Ney Matogrosso

Ney Matogrosso

Known for: Acting
Birthday: 1941-08-01 (81 years old)

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Biography

Ney de Souza Pereira (born 1 August 1941), known professionally as Ney Matogrosso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnej ,matuˈɡɾosu]), is a Brazilian singer who is distinguished for his uncommon countertenor voice. He was ranked by Rolling Stone as the third greatest Latin American singer of all time. Matogrosso enlisted in the Brazilian Air Force at the age of 17, being later transferred to Brasília. Within a few years, Matogrosso started singing in a vocal quartet, performing at college festivals throughout Brazil. With the hope of becoming a stage actor, Ney moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1966, where he lived as a hippie and made ends meet by selling arts and crafts. In 1971, he moved to São Paulo, adopting the artistic name Ney Matogrosso, and joined the glam rock group Secos & Molhados, which in less than 18 months became a phenomenon, selling 1 million records. Endowed with a unique counter-tenor voice and a striking stage presence, Ney's career soared. Matogrosso was the singer and interpreter in the group Secos e Molhados. One of the most interesting moments in their music was "the video-clip Flores Astrais (1974), where Matogrosso plays the role of a hypersensual character on a space-like stage. Matogrosso turned his male physiognomy and his androgynous performance into a landmark of counterculture during the most intensively repressive years of military."After the group Secos e Molhados split up, Ney pursued a successful solo career in Brazil and abroad, obtaining several Gold and Platinum records.

Famous for his outlandish costumes, make-up, daring movements and singular high-pitched voice, Ney has always been regarded as a controversial character.

According to the Brown University Center for Digital Scholarship, "Beyond Carnival: Male Homosexuality in Twentieth Century Brazil": "By late 1960s and early 1970s, international countercultural ideas held significant sway over Brazil's urban middle-class youth. Among the counterculture's many challenges to societal norms was the destabilization of sexual codes and gender norms. As traditional insistence of premarital virginity and normative heterosexuality became regarded as antiquated and repressive, Brazil's biggest stars projected unabashed sexuality and were rumored to have homosexual affairs. Singers such as Caetano Veloso and Ney Matogrosso presented themselves as androgynous, gender-bending performers and raised important questions in society about gender roles and identities. Indeed, the overwhelming popularity of such performers reflected a growing societal acceptance of deviance from traditional Brazilian constructions gender and sexuality." Further down the page, the study states "Ney Matogrosso, on the other hand, was far less subtle in his subversion of traditional notions of gender and sexuality. Ney often sang entire songs in falsetto, used dramatic makeup and exotic costumes, and danced in a style that was as traditionally feminine as it was traditionally masculine. In 1978, Ney clarified his homosexuality in a magazine interview, and, in the face of widespread homophobia, he remained one of Brazil's most famous celebrities"In the 1970s he released a series of essential albums, both for his career and Brazilian popular music. They are: "Pecado"(Sin), "Bandido", "Feitiço"(Spell) and "Seu Tipo"(Your type). In that period, Ney toured round United States, Argentina, Uruguay, Europe and Israel, performing hits like "América do Sul" (Paulo Machado), "Bandolero" (Lucinha) and "Não Existe Pecado ao Sul do Equador" (Chico Buarque/ Rui Guerra). In the 1980s, Ney recorded "Por Debaixo dos Panos" (Ceceu), "Tanto Amar" (Chico Buarque), "Ando Meio Desligado" (Mutantes), "Sangue Latino" (João Ricardo/ Paulo Mendonça) and "Vereda Tropical" (Gonzalo Curiel).

Ney Matogrosso opened the show on the very first day of the first Rock in Rio Concert on 11 January 1985. He sang his hit song "América do Sul". This was very significant to the hundreds of thousands of attendees in that this concert series was a celebration of the downfall of the brutal dictatorship that had been in place since 1964. He symbolically held the jawbone of an ass during his iconic performance."Ney Matogrosso opened the evening with a general call: "God save the South America!". With his Indian-art deco look, wearing a G-string, a fancy headdress and a jawbone on his hand, Ney was the neanderthal man to a new era, at ease in such a huge stage"In 1986, Matogrosso performed for the first time without wearing fancy costumes, adopting a low-key image. Since then, he has focused on his work as a singer, recording from the traditional repertoire of MPB (Música popular brasileira – the so-called Brazilian pop music genre). Recordings in this genre first appeared on the album "O Pescador de Pérolas" (1986), which featured "O Mundo É um Moinho" (Cartola), "Dora" (Dorival Caymmi), "Da Cor do Pecado" (Bororó) and "Aquarela do Brasil" (Ary Barroso).

