Renato Fonseca was born in 1975, in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, located in the northeast of Brazil. He began playing at the age 11 with strong influence from his father and at 15 he was already working professionally as a keyboardist playing in night clubs and parties in his town.His style can be classified as a popular musician and he was self-tought at it. At the age 18 he was invited to play with Alceu Valença, a renown name in Brazilian popular music, also from Pernambuco. The following three years were spent in the studio making records with Alceu and on the road playing on tour worldwide.In the year of 1997, Renato took a big step and moved to the city of Rio de Janeiro where he had the opportunity to meet some of the greatest artists in the country and as a result, playing with some of them on Shows and recording sessions in studios. Some of them include Sandra de Sá, Flávio Venturini, Leo Gandelman, Ana Carolina, Paulo Ricardo, Leila Pinheiro, Geraldo Azevedo, Torcuato Mariano, Pepeu Gomes, Frejat, Nana Caymmi, Isabella Taviani, Ed Motta, and also Alceu Valenca, to name a few.In 2001, Renato wa invited to record the album MILAGREIRO with the singer/songwriter Djavan. After the recording sessions and the album ready, Renato went on tour with Djavan, and bacame an official musician in his band. Said that, Renato made the following album VAIDADE and is currently on his second tour with the singer. The tour VAIDADE should last until the end of 2005, covering all of Brazil and many countries worldwide.Partial Discography :Maracatus,Batuques e Ladeiras- Alceu Valença. Todos os Cantos- Alceu Valença. Linda Juventude ao vivo- Flávio Venturini. Canção Sem Fim- Flávio Venturini. Paulo Ricardo- Paulo Ricardo. Como é Grande o Meu Amor Por Vocês-Hebe Camargo. Amor Pra Recomeçar- Frejat. Desejo- Nana Caymmi. Resposta ao Tempo- Nana Caymmi. A Partilha- Filme com trilha Sonora de Ed Motta. Dwitza- Ed Motta. No Calçadão- Max Viana. Com Mais Cor- Max Viana. Motim- Motim. Registro- MaurÃcio Oliveira. Fank Van- Fernando Vidal. Uma Geral- Acid X. Em Algum Lugar- Beto Guedes. Djavan Ao Vivo- Djavan. Milagreiro- Djavan. Vaidade- Djavan.Has also played live with :Alceu Valença- 1994/1996. Sandra de Sá- 1997. Flávio Venturini- 1998. Patricia Marx- 1998. Kakau Gomes- 1999. Geraldo Azevedo- 1999. Paulo Ricardo- 2000. Ana Carolina- 2000. Leila Pinheiro- 2000. Pepeu Gomes- 2001. Ed Motta- 2001. Djavan-2002/2006. Nana Vasconcelos- 2005. Isabella Taviani- 2006/2007. Leo Gandelman- 2006. Torcuato Mariano- 2006. Barbara Mendes- 2006/2007.
