Rita Lee

Rita Lee Jones (São Paulo 31 December 1947 – 8 May 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, presenter, actress, writer, and activist. Known as the "Queen of Brazilian Rock," she sold more than 55 million records, making her the most successful female artist by record sales in Brazil and the fourth overall, behind Tonico & Tinoco, Roberto Carlos, and Nelson Gonçalves. She built a career that started with rock but over the years flirted with various genres, such as psychedelia during the tropicalia era, pop rock, disco, new wave, pop, bossa nova, and electronic, creating a pioneering hybrid between international and national genres.

Rita Lee Media

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  Rita Lee, 1972 with Os Mutantes. National Archives of Brazil

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  Rita Lee in concert in Araçatuba, May 23, 2009