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Billynho Blanco
12+ albums
Bossa Novabrazilbrasilbrazilian
about
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Billynho Blanco was brought up in the midst of Bossa Nova, in the 1960s. At three years of age he began singing with his father, Billy Blanco Sr., himself a long time partner of Tom Jobim and Baden Powell, and one of the forefathers of the Bossa Nova movement. At the age of 9, Billy Jr. performed during The 1st International Song Festival in Rio de Janeiro, and recorded singing with the group Quarteto em Cy (known in the U.S. as The Girls From Bahia), produced by Aloysio de Oliveira and Oscar Castro-Neves. When turning 14, Billy Jr. started playing the guitar, studying with the best teachers in Rio. At 18, influenced by Elton John, he starts studying piano. At 21, he moved to New York City, where he fixed residency for 6 years. There, he took a Piano credit at the Julliard School, and as a member of the band Visitor, recorded with Yoko Ono at the Record Plant Studios, NY, produced by Roy Cicala. He also went on tour with the legendary Richie Havens, of Woodstock fame. Billy Jr. also pursued a solo career playing for two solid years his Bossa Nova and “piano-man” repertoire for sold-out audiences at the City Lights Club in Greenwich Village and at the Rare Form on the Upper West Side. He wrote jingles for advertising and studied drama with Michael Beckett at the HB Studios. Billynho Blanco lives in Rio de Janeiro User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may
top songs
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Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) (Bossa Version)
3,5662Parti Capuri
2,8023Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)
1,1094Suddenly I See
4345I'm Yours
1886Suddenly I See - Bossa Version
1857I'm Yours - Bossa Version
1188Suddenly I See (KGO MIX)
1009Do You Know - The Ping Pong Song
7410Do You Konw (The Ping Pong Song)
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