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melodia in concert , 2008 1963 -- present rio de janeiro , brazil luiz melodia solo_singer january 7 , 1951 singer luiz melodia.jpg luiz melodia
 luís carlos dos santos singer , songwriter
luiz melodia

luiz melodia , born luiz carlos dos santos -lrb- rio de janeiro , january 7 , 1951 -rrb- , is a brazilian composer and singer of mpb .
he started his musical career in 1963 with singer mizinho , and worked as a typographer , salesman and musician in nightclubs .
in 1964 he had formed the group called `` os instantâneos '' , with manoel , nazareno and mizinho .
in 1973 he released his first album , `` pérola negra '' .
in the following decades melodia releases many albums and performed in north america and europe .
in 1987 he performed in chateauvallon , france and bern , switzerland among many other festivals .