Ney toured with guitarist Raphael Rabello, with whom he recorded the album "À Flor da Pele" in 1990. Then, he made two albums as a tribute to Brazilian performers/songwriters, like Ângela Maria ("Estava Escrito", 1994) and Chico Buarque ("Um Brasileiro", 1996).

Ney Matogrosso was asked to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in

1983 and 1994. The band and set list for his 1983 performance at the Casino was as follows: Ney Matogrosso, 9 July 1983, Casino Montreux

Ney Matogrosso (voc), Ray Don (tp), Sergio Bore (perc), Pisca (g), Nono (tp), Jose Francisco De Lima (tb), Lino (s, fl), Otavio Bangla (s), Magrao (fl), Jacare (kbds), Paulinho Esteves (kbds), Pedrao (b), Sergio Della Monica (dr), Dom Chacal (perc)

1 Metamorfose Ambulante

2 Noticias Do Brasil

3 Uai Uai

4 Primeiro De Abril

5 Nao Faz Sentido

6 Deixar Voce

7 Tanto Amar

8 Instrumental

9 Andar Com Fe

10 Rosa De Hiroshima

11 Napoleao

12 Jonhy Pirou

13 Alegria Carnaval

14 Homen Con H

15 Folia No MatagalNey was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine Brazil in December 2013.When interviewed for Sounds and Colors Magazine in 2014, he said "I think deep down people admire the ones that have the courage to speak the truth. I never hid, what you see is what you get. On the other hand: in the first interviews I gave, they used to ask me about sex and I used to talk clearly about sex. Than I would read the article and it was written: 'About love…' I used to think: 'But I didn't speak about love, I spoke about sex!' They didn't have the courage because of the censorship back then." The only bad experience he had, Matogrosso says, was at the beginning of his career. "With Secos & Molhados, once, one crowd cursed me. I struck a gorgeous pose, they carried on cursing me and I told them to fuck themselves. Then the other half of the crowd, who wasn't cursing, applauded me. At that moment I realised I couldn't be afraid. If I showed that I was scared, they would eat me alive", he says. "But in my private life, never. On the contrary: I walk alone in the streets and never hear a thing. They hug me, they tell me beautiful things. I only get good things."At the 2014 at the Latin Grammy Awards the Latin Recording Academy honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Academy stated that "Ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the three greatest Brazilian singers of all time, Ney Matogrosso has recorded nearly 50 albums over a career that spans more than four decades. Influenced by the glam-rock movement of the '70s, Matogrosso became a member of the group Secos & Molhados. With his uncommon countertenor voice, energetic stage performances and eccentric costumes, he and the group became an overnight sensation. However, the union was short-lived and Matogrosso embarked on a solo career, garnering extraordinary success with hit singles such as "Homem Com H" and "Bandido Corazón." Leaving his androgynous glam-rock persona behind, in 1986, Matogrosso began working with emerging composers Cazuza and Victor Ramil and revisited the traditional roots of Música Popular Brasileira. Forever regarded as challenging preconceptions and prejudices through his satiric and ironic performances, he has evolved into a very serious and well respected artist through his interpretations of classic standards. Matogrosso continues to tour and perform throughout Brazil and Europe."He wrote his memoirs in a book entitled "Vira-Lata de Raca" which was published in 2018.In 2018, The Brazilian Embassy's Casa do Brasil cultural center presented "Ney Matogrosso – A Primordial Revolutionary," an exhibition of paintings by Greek artist Alkistis Michaelidou inspired by the Brazilian singer. The singer is an icon of contemporary Brazilian culture, and the exhibit has been shown in Athens, Greece and elsewhere.In 2019, at the age of 77, Ney Matogrosso began a concert tour entitled "Bloco Na Rua" (Block on the Street).

He kept the band from his "Atento De Sinais" tour. He continues to tour and record, his voice strong and form excellent.

