Sérgio Bittencourt

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years active

1965–1979

Genres

mpb, choro

Biography

Sérgio Freitas Bittencourt was born in Rio de Janeiro on February 3, 1941. The son of the renowned Jacob do Bandolim, he grew up immersed in the universe of chorões and choro circles, which profoundly influenced his artistic sensibility. In addition to being a prominent composer in Brazilian popular music, he worked as a journalist and television show juror.

Throughout his career, he participated in important music festivals in the 1960s and 1970s, collaborating with major names such as MPB-4, Quarteto em Cy, and Taiguara. His work as a composer resulted in recordings by consecrated interpreters such as Elizeth Cardoso, Wilson Simonal, and Nelson Gonçalves. His most famous composition, "Naquela Mesa", was written in tribute to his father's passing and became an immortalized classic in the voice of Elizeth Cardoso.

Sérgio Bittencourt passed away prematurely on July 9, 1979, the victim of a heart attack, leaving an indelible legacy in national culture. His trajectory was marked both by the strength of his compositions and by his prominent presence in the press and on Brazilian television alongside figures such as Flávio Cavalcanti.