During this period, Veloso, Bethânia, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tom Zé, and Os Mutantes developed " Tropicalismo", which fused Brazilian pop with rock and roll and avant-garde music. on which he was backed by São Paulo group Beat Boys along with the performance of his friend Gilberto Gil, who was backed by psychedelic band Os Mutantes, this marked the first time that rock bands had performed at the festival. On October 21, 1967, Veloso won fourth prize and gained a standing ovation at the third annual Brazil Popular Music Festival with his song "Alegria, Alegria". Shortly after the move, Veloso won a lyrics contest for his composition "Um Dia" and was signed to Philips Records. In 1965, Veloso moved again to Rio de Janeiro, with his sister Maria Bethânia, also a musician. Veloso moved to the Bahian port city of Salvador as a teenager, the city in which Gilberto lived, and a center of Afro-Brazilian culture and music. He recognizes Gilberto's contribution to Brazilian music as new-"illuminating" the tradition of Brazilian music and paving the way for future innovation. Veloso was 17 years old when he first heard Gilberto, whom he describes as his "supreme master". The musical style of bossa nova and João Gilberto, one of its most prominent exponents, were major influences on Veloso's music as he grew up.
His childhood was influenced greatly by artistic endeavors: he was interested in both literature and filmmaking as a child, but focused mainly on music. Veloso was born in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil, the fifth of seven children of José Teles Veloso (1901–1983) and Claudionor Viana Teles Veloso (1907–2012). Problems playing this file? See media help.
He later became popular outside Brazil in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1972, Veloso moved back to his home country and once again began recording and performing. The two eventually were exiled from Brazil and went to London where they lived for two years. However, the Brazilian military dictatorship viewed Veloso's music and political action as threatening, and he was arrested, along with fellow musician Gilberto Gil, in 1969. He became one of the founders of Tropicalismo with a group of several other musicians and artists-including his sister Maria Bethânia-in the same period. Soon after that, Veloso won a music contest and was signed to his first label.
He was born in the city of Santo Amaro da Purificação, in Bahia, a state in the eastern area of Brazil, but moved to Salvador, the state capital, as a college student in the mid-1960s. Veloso was one of seven children born into the family of José Telles Velloso (commonly known as Seu Zeca), a government official, and Claudionor Viana Telles Veloso (known as Dona Canô). On November 14, 2012, Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Veloso has won nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship that took power in 1964. Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso ( Portuguese pronunciation: born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist.
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