Samuel Rosa

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Name = Samuel Rosa

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga
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Born = birth date and age|1966|7|15
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais flagicon|Brazil
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Instrument = Singer, guitarist
Genre = Brazilian rock, pop reggae
Occupation = Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Years_active = 1991–present
Label = Epic, Sony BMG
Associated_acts = Skank
URL = http://skank.uol.com.br/skank/
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Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, July 15 1966) is lead singer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais [ [http://www.jovempanfm.com.br/especiais.php?especial=1452 Samuel Rosa - Aniversário - Jovem Pan FM ] ] .

Samuel writes the music for most of the group's songs, with 80% of the lyrics by Chico Amaral [cite news| last =James| first =Rodrigo| coauthors =Terence Machado, Thiago Pereira| title =ENTREVISTA - SKANK
work =|pages =| language =Portuguese| publisher =Alto Falante| date =
url =http://programaaltofalante.uol.com.br/index.php?master=balaio&sub=reportagens&ac=2&id=130| accessdate =2007-04-27] . Other songwrting partners were Nando Reis, Arnaldo Antunes, and Lô Borges.

Samuel is an avid football player and supports Cruzeiro [cite news| last =Ivanov| first =Ricardo| coauthors =| title =Cantor brinca com estigma de "antipático"
work =|pages =| language =Portuguese| publisher =Terra| date =2001-09-28
url =http://www.terra.com.br/musica/entrevista_samuelrosa.htm| accessdate =2007-04-27] .

References

[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u69612.shtml Folha de São Paulo - Skank tem vocação para música de rádio, diz Samuel Rosa]