Peninha

Peninha counts more than one hundred compositions that have appeared on recordings by other performers. Caetano Veloso delivered versions of both “Sonhos” and “Sozinho” that achieved widespread acclaim, while additional interpreters who have cut Peninha material include Fábio Jr., Sandra de Sá, Tim Maia, João Paulo e Daniel, Negritude Jr., Só Pra Contrariar, Alcione, José Augusto, Paul Mauriat, Elymar Santos, Wando, Marisa Monte, Mina, Paulinho Moska, Raça Negra, Roupa Nova, Roberta Miranda, Daniel, and Renata Arruda. His first single emerged on RCA in 1972. Following several overlooked releases, “Sonhos” became a major success once it was featured in the Rede Globo telenovela Sem Lenço, Sem Documento in 1977, moving four hundred thousand copies. Caetano Veloso re-recorded the track in 1982, and a Spanish-language version held the top spot on the Argentine charts for six months. Caetano’s later reading of “Sozinho,” included on the album Prenda Minha, served as the theme for the 1999 Globo soap Suave Veneno and reached one million units sold. Peninha himself scored moderate hits as a vocalist with “Que Pena,” which he wrote, and “Amo Você,” composed by Luiz Guedes and Thomas Roth. Further Peninha songs placed in Globo productions comprise “Que Pena” in O Astro (1979), “Vou Levando a Vida” in Zazá (1997), and “Por eu Ter me Machucado” in A Indomada (1997). He collected three Sharp awards: best album at the fourth edition for Peninha, best song at the eighth edition for “Alma Gêmea” as performed by Fábio Jr., and best song at the tenth edition for “Sozinha” as performed by Sandra de Sá. At the eleventh edition he received nominations for best song with “Outra Onda” and “Muda” as well as best singer.