Rita Leewho died in May last year, has a relationship that was marked by a breakup with another singer: Zélia Duncan. They stopped talking to each other since 2006, after their then friend joined the band Mutantesin which he replaced the late artist as vocalist.
+ “A piece of me died”, says Roberto de Carvalho about Rita Lee
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In a podcast interview Sorry for Somethingpresented by Tati Bernardi, the owner of the hit ‘Cathedral’ He recalled the time when he participated in the musical group. “They invited Rita, she didn’t want to. And they were looking for a singer. A few months later, she disappeared, disappeared, and disappeared from me. She stopped (talking to me). I tried (to go after), up to a certain point, obviously I respected it”said.
“I really thought we were friends. We made ‘Pagu’ together, a song that I’m very proud of. I sang with Rita several times at her shows, and for me, it was an immense honor. And we talked, we shared a lot of cool things”lamented Zélia Duncan, who also recalled Rita Lee’s reaction to the news of the invitation to Mutantes.
“I picked up the phone, she answered, and I said: ‘Rita, I received this invitation, but I want to know what it’s like for you. Because if it’s weird for you, I really won’t go’. She waited about three seconds and said these words: ‘Come on, you’re going to have fun with the brothers’“, he said. “I’m very calm about what I could do. I think I was her friend until he allowed it.”confessed Zéliawhich then, he stated that their breakup lasted until his death, but he holds no regrets, on the contrary.
“It hurt and still hurts today”
“There are many of Rita’s friends who have lost contact with her. It was hers, she wanted to spend more time with her family and other friends, she has every right. It hurt. It hurt. It hurts, it still hurts today. Life imposes itself, and I will pay tribute to Rita until I die.”concluded Duncan.
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