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Péricles Aparecido Fonseca de Faria, also known as Péricles, or Periclão (born in
Santo André, July 22, 1969), is a
brazilian singer, composer and
instrumentist of
pagode, a subgenre of
samba. He was the vocalist of
Exaltasamba since the band's formation, in 1982, until late February 2012, when he decided to follow a solo career.
Biography
Péricles is a former vocalist of
Exaltasamba. He's also an instrumentist and a composer. Before his musical career, he worked in two state schools as a class inspector and for a car manufacturer in
São Bernardo do Campo.[1] Péricles is the father of Lucas Morato,[2] a singer, and is currently married to Lidiane Santos.[3]
Career
In 2018, he debuted as
samba-enredo interpreter, sharing the microphone of
Mangueira with
Ciganerey. In the same year, he created the "Canal do Periclão", a direct link with his fans on YouTube, where he discusses various topics. Péricles founded his office, Farias Produções, and since then, managed his own career. His album Em Sua Direção, launched in 2018, was nominated for a
Grammy Latino in the category
Best Samba/Pagode Album.[4] The discs tour was managed by
Lázaro Ramos.
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