Nei Van Soria

{{Infobox musical artist

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| caption = Nei Van Soria in 2013

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|5|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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| instrument = Vocals, electric guitar, piano

| genre = Rock, rockabilly, psychedelic rock, pop rock

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, lyricist, pianist, guitarist, record producer

| years_active = 1985–present

| label = Antídoto, Paradoxx Music, Good Music Records

| associated_acts = TNT, Os Cascavelletes, Os Invertebrados, Papas da Língua, Armandinho

| website = {{URL|neivansoria.com}}

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Nei Van Soria (born October 5, 1969) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, pianist, guitarist and record producer, famous for his work with pioneering Rio Grande do Sul rock bands TNT and Os Cascavelletes.

Biography

Van Soria was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul on October 5, 1969. His first musical ventures were with rock band TNT, founded in 1984 by childhood friends Flávio Basso, Charles Master, Márcio Petracco, and Felipe Jotz. In 1985 TNT took part in the critically acclaimed compilation Rock Grande do Sul, released by RCA Records;[http://newyeah.com.br/rock-grande-do-sul-30-anos/ NewYeah.com ~ Rock Grande do Sul – 30 Anos] {{in lang|pt}} however, Basso and Van Soria were unhappy with RCA, citing numerous creative divergences between them and the label,{{cite web|url=http://monkeybuzz.com.br/artigos/11562/cade---tnt---tnt-1987/|title=Cadê – TNT – TNT (1987)|author=Carlos Eduardo Lima|date=September 28, 2014|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}} and so they left TNT to form their own project, Os Cascavelletes, in 1987.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/revistabastiao/docs/bastiao_01|title=Revista Bastião #1: Com Quantos Paus se Faz Rock 'n' Roll|author=Douglas Freitas, Gabriel Hoewell and Gilberto Sena|date=August 2011|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}}

Van Soria began his solo career shortly after Os Cascavelletes broke up, in 1992. He traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he began recording his debut album, Avalon, released in 1995 by Antídoto.{{cite web|url=https://festivalrockgaucho.com.br/post/13/avalon-nei-van-soria/|title=Avalon – Nei Van Soria|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}} In 1998 he released his second album, Jardim Inglês, through Paradoxx Music; it counted with a guest appearance by Nenhum de Nós vocalist Thedy Corrêa. The music video for the album's title track was shot in England.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbftqsXT23o Nei Van Soria – Jardim Inglês]

In 2001 Van Soria founded his own record label, Good Music Records; its first release was the album Cidade Grande, in which he is accompanied by side project Os Invertebrados, composed of his former Os Cascavelletes bandmate Luciano Albo and Juliano Pereira.[http://www.neivansoria.com/cidade-grande Cidade Grande | Discografia | Nei Van Soria] {{in lang|pt}} In 2003 he released his third solo album (and fourth release overall), O Dia + Feliz da Minha Vida.

2005 saw the release of Van Soria's first live album, Só, recorded two years prior at a gig at the Teatro Renascença in Porto Alegre.[http://www.neivansoria.com/so-ao-vivo Só (Ao Vivo) | Discografia | Nei Van Soria] {{in lang|pt}} In 2007 he released the double-disc album Mundo Perfeito.[http://www.neivansoria.com/mundo-perfeito Mundo Perfeito | Discografia | Nei Van Soria] {{in lang|pt}}

In 2009 Van Soria celebrated his 40th birthday with a show at the Bar Ocidente, accompanied by Flávio Basso; a DVD of the performance came out soon after. It was Van Soria's first video album.[http://www.neivansoria.com/dvd-nei-van-soria-40-anos-ao-vivo-no-ocidente DVD Nei Van Soria 40 anos – Ao Vivo no Ocidente | Discografia | Nei Van Soria] {{in lang|pt}}

In 2012 he released Um Cara Comum, which counted with guest appearances by Herbert Vianna, Charly García and Dado Villa-Lobos, and toured around Porto Alegre and Curitiba in a series of critically acclaimed shows to promote the album.{{cite web|url=https://whiplash.net/materias/shows/180771-tnt.html|title=Nei Van Soria: 'Um Cara Comum' emociona no Opinião|author=Rafael Lescano|date=May 30, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fundacaoculturaldecuritiba.com.br/noticias/paiol-abriga-show-de-lancamento-de-album-do-gaucho-nei-van-soria/|title=Paiol abriga show de lançamento de álbum do gaúcho Nei Van Soria|date=May 9, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}}

In 2015 he released his eighth album, RockLuv, which he described as "a traditional album without tricks or eclecticism".{{cite web|url=http://gshow.globo.com/RBS-TV-RS/planeta-atlantida-2016/noticia/2015/11/nei-van-soria-lanca-oitavo-album-da-carreira-solo-rockluv.html|title=Nei Van Soria lança oitavo álbum da carreira solo, 'RockLUV'|author=Aline Cornely|date=November 11, 2015|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}}

