Celso Fonseca, curated
I CURATE!
- Curations by: The Matrix
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Celso Fonseca
- City: Rio de Janeiro
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Instrumentalist, singer, composer, arranger and producer, Celso Fonseca was born in Rio de Janeiro and started to play his first chords when he was quite young, on an acoustic guitar borrowed from his uncle.
As a songwriter, he has written songs recorded by such artists as Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento, Marcos Valle, Carlinhos Brown, Maria Bethania, Vinicius Cantuaria, Nana Caymmi, Luiz Melodia, Daniela Mercury, Clara Moreno, Ney Matogrosso, Bossacucanova, Antônio Chainho, Ana Carolina, Samantha James, among others.
Celso has fourteen critically acclaimed solo albums: Minha Cara (1986), O Som do Sim (1993), Sorte (1994), Paradiso (1997) and Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova (which had 3 times Latin Grammy nominations in 2002), Natural (2002) - released by Ziriguiboom / Crammed discs, Rive Gauche Rio (2005) – Nominated by The Sunday Times as one of the best 10 albums of the year, Polaróides (2006), Feriado (2007), Celso Fonseca Ao Vivo, (2008 – Live CD and DVD with special guests as Gilberto Gil and Ana Carolina), Página Central, with Marcos Valle (2009 - original songs written with the legendary songwriter Marcos Valle), Celso Fonseca, Voz e Violão, (2010 – CD and DVD with solo performance covers of classic Brazilian and International songs) , No Meu Filme (2011) and Like Nice (2015) (four times nominated for the Latin Grammy 2016).
Celso Fonseca tours the world with his band, playing in Europe, the US ,and Japan.
He was the second Brazilian artist to be on “Later with Jools” the acclaimed music show on BBC. In 2014 and 2016 he performed in Moscow together with Marcos Valle at Tchaikowsky Hall with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, playing his originals and a couple of Brazilian classics.
The artist has collaborated with some international artists like the legendary Italian songwriter Tony Renis, with the Uruguayan Oscar-winner Jorge Drexler, the Italian singer Chiara Civello and the American singer-songwriter Samantha James.
Celso recently wrote a song with Erika Ender, one of the songwriters from the mega worldwide hit “Despacito” for his new album Turning Point, released through Universal Music.
My Media & Markets
- ▶ Twitter: celsofonseca1
- ▶ Instagram: celsofonseca
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/celsofonsecaoficial
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UC8UBMF-OOkOXOvwSYHQNF7g
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1LH1teMISVrOhfuUTMNAMB
- ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/2bsKmcdWDeBdZV5QQF3o2d
- ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/5kcQaSGCNnmZAdiO9MDSUp
- ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/1L3lv2zua9vs86RFqQlmyt
- ▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/6CwRgBaaypjzbjhAVF0d48
- ▶ Spotify 6: http://open.spotify.com/album/6Ggsx7WpB73gJkOV5XUWxZ
Clips (more may be added)
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ALMA DE PIERROT
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THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY
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VAMOS FUGIR
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O QUE RESTOU DO NOSSO AMOR
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WISH YOU WERE HERE
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BEST PART
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EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
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THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MADE
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CLOSE TO YOU
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ESTATE
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VIVO SONHANDO
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