Nelson Ned


Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He built a 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 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 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., a musician now living in Mexico; Monalisa Ned d'Ávila, a doctor; and Ana Verónica Ned Pinto, 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 Tudo Passará Eu também sou Sentimental Nelson Ned, Vol. 1 Nelson Ned, Vol. 2 Nelson Ned, Vol. 3 Aos Românticos do Mundo Papai Noel Existe Meu Ciúme O Poder da Fé Nelson Ned Meu Jeito de Amar Perdidamente Apaixonado Caprichoso O Grande Nelson Ned Passei da Conta O Poder da Fé Vol. 2 Enamorado Penso em vocé
  • ''El Romantico de América''

Christian repertoire

In Portuguese

O Poder da Fé Vol. 1O Poder da Fé Vol. 2 Jesus Está Vivo DE SAHARIEGlórias A JesusJesus Está VoltandoJesus Te AmaJesus É Vida
  • ''Jesus Ressuscitou''

In Spanish

Jesús Está Vivo Jesus Te AmaJesucristo Es VidaMi Testimonio
  • ''Si las flores pudieran hablar''

Compilations

O Melhor de Nelson NedDose DuplaCompoe e Canta Para JesusLouvor e Adoração 20022 Em 1Warner 30 AñosSeleçāo de Ouro
  • '' Seleçāo de Ouro – 20 sucessos''

Videos

VHS

Alabando al Rey Alabando Al Rey – Nelson y Otros Un Hombre Nuevo – A New Man
  • ''Desde Brasil – Nelson Ned En Dallas''

DVD

  • ''Un Hombre Nuevo – New Man''

Books

O Melhor De Nelson NedO Pequeno Gigante Da Cancao
  • ''El Pequeño Gigante De La Canción''