Loalwa Braz

Loalwa Braz Vieira (3 June 1953 – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian singer, best known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian recording act Kaoma from 1989 to 1999.

Her biggest success was Lambada in 1989, a direct cover of the 1986 song "Chorando Se Foi" by Márcia Ferreira, which itself was a Portuguese version of the 1984 song "Llorando se fue" by Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental, which itself was an adaptation of the 1981 song by Los Kjarkas of the same name, which was composed by Ulises Hermosa and Gonzalo Hermosa. Police detained three men as suspects in her death, describing the crime as 'a robbery gone awry'. According to police, men broke into Loalwa's inn, put her in the vehicle, and took her to Estrada da Barreira, in the Bacaxá District.

Also according to the Brazilian police investigation, she was murdered by one of her employees, who had started working at the singer's inn just 15 days prior to her death. The three men were sentenced to 37, 28 and 22 years in prison for the murder respectively.

Discography Solo Brésil (1989) Recomeçar (2003) Ensolarado (2011) with Kaoma Worldbeat (1989) Tribal-Pursuit (1991) A La Media Noche (1998)