Jerry Adriani
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jair Alves de Sousa |
| Born |
29 January 1947 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 23 April 2017 (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | singer, actor, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocal |
| Years active | 1964–2017 |
| Associated acts | Jovem Guarda |
Jerry Adriani (Jair Alves de Sousa; 29 January 1947 – 23 April 2017) was a Brazilian singer, musician and actor. He began his career in television while working with Rede Tupi in São Paulo. His early works was that as a vocalist for the ensemble Os Rebeldes.
Born Jair Alves de Souza on January 29, 1947 in Brás, São Paulo, he began his professional life in 1964.
In 1965, he recorded A Great Love, being the first LP in Portuguese. He became presenter of the program Excelsior to Go Go, in the old TV Excelsior of São Paulo, next to the communicator Luís Aguiar; Featured songs by Vips, The Incredibles, Trini Lopez, Cidinha Campos, and among others. Between 1967 and 1968, already in Rede Tupi of São Paulo, began to present The Great Parade, next to great artists, like Neyde Aparecida, Zélia Hoffmann, Betty Faria and Marília Pêra. It was a live musical that featured big names in Brazilian popular music.
Between the years of 1969 to 1971, Raul Seixas was Adriani's producer, until beginning the solo career.
In the 1970s, he performed in Venezuela, Peru, the United States, Mexico, Canada and other countries.
In the early 1990s, he recorded an album that brought back the origins of Rock 'n Roll, with the theme "Elvis Vive", a tribute to Elvis Presley, this being the 24th disc of his career.
For Adriani's 70th birthday, he has appeared in three episodes of the Italian television program "MilleVoci" by Gianni Turco, which will air in January 2017.
Adriani died at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro from cancer on 23 April 2017, aged 70.
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