Renato Teixeira
Renato Teixeira de Oliveira (born May 20, 1945) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He is a representative of
sertanejo music and
folk rock, linked to the ''
caipira'' culture and dialect. Teixeira is the author of several hit songs including "
Romaria", which was notably covered by
Elis Regina in her eponymous 1977 album. Other hit songs by Teixeira were "Dadá Maria" (in duet with
Gal Costa) and "Tocando em Frente" (in duet with
Almir Sater), later sung also by
Maria Bethânia. Teixeira won twice the
Latin Grammy Award: in 2015 for Best Sertaneja Music Album, with
Sérgio Reis, and in 2016, with Sater. His album ''+AR'' (with Sater) was ranked as the 44th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of ''
Rolling Stone'' magazine and among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2018 by the
São Paulo Association of Art Critics.
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