Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (2 March 1947 – 5 January 2014) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, "Canción Popular" and performed in the US, Latin America, Europe, and Africa.
He was the first Latin artist to sell a million records in the U.S. with his hit "Happy Birthday My Darling" in 1974. He did instrumental work for the "Electric Moog Orchestra" in 1977. After his religious conversion in 1993, he only recorded Christian Evangelical songs in both Portuguese, Spanish and some in English.
Biography
Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto was born in 1947 in Ubá, Minas Gerais, the eldest of seven siblings. He was the only sibling to develop dwarfism; as an adult he was 111 cm (3 ft 8 in) tall.
Ned married twice, and had three children with his second wife, María Aparecida. All three of his children developed dwarfism: Nelson Ned d'Ávila Jr. 108 cm (43 in), a musician now living in Mexico; Monalisa Ned d'Ávila, a doctor, and Ana Verónica Ned Pinto 90 cm (35 in), a singer and acrobat.
Death
Nelson Ned died at age 66 from pneumonia and cardiac arrest at Hospital Regional de Cotia, in São Paulo on 5 January 2014.
Discography
Studio albums
- "Um Show em Noventa Centímetros" (Polydor – 1964)
- "Tudo Passará" (Copacabana – 1969)
- "Eu também sou Sentimental" (Copacabana – 1970)
- "Nelson Ned, Vol. 1" (Copacabana – 1970)
- "Nelson Ned, Vol. 2" (Copacabana – 1972)
- "Nelson Ned, Vol. 3" (Copacabana – 1973)
- "Aos Românticos do Mundo" (Copacabana – 1973)
- "Papai Noel Existe" (Copacabana – 1973)
- "Meu Ciúme" (Copacabana – 1975)
- "O Poder da Fé" (Celestial/Copacabana – 1976)
- "Nelson Ned" (Copacabana – 1977)
- "Meu Jeito de Amar" (Copacabana – 1979)
- "Perdidamente Apaixonado" (Harmony/CBS – 1982)
- "Caprichoso" (EMI-Odeon – 1984)
- "O Grande Nelson Ned" (Odeon – 1986)
- "Passei da Conta (EMI/Odeon – 1987)
- "O Poder da Fé Vol. 2" (Copacabana – 1990)
- "Enamorado" (RGE – 1991)
- "Penso em vocé" (RGE – 1992)
- "El Romantico de América" (Movieplay – 1993)
Christian repertoire
In Portuguese
- Nelson Ned – O Poder da Fé Vol. 1
- Nelson Ned – O Poder da Fé Vol. 2 (Copacabana – 1990)
- Nelson Ned – Jesus Está Vivo DE SAHARIE
- Nelson Ned – Glórias A Jesus
- Nelson Ned – Jesus Está Voltando
- Nelson Ned – Jesus Te Ama
- Nelson Ned – Jesus É Vida
- Nelson Ned – Jesus Ressuscitou
In Spanish
- Nelson Ned – Jesús Está Vivo (1993)
- Nelson Ned – Jesus Te Ama
- Nelson Ned – Jesucristo Es Vida
- Nelson Ned – Mi Testimonio
- Nelson Ned – Si las flores pudieran hablar
Compilations
- O Melhor de Nelson Ned
- Nelson Ned – Dose Dupla
- Nelson Ned – Compoe e Canta Para Jesus
- Nelson Ned – Louvor e Adoração 2002
- Nelson Ned – 2 Em 1
- Nelson Ned – Warner 30 Años
- Seleçāo de Ouro (Movieplay – 1992)
- Seleçāo de Ouro – 20 sucessos (Copacabana/EMI Music – 1998)
Videos
VHS
- Nelson Ned – Alabando al Rey (en español)
- Nelson Ned – Alabando Al Rey – Nelson y Otros (en español)
- Nelson Ned – Un Hombre Nuevo – A New Man (en español)
- Nelson Ned – Desde Brasil – Nelson Ned En Dallas (en español)
DVD
- Nelson Ned – Un Hombre Nuevo – New Man (en español)
Books
- Nelson Ned – O Melhor De Nelson Ned
- Nelson Ned – O Pequeno Gigante Da Cancao
- Nelson Ned – El Pequeño Gigante De La Canción
External links
- Nelson Ned profile, allmusic.com; accessed 11 April 2014.
- "The Little Giant of Song"; accessed 11 April 2014.
- "Nelson Ned" profile, Cliquemusic.uol.com.br; accessed 11 April 2014.
- Nelson Ned at IMDb