Marco Paulo died, aged 79, advances SIC Notícias. The singer, who had a program on the television station for several years, part of the group Impresa (from Expresso), was fighting two cancers, one in the lung, in a controlled state, and the other in the liver, which was more critical. In mid-September, she received news that the chemotherapy was not working and she would be stopped.
“Unfortunately, my life is not in my hands”the Portuguese singer confessed, speaking to Morning Mail. Despite everything, Marco Paulo tried to maintain hope and guaranteed that he was living his “normal life”.
Over more than five decades, he has released more than 70 albums and several hit songs. His career was crowned with the title of Commander of the Order of Infante D. Henrique by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousaa Golden Globe and 140 other awards.
The reactions
In a statement, the President of the Republic has already presented the “feelings to his family, friends and admirers”, remembering that the artist was “present in Portuguese musical life for many decades.
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The general secretary of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos, today mourned the death of one of the country’s “most beloved personalities”, considering that she was an “essential figure in Portuguese popular music”. On behalf of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos sent “the most heartfelt condolences to the family, many friends and millions of admirers” of Marco Paulo.
The career
Marco Paulo, artistic name of João Simão da Silva, the performer of hits such as “Eu tem Dois Amores” and “Maravilhoso Coração”, was born on January 21, 1945, in Mourão, in the district of Évora, settling with his family in Alenquer, in the Lisbon district, in the late 1950s, and then in Barreiro, in the 1960s.
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Among others, Marco Paulo worked with António José, Mário Martins, Rosa Lobato de Faria, Joaquim Luís Gomes, Fernando Correia Martins, Jorge Machado, Shegundo Galarza, Luís Filipe and Emanuel, among musicians, writers/lyricists, producers.
In the same year, Marco Paulo published his last studio album, “Por ti”, on the Espacial record label, which represented him in recent years, with four new songs by José Cid, Elton Ribeiro, Miguel Gameiro and Nelson Canoa, along with versions by Roberto Carlos , Erasmo Carlos, and a tribute to Dino Meira.
