Ivan Lins

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Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins, November 2007
Background information
Birth name	Ivan Guimarães Lins
Born	(1945-06-16) 16 June 1945 (age 79) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Jazz, Latin, Brazilian pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Piano
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Philips, RCA Victor, EMI, Verve, Reprise, Som Livre, Sony

Ivan Guimarães Lins (born 16 June 1945) is a Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music (MPB) and jazz for over thirty years. His first hit, "Madalena", was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. "Love Dance", a hit in 1989, is one of the most recorded songs in contemporary music .^[1]

His songs have been covered by Patti Austin, David Benoit, George Benson, Michael Bublé, Eliane Elias, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Grusin, Shirley Horn, Quincy Jones, Steve Kuhn, the Manhattan Transfer, Sérgio Mendes, Jane Monheit, Mark Murphy, Carmen McRae, Joe Pass, Lee Ritenour, Sarah Vaughan, Diane Schuur, Sting, Barbra Streisand, Take 6, Toots Thielemans, Dan Costa (musician) and Nancy Wilson.