Brazilian singer, Lana Bittencourt (Irlan Figueiredo Passos - 2/5/1931 Rio de Janeiro) recorded samba-canção, bossa nova, old Brazilian rock, fossa, seresta, international songs in several different languages Hits: "Se Alguém Telefonar" (Alcir Pires Vermelho/Jair Amorim), "Os Quindins de Laiá" (Ary Barroso), "Ma Vie" (Alain Barrière/Vidalin/Bécaud), "Chariot" (Stolle/Del Roma), and "Castigo" (Dolores Durán). Debut: 1954 at the Rádio Tupi (Rio de Janeiro) and recording her first 78 rpm. Her interpretation of "Little Darling," in 1958 (included in Lana em Musicalscope) was one of her biggest hits, still in the dawn of Brazilian rock. In 1960, she recorded "Corcovado" (Tom Jobim), included in Sambas do Rio. Hers big success was "Se todos fossem iguais a você" (Tom Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes), recorded in 1957. Remains in shows all over Brazil.

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