Ovelha
The Brazilian singer known as Ovelha was born Ademir Rodrigues de Araújo in
Olinda, Pernambuco in 1955. He began his singing career in the 1970s after being
mentored by Luiz Gonzanga, the famous baiao artist who, after seeing de Araújo
perform, hired the young singer for his band.
Within a few years de Araujo had become an accomplished performer and after
winning a talent contest his career began to take off. It was the contest's
presenter Chacrinha who nicknamed the singer Ovelha, the Brazilian word for
sheep which is reference to de Araújo's distinctive blonde fleece-like ha...
