Vange Leonel
| Vange Leonel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maria Evangelina Leonel Gandolfo May 4, 1963 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | July 14, 2014 (aged 51) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Ovarian cancer |
| Resting place | Cemitério Horto da Paz, Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, journalist, novelist, playwright, chronicler, activist |
| Years active | 1985–2014 |
| Partner(s) | Cilmara Bedaque (1995–2014) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Post-punk, alternative rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, rhythm guitar |
| Labels | CBS Records International, Sony Music Entertainment, Medusa Records |
| Associated acts | Nau |
Maria Evangelina "Vange" Leonel Gandolfo (May 4, 1963 – July 14, 2014) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, journalist, blogger, chronicler, novelist, playwright, beer sommelier, and feminist and LGBT activist. Known for her distinctive soulful, bluesy vocals heavily inspired by Billie Holiday and Janis Joplin, she was famous for her work with post-punk band Nau, active from 1985 to 1989, before beginning a solo career in 1991.
Vange Leonel was born in São Paulo in 1963; great-granddaughter of General Ataliba Leonel, who fought in the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution, and cousin of former Titãs member Nando Reis, her first musical ventures were with the post-punk band Nau (Portuguese for "carrack"), which was founded in 1985. Nau released an eponymous album by CBS in 1987, and also took part in the compilation Não São Paulo, Vol. 2, released by Baratos Afins; however, it would disband in 1989, after plans for a second studio album fell through, and Vange followed with a solo career.
Her first solo album, Vange, was released in 1991 by Sony Music Entertainment, and spawned her most well-known song, "Noite Preta", which was used as the opening theme of the popular Brazilian telenovela Vamp. Another song off the album, "Esse Mundo", would be used as the opening theme for another telenovela, Perigosas Peruas. Her second solo release, the EP Vermelho, came out in 1996 by the independent label Medusa Records, founded by Vange and her domestic partner Cilmara Bedaque in the same year. Bedaque also co-authored numerous of Vange's songs since the times of Nau. Vermelho was not as well-received as her previous album though, and Vange abandoned the musical career to devote herself to literature.
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