Nelson Ned

Nelson Ned in 2008

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (2 March 1947, Ubá – 6 January 2014, Rio de Janeiro) was a famous Brazilian singer from Ubá, Minas Gerais. He built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, "Canción Popular" and performed in the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Africa.

He was the first Latin artist to sell a million records in the U.S. with his hit "Happy Birthday My Darling" in 1974. He did instrumental work for the "Electric Moog Orchestra" in 1977. Since his conversion in 1993, he has only recorded Christian Evangelical songs in both Portuguese, Spanish and some in English.

Biography

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto was born in 1947 in Ubá, the eldest of seven siblings. He was the only sibling to develop dwarfism; as an adult he was just 1.12 m (44 inches) tall.

Ned married twice, and had three children with his second wife, Maria Aparecida. All three of his children developed dwarfism: Nelson Ned Junior (1.08 m [42.5 inches]), a musician now living in Mexico; Monalisa Ned d'Ávila, a doctor, and Ana Veronica Ned Pinto (90 cm [35.5 inches]), a singer and acrobat.[1]

Death

Nelson Ned died at age 66 from pneumonia and cardiac arrest at Rio de Janeiro hospital on 6 January 2014.[2][3]

Discography

Studio albums

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Christian repertoire

In Portuguese

In Spanish

Compilations

Videos

VHS

DVD

Books

References

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