Leandro e Leonardo were a Brazilian sertanejo duo. The two brothers (third and fourth of eight siblings), Leandro (born Luiz José da Costa, August 15, 1961–June 23, 1998) and Leonardo (born Emival Eterno da Costa, born July 25, 1963), were from Goianápolis.
The brothers were raised in a poor family in Brazil, and from a young age worked with their parents on tomato farms and did odd jobs such as shining shoes. Emival convinced his brother to move to the city, and the two practiced performing songs by Chitãozinho & Xororó, Roberto Carlos and The Beatles with Emival typically singing lead as Luiz sang harmonies and accompanied them on the guitar, then began playing locally in a group called Os Dominantes. After moving to Brasília, where they lived with their uncle Zé, who arranged work for Luiz as a salesman at a clothing store and for Emival at a pharmacy, while also booking gigs for them. When they began performing regularly as a duo it was as Leandro & Leonardo, the stage names being those also given to the twin boys recently born to the pharmacist Emival was working for.[1]
After a few years of local and regional performances, they were offered spots on local television stations, and their first album came out in 1983. However, it wasn't until 1989 that they began to hit big on the Brazilian charts, with their Vol. 3 release. The group became superstars in the early 1990s, selling several million copies of their albums and obtaining a weekly show on Brazilian television. Music by Leandro and Leonardo sold 17 million records.[2] The album Leandro & Leonardo Vol. 4 sold 3.3 million records and is the best-selling Brazilian country music album of all time.
Death of Leandroedit
Luiz José da Costa at a performance as Leandro
After originally seeking treatment for back pain, Leandro was diagnosed with an Askin's tumor, a locally aggressive cancer occurring mostly in adolescents, on April 19, 1998 that had formed on the right side of his chest wall and already grown to the size of an orange.[1] He died 65 days later of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome while undergoing chemotherapy at the Hospital São Luiz in São Paulo on June 23, following two unsuccessful surgeries to resect the tumor and restrict blood flow to it.[3] At the time of his death the cancer was reported to be congenital,[4] but ongoing research instead points to a carcinogenic pesticide he was exposed to while working at a tomato farm in his youth, later aggravated by heavy tobacco smoking, as the most likely cause.[5] Leonardo continues to record as a solo artist.
Personal livesedit
Luiz was married twice, the first ending in divorce and the second (to former model Andréa Motta, mother to the youngest two of his three children) in separation shortly before his cancer was discovered. Leonardo's son is a well-known sertanejo universitário singer under the name Zé Felipe.
^ ab"Hard Goodbye". Brazzil Magazine (published July 1, 2002). July 8, 1998. from the original on January 29, 1999. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^"Música: Leandro & Leonardo muda para a BMG". UOL. 21 April 1998. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^"Cantor Leandro, falecido em 1998, faria 60 anos neste domingo" [Singer Leandro, who died in 1998, would be 60 this Sunday]. Gazeta do Sul (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Gazeta Grupo de Comunicações. August 15, 2021. from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^"Aumento do tumor foi superior a 100% apenas na última semana, diz médico" [Tumor enlargement was over 100% in the last week alone, says doctor]. Folha de São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 24, 1998. from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
^Correia, Flavia (June 24, 2021). "Tumor de Askin: Câncer raro na região torácica matou Leandro, irmão do cantor Leonardo, há 23 anos" [Askin's tumor: Rare thoracic cancer killed Leandro, brother of singer Leonardo, 23 years ago]. Olhar Digital (in Brazilian Portuguese). from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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Leandro e Leonardo were a Brazilian sertanejo duo The two brothers third and fourth of eight siblings Leandro born Luiz Jose da Costa August 15 1961 June 23 1998 and Leonardo born Emival Eterno da Costa born July 25 1963 were from Goianapolis Leandro e LeonardoBirth nameLuiz Jose da Costa Leandro Emival Eterno da Costa Leonardo Born 1961 08 15 August 15 1961 Leandro 1963 07 25 July 25 1963 age 60 Leonardo Goianapolis Goias BrazilOriginGoiasDiedJune 23 1998 1998 06 23 aged 36 Sao Paulo Brazil Leandro GenresSertanejoYears active1983 1998Labels3M BrasilGEL Chantecler Warner Music BrasilBMG BrasilSom LivreFarol Musica Contents 1 History 1 1 Death of Leandro 2 Personal lives 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Special projects 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe brothers were raised in a poor family in Brazil and from a young age worked