![]() ![]() "When I got into music, I realised that the "machos" reigned absolute, even more in rock music. I wanted the same freedom as the boys who used to play in the street with their toy cars," she told the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone in 2008. "I was not born to get married and wash underwear. The behemoth television network Globo used her rendition of the song "Poison Weed" (Poison Ivy) in three of its programmes. ![]() With a career spanning six decades, the Sao Paulo native left a lasting mark with her irreverence, creativity and compositions containing messages that helped introduce Brazilian society to feminism, while also candidly addressing her struggles with drug abuse.Īlthough she regarded her voice as "weak and a little out of tune'', like a sparrow's, she enjoyed a long run of top-selling albums, including "Rita Lee" and "Rita Lee'' Roberto de Carvalho", and dozens of her songs were featured in widely watched telenovelas in Latin America. ![]() Otherwise known as Rita Lee, she died at her home in Sao Paulo on Monday evening, according to a statement posted to her official Instagram account. Rita Lee Jones, Brazil's million-selling "Queen of Rock" who gained an international following through her colourful and candid style and such hits as "Ovelha Negra", "Mania de Voce" and "Now Only Missing You", has died at 75. ![]()
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