Vanusa

Vanusa Santos Flores was born in Cruzeiro, in the Vale do Paraíba region of São Paulo state, in 1947, and was raised in Uberaba and Frutal, Minas Gerais. At 16, she sang with the dance band Golden Lions, where an advertising executive heard her and invited her to São Paulo. She made her television debut in 1966 on O Bom, hosted by Eduardo Araújo, and, after signing with RCA Victor, had a hit with Pra Nunca Mais Chorar, which took her to the final two editions of Jovem Guarda, Brazil's 1960s rock'n'roll TV show. In 1968, she recorded her first LP for RCA, already featuring her own songs; the album in the collection, also titled Vanusa, is dated 1969 on MusicBrainz. Manhãs de Setembro and Paralelas followed. She died in Santos in 2020.