Carlos Gonzaga

Carlos Gonzaga was a Brazilian singer born José Gonzaga Ferreira on February 10, 1924, in Paraisópolis. He participated in amateur musical performances as a child and moved to São Paulo in the late 1940s. Gonzaga won several freshman program competitions and became a regular singer on Rádio Tupi. In 1958, he released a version of the song “Diana”. His discography included the studio recordings Quisera te dizer (1958), Meu coração canta (1959), and Carlos Gonzaga - Diana (1959). He recorded the songs “Oh! Carol”, “Bat Masterson”, and “Cavaleiros do céu”. Gonzaga performed music in the rock and roll, ballad, and pop genres. He resided in Santo André beginning in the 1980s. Gonzaga died on August 25, 2023, in Velletri, Italy, at age 99.