Raul dos Santos Seixas Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Raul Santos Seixas (Portuguese pronunciation: [?a?u? ?sej??s]; June 28, 1945 – August 21, 1989), was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer. He is sometimes called the "Father of Brazilian Rock" and "Maluco Beleza", the last one roughly translated as "Crazy Cool". He was born in Salvador (Bahia), Brazil, and died of pancreatitis in São Paulo. Every year on Seixas' birthday, legions of fans, including hundreds of impersonators (many even changing their last name to Seixas as a sign of idolatry), throw a parade in his honor in downtown São Paulo.His body of work consists of 21 albums released along his 26-year career. His musical style is mostly rock and ballad, although he wrote songs in many different styles, including variations of styles typical of his native Northeastern Brazil like Forró and Baião, and in fact often used more than one style in the same song, as in "Let Me Sing, Let Me Sing" on YouTube. His debut album, Raulzito e Os Panteras (1968), was produced when he was part of a band of the same name. However, he only gained prominence and critical audience with songs from the album Krig-Há, Bandolo! (1973), such as "Ouro de Tolo" ("Fool's Gold"), "Mosca na Sopa" ("Fly in the Soup"), and "Metamorfose Ambulante" ("Walking Metamorphosis"). Raul Seixas developed a unique musical style that emphasized the maverick and the mystic. His album Gita (1974), influenced by figures such as Aleister Crowley, expresses his views very directly.Many songs in Gita were co-written with his frequent collaborator, then fellow mystic, and future worldwide bestselling author Paulo Coelho. Raul was interested in philosophy (especially metaphysics and ontology), psychology, history, literature and Latin. In October 2008, nineteen years after his death, Raul Seixas was placed in 19th position in a List of One Hundred Greatest Artists of Brazilian music sponsored by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine, topping the likes of Milton Nascimento, Maria Bethania, Heitor Villa-Lobos and others, demonstrating the influence that Seixas' music continues to hold today.
Son of Raul Varella Seixas, a engineer, and Maria Eugênia dos Santos, a housewife.
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Has a 3 years younger brother named Plínio dos Santos Seixas.
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Was close friends with Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho, and collaborated with him on several albums. In the mid-70s Seixas and Coelho heavily studied (and practiced) the teachings of English occultist Aleister Crowley. The two planned to found an anarchist community called "Sociedade Alternativa" in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Before this could take place both men were exiled by the country's military for subversive behavior. Seixas spent part of this time travelling in the United States, where he met Jerry Lee Lewis and John Lennon. Lennon and Yoko Ono became international members of "Sociedade Alternativa".
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Has three daughters by three different mothers: Simone Andréa Wisner Seixas (b.November 1970) with Edith Wisner, Scarlet Vaquer Seixas (b.June 1976) with Glória Vaquer, and Vivian Costa Seixas (b. 1981) with Kika Seixas.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paulo Coelho's Best Story
2014
performer: "Não Pare Na Pista", "Meu Amigo Pedro", "Al Capone", "Tente Outra Vez", "Love Is Magick", "Gita" / writer: "Não Pare Na Pista", "Meu Amigo Pedro", "Sociedade Alternativa", "Al Capone", "Tente Outra Vez", "Gita"
Maluco Beleza
2012
TV Series writer: "Maluco Beleza"
Buddies
2012
"White Wings Asa Branca" / performer: "Quando Acabar o Maluco Sou Eu", "White Wings Asa Branca", "Cantar", "S.O.S", "Tá na Hora", "Moleque Maravilhoso", "Tu És o Mdc da Minha Vida", "Metamorfose Ambulante" / writer: "Quando Acabar o Maluco Sou Eu", "Cantar", "S.O.S", "Água Viva", "Tá na Hora", "Moleque Maravilhoso", "Sociedade Alternativa", "Tu És o Mdc da Minha Vida", "Metamorfose Ambulante"
Som Brasil
2007-2012
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Por Toda Minha Vida
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2008 - 2009 writer - 2 episodes, 2008 - 2009
Viver a Vida
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009
$300,000
