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Biography

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Rita Lee Jones Carvalho (born Rita Lee Jones on December 31, 1947), simply known as Rita Lee , is a Brazil ian Rock (music)|rock singer and composer . Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian . She has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.

Early life and career

Rita Lee was born in São Paulo, São Paulo|São Paulo , Brazil , to an American Brazilian father, descended from the Confederados , a dentist, and a Brazilian mother of Italian ancestry. She was educated in a French language school and became fluent in Spanish, French and Italian, as well as her native Portuguese and the English that her parents spoke at home.ritalee.com.br. Biographaphy (Portuguese). http://www.ritalee.com.br/biografia.html She went to college, where she was a colleague of the popular actress Regina Duarte , but she soon left to pursue her musical career.

In 1966 Lee formed the band Os Mutantes with Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias. The band released five albums between 1968 and 1972. In that time, Lee had also released her first two solo works, although these records were produced with fellow members of Os Mutantes. When the band reformed in 2006, she refused to join and called it as an attempt of the two remaining members to "earn cash to pay for Geriatrics|geriatry ".Marcelo Feitosa. Rita Lee critica a volta dos Mutantes (Portuguese). http://houseofprog.wordpress.com/2006/07/14/rita-lee-critica-a-volta-dos-mutantes

Going solo

In late 1972, Rita left Os Mutantes and started a solo career. She was initially part of a female duo with singer Lúcia Turnbull called Cilibrinas do Éden , and after a short time the duo gave birth to the band Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti . This eventually became Lee's backing band. In 1975, she recorded the album Fruto Proibido with the band. The album was praised by critics, sold more than 200,000 copies - a record to Brazilian rock & roll singers at the time - and Rita was given the title "Queen of Rock". In 2007, the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine ranked this album as the 16º best Brazilian album of all time in its "100 Best List". The producer was Andy Mills, producer of Alice Cooper and then Rita's boyfriend.

In the late 1970s, Lee started a partnership with her husband, Roberto de Carvalho, and many subsequent albums were credited to the duo Lee/Carvalho.Clique Music. Biografia (Portuguese). http://cliquemusic.uol.com.br/artistas/rita-lee.asp In the late 70s, Lee was mentioned in the Caetano Veloso song Sampa .

In 1976, she was arrested for possession of cannabis. Soon after, she recorded the single "Doce de Pimenta" with singer Elis Regina , and recorded and toured with Gilberto Gil in the show/album "Refestança". Facing trouble with her tutti frutti band mates, Lee started recording with her husband, guitarist Roberto de Carvalho. The couple wrote big hits like "Mania de Você" (79), "Lança Perfume" (80, "Saúde" (81), "Flagra" (82) and "On The Rocks" (83), which presented a new side of Rita Lee as a composer who alternates ballads and pop songs. http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/artistas/ver/rita-lee

Personal life

Rita Lee was married to fellow Mutante Arnaldo Baptista from 1971 to 1972. In 1976, fellow Música Popular Brasileira|MPB singer Ney Matogrosso introduced her to guitarist Roberto de Carvalho, whom she married and had three children: Beto Lee, João Lee and Antônio. She's been married to Carvalho for 35 years and refers to him as her "boyfriend".

Other activities

Aside from her musical career, Rita Lee had a humor program called Radio Amador on Brazilian radio for nine months in 1986. That same year, Lee wrote three children's book s and appeared in Brazilian film|movies and Television program|TV show s. In 1990 she started her own talk show , called TvLeeZão (a play on "televisão," the Portuguese word for television), on MTV Brasil . From 2002 to 2004 she hosted the Brazilian cable TV talk show Saia Justa . In 2005 she and her husband started a new talk show, called Madame Lee . She also made a brief cameo appearance|cameo in the 2002 film Durval Discos . In 2008/2009 she performed a new show called 'Pic Nic Tour.' In 2010 She performed another new show called 'Etc...Tour' revisiting some forgotten songs from her long career. In 2011 she began to produce and record two new albums. The first one with new unreleased songs, the second one called 'Bossa'n Movies' where she continues the project first stated with 'Bossa'n Roll' 1991, 'Bossa'n Beatles' (Aqui, ali, em qualquer lugar). In the album she'll record Brazilian and international movie themes (American, French, Spanish, Italian...). She also confirmed her new tour for May/2011 with Erasmo Carlos, called 'Os Reis do Rock' (King & Queen of the Rock) where they'll change repertoire (She sings his songs, and he sings her songs) plus, a homage to Raul Seixas, and some classic international Rock songs.

In 2011, she contributed the track "Pistis Sophia" to the Red Hot Organization|Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album " Red_Hot_Organization#Red_Hot_.2B_Rio_2|Red Hot+Rio 2 ." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 " Red Hot + Rio ." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

Discography

With Os Mutantes

1972: Mutantes e Seus Cometas no País do Baurets ( Polydor , 1972)

1971: Jardim Elétrico ( Polydor , 1971)

1971: Tecnicolor (abandoned, released 29 years later) ( Universal Music Group|Universal , 2000)

1970: A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado ( Polydor , 1970)

1969: Mutantes (album)|Mutantes ( Polydor , 1969)

1968: Os Mutantes (album)|Os Mutantes ( Polydor , 1968)

1968: Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses ( Philips Records|Philips , 1968. Collective album with Gilberto Gil , Caetano Veloso , Tom Zé , Nara Leão and Gal Costa )

Solo albums

2012: Reza

2003: Balacobaco

2001: Aqui, Ali, Em Qualquer Lugar (aka ''Bossa'n Beatles )

2000: Rita ReLEEda (remixes)

2000: 3001 (Rita Lee album)|3001

1997: Santa Rita de Sampa

1993: Todas as Mulheres do Mundo

1990: Rita Lee e Roberto de Carvalho

1989: Dias Melhores Virão (soundtrack)

1988: Zona Zen

1987: Flerte Fatal

1985: Rita e Roberto

1984: Rita Hits (two medleys remixed compilation)

1983: Bombom

1983: Baila Conmigo (Rita Lee album)|Baila Conmigo (in Spanish)

1982: Rita Lee e Roberto de Carvalho

1981: Saúde

1980: Rita Lee (Rita Lee 1980 album)|Rita Lee

1979: Rita Lee (album)|Rita Lee

1978: Babilônia (album)|Babilônia

1976: Entradas e Bandeiras

1975: Fruto Proibido

1974: Atrás do Porto Tem uma Cidade

1972: Hoje É o Primeiro Dia do Resto da Sua Vida|Hoje é o Primero Dia do Resto da Sua Vida ( Cláudio César Dias Baptista talking and playing "zabumba")

1970: Build Up

Live albums

2009: Multishow Ao Vivo Rita Lee

2004: MTV Ao Vivo ( MTV Live )

1998: Acústico MTV ( MTV Unplugged )

1995: A Marca Da Zorra

1991: ''Rita Lee em Bossa 'n' Roll

1977: Refestança (with Gilberto Gil )

1975: Hollywood Rock (with Erasmo Carlos, Peso & Raul Seixas)

Singles/EPs

2002: Rita Lee Novelas

1983: Desculpe o Auê / Yoko Ono (Single in Spanish)

1977: Arrombou a Festa (Single)

1976: Lá Vou Eu (EP)

Spoken albums

1996: Tutu, O Menino Indio (spoken album as narrator)

1989: Pedro e o Lobo (spoken album as narrator to Peter and the Wolf )

DVDs

2009: Multishow Ao Vivo Rita Lee

2007: Biograffiti (Box Set 3 DVDs)

2006: Grandes Nomes: Rita Lee Jones (Original TV Special From 1980)