Claudette Soares 1935 – 2026
Singer
Celebrities, Singer
Biography
Claudette Soares was a Brazilian singer whose career spanned more than 80 years, from child radio performances in the 1940s to a final album released on the day her death was announced. Born Claudette Colbert Soares on October 31, 1935, in Rio de Janeiro, she was nicknamed the ‘Princesinha do Baião’ by Luiz Gonzaga and became one of the great voices of bossa nova and Brazilian popular music, known for songs such as ‘De Tanto Amor’. Her album of all-new songs, ‘O Mundo É Ruim pra Quem Não Sabe Esperar’, reached streaming platforms on November 13, 2026. She died in her sleep in São Paulo on November 13, 2026, aged 91.
