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João Leão
João Leão was born in Aveiro, Portugal in 1946. He sang in youth choirs and folk ensembles before starting a solo career in the late 1960s. His song "Canção...
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João Leão was born in Aveiro, Portugal in 1946. He sang in youth choirs and folk ensembles before starting a solo career in the late 1960s.
His song "Canção do Silêncio" came out in 1971. It became well-known in Portugal, with lyrics that sometimes came from poets like Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen.
Leão's career had some difficult periods, including personal struggles and disagreements with the music industry. He kept working after his early success, though the details of his later output aren't clearly documented here.
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