Marcelo Falcão

Marcelo Falcão
Falcão in concert with O Rappa in São Paulo, 2005
Background information
Birth name	Marcelo Falcão Custódio
Born	May 31, 1973 (1973-05-31) (age 38)
Origin	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Alternative rock, reggae
Occupations	singer-songwriter
Instruments	vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Years active	1993 – present
Labels	Warner Music Group
Associated acts	O Rappa
Website	O Rappa official website

Marcelo Falcão Custódio (born May 31, 1973, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian musician, the lead singer of the group O Rappa.

Biography

Falcão was born and grew up in Engenho Novo (New Engine) in Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

He sang with Marcelo D2's version of "Hey Joe", popularized in the voice and guitar of Jimi Hendrix, and covered by several big names in rock and pop music in general and Seal, Paul Rodgers, Steve Ray Vaughan, Brian May, David Gilmour, commonly performed in group shows like Guitar Legends (Barcelona, 1992).

References

1. ^ "Marcelo Falcão, do Rappa, conversa sobre música e sexo no ‘Vai e Vem’". gnt.globo.com. http://gnt.globo.com/Expressao/Materias/Marcelo-Falcao-conversa-sobre-musica-e-sexo-no-Vai-e-Vem.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 

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Name	Falcao, Marcelo
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Date of birth	May 31, 1973
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