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Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes dies aged 83


The musician, who popularised bossa nova among global audiences in the 1960s, had been suffering from the effects of long-term Covid, his family said

The Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to an international audience in the 1960s with his band Brasil ‘66, has died aged 83 as a result of health challenges related to long-term Covid. Produced by Herb Alpert, the album went platinum thanks in part to the success of single Mas que Nada, which he would re-record in 2006 with the Black Eyed Peas. In 1968, Mendes reached a wider audience when he performed The Look of Love on the televised Academy Awards broadcast, and Brasil ‘66’s version of the song hit the US Top 10.

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Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian Music Legend, Dies at 83