The 2006 Latin Grammy Awards nominee, Edson Cordeiro was born on 9 February 1967 in Santo André - SP - Brazil. He started singing at the age of 6 in a local church, where he regularly sang until the age of 16.
In 1983 he took part in Miguel Briamonte's rock-opera "Amapola". Briamonte would eventually become the producer/arranger to some of Edson's early albums. In 1988 Edson acted and sang in the third Brazilian run of the rock-opera "Hair!" (Gerome Ragni, James Rado e Galt McDermot), directed by Antônio Abujamra. In the following year, he acted in the Brazilian version of Molière's "The Imaginary Invalid" (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673), diected by Cacá Rosset. With this play, Edson toured Europe, USA, Mexico and Central-America.
His first major solo concert in august 1990, at the Mistura Up in Rio de Janeiro was a total success and he started being courted by several major record labels.
Still unsigned, Edson's eclectic repertoire included music that spanned from Brazilian masters, like Noel Rosa and Pixinguinha to Janis Joplin, Prince, the Rolling Stones and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
His early concerts attracted relatively small audiences, at a time when jornalists had already labeled him a cult singer, due to his "uncommercial" set-list, which included a mix of opera, MPB, rock, latin and other styles, and he sang in not fewer than five languages.
Edson's career took off in 1990, when he was signed by Sony Music, followed by the albums Edson Cordeiro (1992), Edson Cordeiro (1994) and Terceiro sinal (1996). These records showcase Edson's command behind his 4-octave vocal range along polished productions by Eduardo Souto Neto, Fabio Fonseca and Miguel Briamonte.
Between 1994 and 1995 Edson successfully toured Brazil and Europe, and his voice was branded "the world's 8th wonder" by the German press. The CD Clubbing (1997) had a dance version of Ave Maria, which received public criticism by the Catholic Church, and the song became a hit in Brazil. The live CD Disco Clubbing Ao Vivo (1998) was well received by press and public alike, not least due to the visual aspects of the show, which featured Edson performing some of the 70's and 80's top dance hits, acompanied by partially-dressed backing-singers and dancers.
Disco Clubbing 2 Mestre de Cerimônia (1999), closed Edson's 70's dance music cicle. His following album, Dê-se Ao Luxo (2001) feautures contribuitions with Brazilian legends Rita Lee, Ney Matogrosso and DJ Patife. "I allowed myself the luxury of inviting them" says Edson.
Edson's Contratenor (2005) CD (Produced by José Ananias Souza Lopes) is dedicated entirely to the baroque style, in which he sings pieces by Händel, Bach, Mozart and other great composers. The CD was nominated for last year's Latin Grammy Award, in the Best Classical Album category.
In 2007 Edson Cordeiro and Klazz Brothers recorded the CD "Klazz Meets The Voice“ under the SONY/BMG label.
NEWS!!!!!Edson is currently on-tour with his new show The Woman's Voice - A hommage to some of the great female singers who inspired him as an artist.
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