On July 4, 2016, Van Soria teamed up with his former Os Cascavelletes friends Humberto Petinelli, Alexandre Barea and Frank Jorge to record "Balada para Flávio", a song in tribute to Flávio Basso, who died in December of the previous year.{{cite web|url=http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/entretenimento/noticia/2016/07/nei-van-soria-lanca-musica-em-homenagem-a-jupiter-maca-6378933.html|title=Nei Van Soria lança música em homenagem a Júpiter Maçã|work=Zero Hora|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}}

His most recent release, Neblina, came out in 2017. The track "Homem de Pouca Fé" was released in advance on Van Soria's official YouTube channel on March 5.{{cite web|url=http://www.gringsmemorabilia.com.br/2017/03/nei-van-soria-e-desabafo-de-um-homem-de.html|title=Nei Van Soria e o desabafo de um homem de pouca fé|author=Márcio Grings|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese}} Later that year he released music videos for new songs "Telescópio" (which counted with a guest appearance by rock band Papas da Língua and was co-written by the band's vocalist Léo Hankin)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCBYLrP9U8 Telescópio – Nei Van Soria feat. Papas da Língua] and "Sol" (co-written by Armandinho).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeLHh83RGQI Sol – Nei Van Soria feat. Armandinho]

Personal life

Van Soria is married to designer Ângela Fayet, daughter of the architect Carlos Maximiliano Fayet, to whom Van Soria dedicated the album Mundo Perfeito. He has a son with Fayet, Théo (born 2002); a then-13-year-old Théo was a guest musician on his father's album RockLuv, playing guitar on the track "Muito Obrigado".{{cite web|url=http://pacovios.com.br/entrevista-nei-van-soria/|title=Entrevista: Nei Van Soria|author=Cainan Willy|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=Portuguese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122074239/http://pacovios.com.br/entrevista-nei-van-soria/|archive-date=November 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Discography

=With TNT=

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Year ! Album
1985 \| *Rock Grande do Sul* (compilation){{smalldiv\| Label: RCA Records Format: Vinyl Contributed with the songs "Entra Nessa" and "Estou na Mão" }}

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Year

! Album

1985

| Rock Grande do Sul (compilation){{smalldiv|

Label: RCA Records
Format: Vinyl
Contributed with the songs "Entra Nessa" and "Estou na Mão"

}}

=With Os Cascavelletes=

: For a more comprehensive list, see Os Cascavelletes#Discography

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Year ! Album
1989 \| *Rock'a'ula*{{smalldiv\| Label: Odeon Records Format: Vinyl }}

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Year

! Album

1989

| Rock'a'ula{{smalldiv|

Label: Odeon Records
Format: Vinyl

}}

=Solo=

==Studio albums==

class="wikitable"
Year ! Album
1995 \| *Avalon* {{smalldiv\| Label: Antídoto Format: CD }}
1998 \| *Jardim Inglês* {{smalldiv\| Label: Paradoxx Music Format: CD }}
2003 \| *O Dia + Feliz da Minha Vida* {{smalldiv\| Label: Good Music Records Format: CD }}
2007 \| *Mundo Perfeito* {{smalldiv\| Label: Good Music Records Format: CD }}
2012 \| *Um Cara Comum* {{smalldiv\| Label: Good Music Records Format: CD }}
2015 \| *RockLuv* {{smalldiv\| Label: Good Music Records Format: CD }}
2017 \| *Neblina* {{smalldiv\| Label: Good Music Records Format: CD }}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Album

1995

| Avalon {{smalldiv|

Label: Antídoto
Format: CD

}}

1998

| Jardim Inglês {{smalldiv|

Label: Paradoxx Music
Format: CD

}}

2003

| O Dia + Feliz da Minha Vida {{smalldiv|

Label: Good Music Records
Format: CD

}}

2007

| Mundo Perfeito {{smalldiv|

Label: Good Music Records
Format: CD

}}

2012

| Um Cara Comum {{smalldiv|

Label: Good Music Records
Format: CD

}}

2015

| RockLuv {{smalldiv|

Label: Good Music Records
Format: CD

}}

2017

| Neblina {{smalldiv|

Label: Good Music Records
Format: CD

}}

==Live/video albums==

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Year ! Album
2005 \| Só {{smalldiv\| Label: Good Music Records Format: CD }}
2009 \| *Nei Van Soria: 40 Anos (Ao Vivo no Ocidente)* {{smalldiv\| Label: Good Music Records Format: DVD }}

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Year

! Album

2005

| Só {{smalldiv|