Lenine

Biography

Lenine, artist name of Osvaldo Lenine Macedo Pimentel (born 2 February 1959), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter from Recife, Pernambuco. Between the years of 2002 and 2018, he has earned a total of seven Latin Grammy Awards, (including the 2005 awards for "Best Brazilian Contemporary Album" and "Best Brazilian Song").

Career

Lenine's career began at the age of 18, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro to compete in a music festival. In 1983, he released his first LP, Baque Solto×Baque Solto1983 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Maracatu Silêncio4:042Girassol da Caverna4:243Raoni3:064Comício2:425Prova de Fogo4:476Sopro do Amor4:397Êxtase3:578Auto Dos Congos4:019Essa Alegria3:3010Mote do Navio4:2811O Abraço E a Lágrima1:5712Trem Fantasma3:13, with partner Lula Queiroga. Ten years later, he released his second album, Olho de Peixe×Olho de Peixe1993 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Acredite ou Não3:492O Último Pôr do Sol3:503Miragem do Porto4:294Olho de Peixe2:255Escrúpulo4:036O Que É Bonito3:417Caribenha Nação / Tuaregue Nagô3:358Lá e Lô2:399Leão do Norte3:1610A Gandaia Das Ondas / Pedra e Areia3:0411Mais Além4:34, with percussionist Marcos Suzano. Lenine's first solo record, O Dia em que Faremos Contato, was released in 1997, featuring a mixture of electronica, northeastern Brazilian rhythms and samba. Two years later, he released Na Pressão. In 2001, Falange Canibal was released. This album attracted international attention due to the appearance of the U.S. group Living Color performing with him on the song "O Homem dos Olhos de Raios-X". His next album In Cité×In Cité2005 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Do it3:312Vivo3:433Ninguém faz idéia3:564Todos os caminhos4:035Rosebud3:426Virou areia4:157Relampiano4:218Todas elas juntas num só ser6:219Anna e eu3:5010Caribenha Nação / Tuareguê Nagô3:2811Sentimental2:4812O Marco Marciano2:1513Sob o mesmo ceu6:2514Sob o mesmo ceu (Acoustic mix)2:53 (2004) was recorded live at the auditorium of the Cité de la Musique (City of Music) in Paris.
In 2005, Lenine won two Latin Grammys: one for "Best Brazilian Contemporary Album" and one for "Best Brazilian Song". His first North American release, a self-titled collection of his own compositions, was issued in 2006.
In addition to being a performer of note, Lenine is an accomplished composer for other artists; he possesses a catalog of over 500 songs written for artists including Maria Bethânia, Milton Nascimento, Daniela Mercury, and Zélia Duncan. Among Lenine's most famous songs is "Relampiano×Relampiano23 November 2021 · Single · LiveSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Relampiano4:13" (lightning strikes), about a child from the favela who sells candies at stoplights. This song, written with Paulinho Moska, was inspired by an encounter between them and a young street vendor in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2015, his album Carbono×Carbono28 April 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Castanho3:422O Impossível Vem pra Ficar2:313À Meia Noite dos Tambores Silenciosos5:244Cupim De Ferro3:555A Causa e o Pó2:476Quede Água?5:307Simples Assim3:298Quem Leva A Vida Sou Eu2:119Grafite Diamante3:2510O Universo na Cabeça do Alfinete3:5011Undo2:44 was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best MPB Album category, with the track "Simples Assim" being nominated for the Best Brazilian Song category.
His live album Em Trânsito×Em Trânsito2018 · Album · LiveSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Leve e Suave2Sublinhe e Revele3Virou Areia4Bicho Saudade5Intolerância6Lua Candeia7Ogan Erê8De Onde Vem A Canção9Lá Vem A Cidade10Umbigo was ranked as the 26th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine.