Tag: songwriter
Oscar-winning songwriter dead
Jennings career, which spanned five decades, gained momentum in the mid-1970s when he teamed up with the composer Richard Kerr and wrote Barry Manilow’s hit “Looks like we made it”.…
Knew the death of songwriter Sergio Mendes – turned 83
Sergio Mendes the hit “Mas que nada” made him the frontman of bossa novan and helped popularize the Brazilian music genre worldwide in the 1960s. In 2006, a modern version…
Oscar is singled out as songwriter for Miss Snusk’s hit: “Shocked”
At the beginning of the year, several of Fröken Snusk’s songs were removed from Spotify after suspicions of manipulated streams. One of them was the monster hit “Ride me like…
Portuguese singer and songwriter Sara Tavares dies
Saudade in Cape Verde and Lisbon, since Sunday November 19. Singer and songwriter Sara Tavares died at the age of 45 after a long illness. The one who represented Portugal…