Filmography

All 48

Movies 42

Self 15

TV Shows 6

Producer 1

Abyssal Fish

Abyssal Fish (2023)

Movie
Lírio
A Alegria é a Prova dos Nove

A Alegria é a Prova dos Nove (2023)

Movie
Self
What I've Never Lost

What I've Never Lost (2022)

Movie
Actor
Secos & Molhados

Secos & Molhados (2021)

Movie
Actor
Ney Matogrosso - Bloco na Rua

Ney Matogrosso - Bloco na Rua (2020)

Movie
Actor
Ney - À Flor da Pele

Ney - À Flor da Pele (2020)

Movie
Self
Ele Era Assim: Ary Barroso

Ele Era Assim: Ary Barroso (2019)

Movie
Himself
Bixa Travesty

Bixa Travesty (2019)

Movie
Boni Bonita

Boni Bonita (2019)

Movie
André Leviatã
Caminhos Magnétykos

Caminhos Magnétykos (2018)

Movie
Self
O Fabuloso Zé Rodrix

O Fabuloso Zé Rodrix (2018)

Movie
O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta

O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta (2018)

Movie
Toureiro Refugiado / Refugee Bullfighter
Sol Alegria

Sol Alegria (2018)

Movie
Ele mesmo
Serguei - O Último Psicodélico

Serguei - O Último Psicodélico (2017)

Movie
Mago
Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl

Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl (2017)

Movie
Chacrinha: O Eterno Guerreiro

Chacrinha: O Eterno Guerreiro (2017)

Movie
Actor
Other Times

Other Times (2017)

TV Show
Conversa com Bial

Conversa com Bial (2017)

TV Show
Self
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017)

Movie
Leonardo Álvares / Leonardo
3%

3% (2016)

TV Show
5.67
Theme Song Performance / Theme Song Performance
Wounded Past

Wounded Past (2016)

TV Show
Himself
Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016)

Movie
Barão
Ralé: The Lower Depths

Ralé: The Lower Depths (2016)

Movie
Self
Yorimatã

Yorimatã (2016)

Movie
Self - Performer
Chico - Brazilian Artist

Chico - Brazilian Artist (2015)

Movie
5.56
Actor
Dá Licença de Contar

Dá Licença de Contar (2015)

Movie
Singer
O Samba

O Samba (2015)

Movie
Self
Rock in Rio 30 Anos

Rock in Rio 30 Anos (2015)

Movie
Self
André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music (2015)

Movie
Actor
Ney Matogrosso - Atento Aos Sinais

Ney Matogrosso - Atento Aos Sinais (2014)

Movie
Ney Matogrosso / Music
Naked Eye

Naked Eye (2014)

Movie
Self
Tie and Red Nail

Tie and Red Nail (2014)

Movie
Yan
Primeiro Dia de um Ano Qualquer

Primeiro Dia de um Ano Qualquer (2013)

Movie
Barão
Poder dos Afetos

Poder dos Afetos (2013)

Movie
Martinho da Vila – Sambabook

Martinho da Vila – Sambabook (2013)

Movie
Luz Vermelha
Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit

Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit (2012)

Movie
Doutor Virgílio
Fca Carla

Fca Carla (2011)

Movie
Actor
Bird-Man

Bird-Man (2010)

Movie
Self
Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter Alegria

Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter Alegria (2009)

Movie
After Everything

After Everything (2008)

Movie
O Som do Vinil

O Som do Vinil (2007)

TV Show
Himself
Paraíso Tropical

Paraíso Tropical (2007)

TV Show
Singer / Producer
Vagabundo - Ney Matogrosso Pedro Luis e a Parede

Vagabundo - Ney Matogrosso Pedro Luis e a Parede (2006)

Movie
Diary of a New World

Diary of a New World (2005)

Movie
Singer
Ney Matogrosso - Canto em Qualquer Canto

Ney Matogrosso - Canto em Qualquer Canto (2005)

Movie
Manoel de Barros
Caramujo-Flor

Caramujo-Flor (1988)

Movie
Teresa's brother
After Eight... Forever

After Eight... Forever (1987)

Movie
Self
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé (1980)

Movie

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Information

Known for
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-08-01 (81 years old)

Birth name
Ney de Souza Pereira

Place of birth
Bela Vista, Brazil

Citizenships
Brazil

Awards
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Ordem do Mérito Cultural


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