Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. IPA: , (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays
bossa nova heavily crossed with
jazz and
funk. Mendes is married to the singer
Gracinha Leporace who regularly performs vocals alongside Mendes and can be heard on his 2006 version of the song
Mas Que Nada with the
Black Eyed Peas. Early career The child of a physician in Niterói, Brazil, Mendes attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he started…
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