Fernando Noronha

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Fernando Noronha

| landscape = yes

| birth_name = Fernando Nickhorn Noronha

| birth_place = Porto Alegre, Brazil

| instrument = guitar

| genre = {{flatlist|*Rock

• blues
• Texas blues}}

| occupation = Musician, composer

| years_active = 1995–present

| associated_acts = Fernando Noronha & Black Soul

| website = {{URL|fernandonoronha.com/}}

}}

Fernando Noronha is a Brazilian Texas blues guitar player and composer, most known by being frontman of the Fernando Noronha & Black Soul band.

Fernando plays professionally since 1995 and during his entire career had opportunity to play and record with many artists, such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Ron Levy, Jeff Healey, Phil Guy, Coco Montoya, Holland K Smith and Chuck Berry.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nigstrings.com.br/artistas_noronha.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524155915/http://www.nigstrings.com.br/artistas_noronha.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2013|title=NIG Strings|date=24 May 2013}} He is well known by "incorporate" the Texan style not only in his way of play but also in his costume used on stage.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rickyfurlani.com/mostranews_port.php?cat=2&cod=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224103/http://www.rickyfurlani.com/mostranews_port.php?cat=2&cod=7|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 August 2014|title=Ricky Furlani Website Oficial|date=12 August 2014}}

About Fernando Noronha & Black Soul, B.B. King stated:

{{quote| "I feel extremely happy and proud when I see such a young band playing the blues so well." – B.B. King{{cite web|url=http://jazzofilo.blogspot.com.br/2010/09/fernando-noronha-black-soul-are-playing.html|title=Fernando Noronha & Black Soul are playing together....|website=Jazzofilo.blogspot.com.br|accessdate=17 March 2016}}}}

He was considered by HeavyMetal Brasil website one of the 30 best Brazilian guitarists.{{cite web|url=http://www.heavymetalbrasil.net/guitarristasdobrasil.html|title=HEAVY METAL BRASIL - On The Rock's desde 1999|website=Heavymetalbrasil.net|accessdate=17 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021081444/http://www.heavymetalbrasil.net/guitarristasdobrasil.html|archive-date=21 October 2011|url-status=dead}}