with their parents on tomato farms and did odd jobs such as shining shoes Emival convinced his brother to move to the city and the two practiced performing songs by Chitaozinho amp Xororo Roberto Carlos and The Beatles with Emival typically singing lead as Luiz sang harmonies and accompanied them on the guitar then began playing locally in a group called Os Dominantes After moving to Brasilia where they lived with their uncle Ze who arranged work for Luiz as a salesman at a clothing store and for Emival at a pharmacy while also booking gigs for them When they began performing regularly as a duo it was as Leandro amp Leonardo the stage names being those also given to the twin boys recently born to the pharmacist Emival was working for 1 After a few years of local and regional performances they were offered spots on local television stations and their first album came out in 1983 However it wasn t until 1989 that they began to hit big on the Brazilian charts with their Vol 3 release The group became superstars in the early 1990s selling several million copies of their albums and obtaining a weekly show on Brazilian television Music by Leandro and Leonardo sold 17 million records 2 The album Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 4 sold 3 3 million records and is the best selling Brazilian country music album of all time Death of Leandro edit nbsp Luiz Jose da Costa at a performance as LeandroAfter originally seeking treatment for back pain Leandro was diagnosed with an Askin s tumor a locally aggressive cancer occurring mostly in adolescents on April 19 1998 that had formed on the right side of his chest wall and already grown to the size of an orange 1 He died 65 days later of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome while undergoing chemotherapy at the Hospital Sao Luiz in Sao Paulo on June 23 following two unsuccessful surgeries to resect the tumor and restrict blood flow to it 3 At the time of his death the cancer was reported to be congenital 4 but ongoing research instead points to a carcinogenic pesticide he was exposed to while working at a tomato farm in his youth later aggravated by heavy tobacco smoking as the most likely cause 5 Leonardo continues to record as a solo artist Personal lives editLuiz was married twice the first ending in divorce and the second to former model Andrea Motta mother to the youngest two of his three children in separation shortly before his cancer was discovered Leonardo s son is a well known sertanejo universitario singer under the name Ze Felipe Discography editAlbums edit 1983 Leandro amp Leonardo 1986 Explosao de Desejos 1987 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 2 1989 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 3 1990 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 4 1991 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 5 1992 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 6 1993 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 7 1994 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 8 1995 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 9 1995 Temporal de Amor 1996 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 10 1997 Leandro amp Leonardo Vol 11 1998 Um SonhadorSpecial projects edit 1995 Amigos Som Livre 1995 Leandro y Leonardo en Espanol 1996 Amigos Som Livre 1996 Leandro y Leonardo en Espanol Vol 2 1997 Amigos Som Livre 1997 Leandro y Leonardo Los Grandes Exitos 1998 Leandro amp Leonardo So Para CriancasSee also editList of best selling Latin music artistsReferences edit a b Hard Goodbye Brazzil Magazine published July 1 2002 July 8 1998 Archived from the original on January 29 1999 Retrieved June 2 2022 Musica Leandro amp Leonardo muda para a BMG UOL 21 April 1998 Retrieved 3 March 2023 Cantor Leandro falecido em 1998 faria 60 anos neste domingo Singer Leandro who died in 1998 would be 60 this Sunday Gazeta do Sul in Brazilian Portuguese Santa Cruz do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Brazil Gazeta Grupo de Comunicacoes August 15 2021 Archived from the original on August 15 2021 Retrieved June 2 2022 Aumento do tumor foi superior a 100 apenas na ultima semana diz medico Tumor enlargement was over 100 in the last week alone says doctor Folha de Sao Paulo in Brazilian Portuguese June 24 1998 Archived from the original on April 21 2017 Retrieved June 2 2022 Correia Flavia June 24 2021 Tumor de Askin Cancer raro na regiao toracica matou Leandro irmao do cantor Leonardo ha 23 anos Askin s tumor Rare thoracic cancer killed Leandro brother of singer Leonardo 23 years ago Olhar Digital in Brazilian Portuguese Archived from the original on June 2 2022 Retrieved June 2 2022 External links editLeonardo s official website Leandro y Leonardo biography at AllMusic Leandro amp Leonardo discography at Discogs Leandro amp Leonardo discography at MusicBrainz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leandro e Leonardo amp oldid 1197549441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
