Anderson Molejo: remember the trajectory of one of the pagoda icons of the 90s | Pop & Art

Pagode icon of the 1990s, Anderson Leonardo, 51 years old, was better known as Anderson Molejo, because of his connection with Grupo Molejo. The singer died this Friday (26), a year and a half after being diagnosed with cancer in the inguinal region.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Anderson is one of the founders of the Rio de Janeiro group pagode with Andrezinho, Claumirzinho, Lúcio Nascimento, Robson Calazans and Jimmy Batera.

Molejo had big hits all over Brazil such as “Cilada”, “Caçamba”, “Brincadeira de Criança”, “Dança da Vassoura”, “Paparico”, Clínica Geral, among others.

The group, formed in the late 1980s, also recorded several samba rock songs, including “Samba Rock do Molejão”.

Remember the trajectory of Anderson Leonardo, from Molejo

Anderson writes songs by the band, such as “Dança da broom” and “Garoto Zona Sul”, as well as hits by other groups, such as “Cohab City”, a success by Negritude Junior.

Grupo Molejo’s first album was released in 1993 and was driven by the song “Caçamba”. The group’s last album was “Molejo Club”, released in 2016 and which brought new tracks from the band after six years.

That year, the group once again fell into favor with young, hip audiences, mainly because of memes and ironic comparisons with artists like Lady Gaga. The band’s repercussion on the internet encouraged the band to record the album.

In addition to providing the band’s vocals, Anderson was also responsible for the sound of the cavaquinho. He also worked as a composer. The Ecad record has 118 compositions signed by the artist.

Despite having released their album for eight years, the band continues to be active on stage, and Anderson fulfilled a large part of the schedule even while undergoing treatment for the disease.

Anderson had four children. Two of them followed in their father’s footsteps: singer and multi-instrumentalist Leozinho Bradock, 29, and Rafael “Molejinn”, 28, who is part of Grupo Surpreender. The artist is also the father of Alessa Cristyne, 30, his firstborn, and Alice, the youngest, who turns 4 in May.

Alice is the singer’s daughter with Paula Cardoso, with whom he has been in a relationship since 2012.