Samuel Rosa (musician)

Samuel Rosa
Samuel Rosa
Background information
Born
Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga

(1966-07-15) July 15, 1966
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
GenresPop rock, reggae, ska
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1991–present
LabelsEpic, Sony Music
Formerly ofSkank

Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (born July 15, 1966) is the former lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Samuel writes the music for most of the group's songs, with 80% of the lyrics by Chico Amaral. Other songwriting partners were Nando Reis, Arnaldo Antunes, and Lô Borges.

Samuel is a football fan and supports Cruzeiro.

His album Rosa was included in the list of 50 best albums of 2024 by the São Paulo Art Critics Association.

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