Lulu Santos

Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (born May 4, 1953), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.

Career Lulu was born in Rio de Janeiro. Beginning in the progressive rock band Vímana, he left the band and embarked on a solo career that produced several hits, such as "Tesouros da Juventude" (a tribute to John Lennon, written with Nelson Motta), "De Repente Califórnia", "Tempos modernos", "Adivinha o quê", the smash hit "Como uma Onda (Zen-surfismo)", another Lulu Santos/Nelson Motta partnership and "Um certo alguém". The 1984 album Tudo Azul brought the hits "O último romântico" (whose instrumental arrangement was heavily based on George Harrison's song "Greece", from the 1982 album Gone Troppo), "Certas coisas" and the title track.

In 1986, the album Lulu had "Casa" and "Um pro outro". Lulu sold 250,000 copies.

Discography

Studio albums

(1982) Tempos Modernos (1983) O Ritmo do Momento (1984) Tudo Azul (1985) Normal (1986) Lulu (1988) Toda Forma de Amor (1989) Popsambalanço e Outras Levadas (1990) Honolulu (1992) Mondo Cane (1994) Assim Caminha a Humanidade (1996) Anticiclone Tropical (1997) Liga Lá (1999) Calendário (2002) Programa (2003) Bugalu (2005) Letra & Música (2007) Longplay (2009) Singular (2013) Lulu Canta & Toca Roberto e Erasmo (2014) Luiz Maurício (2017) Baby Baby! (2019) Pra Sempre

Live albums

(1988) Amor à Arte (Lulu Santos & Auxílio Luxuoso) (2000) Acústico MTV: Lulu Santos (2004) MTV ao Vivo: Lulu Santos (2010) Acústico MTV: Lulu Santos II (2015) Toca + Lulu (Ao Vivo)

Compilation albums

(1995) Eu e Memê, Memê e Eu (2012) Toca Lulu (Acústico + Ao Vivo + Pista + Estúdio)

Video albums

(1996) Ao Vivo (VHS only) (2000) Acústico MTV: Lulu Santos (2004) MTV ao Vivo: Lulu Santos (2010) Acústico MTV: Lulu Santos II (2015) Toca + Lulu (Ao Vivo)