Fausto Fawcett
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Fawcett being interviewed by TV Brasil's talk show Diverso in 2012
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Fausto Borel Cardoso May 10, 1957 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, lyricist, novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist, actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Notable work |
Santa Clara Poltergeist Básico Instinto "Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá" |
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| Genres | Rap rock, new wave, funk, post-punk, experimental rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, rhythm guitar |
| Labels | WEA, Chaos |
| Associated acts | Laufer, Samuel Rosa, Rogério Skylab, Fernanda Abreu, Herbert Vianna, O Rappa, Regininha Poltergeist |
Fausto Borel Cardoso (born May 10, 1957), better known by his stage name Fausto Fawcett, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, lyricist, novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist, actor and screenwriter, famous for his frequent collaborations with fellow musician Laufer and for being a major exponent of rap rock and cyberpunk literature in Brazil. His best known compositions are the 1987 hit "Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá" and "Rio 40°", recorded by Fernanda Abreu in 1992.
Fausto Borel Cardoso was born on May 10, 1957 in Rio de Janeiro. He graduated in Journalism at the PUC-RJ (where he met and befriended Laufer) in 1983, and in his free time used to perform short theatrical sketches which mixed poetry and music in clubhouses and cafés of Rio, under the stage name Fausto Fawcett – an homage to one of his favorite actresses, the late Farrah Fawcett.
He began his musical career in 1986, after listening to a suggestion by one of his college friends, filmmaker Carlos "Cacá" Diegues, and signed with WEA (present-day Warner Music Group) to release his debut album, Fausto Fawcett e os Robôs Efêmeros, the following year. Described as a "cyberpunk concept album that strolls through a Blade Runner-esque Copacabana", it spawned his most memorable song, "Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá", that would be included in the soundtracks of the telenovela O Outro and of the films Bitter Moon (by Roman Polanski) and Elite Squad (by José Padilha), and would also be covered by Fernanda Abreu. Its follow-up from 1989, Império dos Sentidos, produced by Os Paralamas do Sucesso frontman Herbert Vianna, is a "porno-futuristic opera" which follows closely the experimental and minimalistic sonority of its predecessor. A photograph of then-model Sílvia Pfeifer was used as its cover art.
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