intuição," "O Chato," "Vida de Artista," and "Celeiro." In 1972 his song "Automóvel" was classified in the last Festival Internacional da Canção (TV Globo). Two years later he wrote his first musical, João Sem Nome (with Mongol), which opened in 1975 in Brasília DF. In that year he signed with Som Livre, releasing his first single, Sem Mandamentos. In 1976, together with Marlui Miranda and Vital Lima, performed in the first Seis e Meia project in Rio de Janeiro. In the next year he released his first solo album, the independent Trilhas. In 1979 he had one of his biggest hits with "Bandolins," which, being presented at the Festival of TV Tupi, won third place. In 1980 he won first place in TV Globo's MPB-80 Festival, with "Agonia" (Mongol). In the same year, his third album, Oswaldo Montenegro (WEA) won a gold record.