Tinoco
- Category : Entertain-Music-Vocalist-Pop,-Rock,-etc.
- Type : PM
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Contagion 4
Biography
Brazilian singer, one half of the musica sertaneja duo from the state of São Paulo, known as Tonico & Tinoco. He and his brother Tonico are regarded among the most famous and prolific artists in sertanejo. With their first hit single, "Chico Mineiro" (1946), they were named "A Dupla Coração do Brasil" ("The Brazilian Heart Duo"). They performed more than 40,000 times between 1935 and 1994, recorded more than 1,000 songs and sold over 150 million albums despite never performing outside of Brazil. Tonico died on 4 May 2012 in São Paulo.