Rita Lee

Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho OMC ORB better known as Rita Lee born Rita Lee Jones São Paulo December 31 1947 São Paulo May 8 2023 was a Brazilian singer songwriter television presenter and writer Known as the Queen of Brazilian rock she was the woman who sold the most records 55 million making her the most successful female artist in terms of sales in Brazil and the fourth overall behind by Tonico Tinoco Roberto Carlos and Nelson Gonçalves She built a career that began with rock but over the years flirted with different genres such as psychedelia during the tropicalismo era pop rock disco new wave pop bossa nova and electronica creating a hybridism pioneer among international and national genres Rita is considered one of the most influential women in Brazil being a reference for those who came to use the guitar from the mid1970s Former member of the group Os Mutantes 19661972 and Tutti Frutti 19731978 participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society