Rita Lee

Rita Lee was a central figure in Brazilian rock. A former member of the seminal rock band Os Mutantes, she eventually left that group and began an extremely successful solo career in music that lasted for more than 30 years. The daughter of an amateur female pianist, she never took music lessons. In place of the traditional adolescent debut ball, she asked for a drum set. Lee formed a band with two other friends and they provided backup vocals for stars like Tony Campelo, Jet Blacks, Demetrius, and Prini Lopez. They met the brothers Arnaldo and Sérgio Dias Baptista. Adopting ...