Lani Hall
| Lani Hall | |
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Hall in 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leilani Hall |
| Also known as | Lani Hall Alpert |
| Born |
November 6, 1945 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Latin, Pop, Brasilian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, lyricist, author, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, percussion |
| Years active | 1965‒present |
| Labels | A&M, Windham Hill, Concord (with Herb Alpert), Shout Factory (with Herb Alpert) |
| Associated acts | Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, Herb Alpert & Lani Hall |
| Website | lanihall |
Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer, lyricist, author, and the wife of Herb Alpert. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. In 1972 she released her first solo album Sundown Lady, but she may be best known for her rendition of the theme song to the 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again. In 1986 she was awarded her first Grammy Award for Es Fácil Amar as "Best Latin Pop Performance." After that year she largely retired, resurfacing in 1998 with the solo album Brasil Nativo. She has the distinction of recording over 22 albums in three different languages and has released three albums, Anything Goes, I Feel You and Steppin' Out, on which she performs alongside her husband Herb Alpert. She received her second Grammy Award in 2013 as producer for the album, Steppin' Out.
Her first public appearance occurred at The Centaur, a coffee house in Old Town, Chicago in 1965. She was heard by Brazilian pianist and bandleader Sérgio Mendes, who was on tour in Chicago. He first heard her perform at a benefit at Mother Blue's, another club in Old Town. His group, Brasil '65 was disbanding, and he invited Hall to come to Los Angeles to be the lead singer of his new project, Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. She agreed, and six months later the group signed a contract with A&M Records.
Unlike the previous incarnation, Brasil '66 was an instant success - making a significant impact on the charts with its first single, a version of the Brazilian song "Mas Que Nada". Much of the song's appeal was due to Hall’s distinctive, multi-tracked vocals and Herb Alpert's expertise as producer.
A series of popular interpretations followed, including their take on The Beatles' "The Fool on the Hill" and "Day Tripper". The band was the opening act that toured alongside A&M label mates (and label founder) Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in 1966. Mid-way through the production of the folk-rock concept album Stillness she left Brasil '66 in 1971, and was replaced by Mendes's wife Gracinha Leporace. In December 1973, Hall married Herb Alpert at their Malibu home.
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