Carlos Alexandre

Origin

Jundiá, RN

Also known as

Pedrinho

Genres

brega, romantic music, música popular brasileira

Instruments

voice

Biography

Carlos Alexandre, stage name of Pedro Soares Bezerra, was born in Jundiá, Rio Grande do Norte, in 1957. Throughout his career, he became one of the great names in Brazilian romantic and popular music, building a meteoric career in which he earned dozens of gold and platinum records, in addition to selling millions of copies across the country. His first steps in music took place under the pseudonym "Pedrinho", before adopting the definitive name that would mark his entry into the hit parades in the 1970s and 1980s.

The major turning point in his career happened in 1977, when he was brought to the RGE record label and released the single featuring the mega-hit "Feiticeira", composed in partnership with Otavio Osvaldo Garcia. From then on, he consolidated his popularity with albums marked by romantic tracks with popular appeal, such as "Cartão Postal", "Sertaneja" and "A Ciganinha", the latter recorded in 1979 and later remembered and re-recorded by artists from various genres, such as João Gordo.

Carlos Alexandre's journey was tragically cut short in January 1989, as the victim of a car accident in Rio Grande do Norte, after returning from a show in Pernambuco. His work remains alive in the memory of his fans and in the history of Brazilian music, having been immortalized both in posthumous compilations and in his official biography, "O Homem da Feiticeira", released by journalist Rafael Duarte.