Márcio André Nepomuceno Garcia (11 November 1977 – 26 August 2023), better known as MC Marcinho,[1][2] was a Brazilian singer and composer of funk melody. He was famous for such hits as "Rap do Solitário", "Princesa", "Glamurosa", "Garota nota 100", and "Tudo é festa". During the height of his career, he was dubbed the "Prince of Funk".[3]

MC Marcinho
MC Marcinho in 2019
MC Marcinho in 2019
Background information
Birth nameMárcio André Nepomuceno Garcia
Born(1977-11-11)11 November 1977
Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died26 August 2023(2023-08-26) (aged 45)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
Instrumentvocals
Years active1993–2023
LabelsLabidad Music, Afegan, Link Records, PA Records, EMI, Furacão 2000 [pt]

Early life

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Márcio André Nepomuceno Garcia was born in the city of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, on 11 November 1977. His father was a cabinet maker who performed samba outside of work. At age 6, Marcinho moved to the Bangu neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro.[2] Marcinho had cited as influences Roberto Carlos, Tim Maia, Sandra de Sá, Jorge Ben Jor and Raça Negra.[4]

Career

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1997–99: Porque Te Amo, O Sempre Solitário and Valeu Shock

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DJ Marlboro (pictured) produced the Marcinho's first albums, between 1997 and 1999

Garcia came to be most prominent in the funk carioca genre during the 1990s, with hits such as "Rap do Solitário", "Escrito Pras Princesas", "Garota Nota 100", among others.[5] Before his first complete album, he released the recording of a track with producer DJ Marlboro, partnering with funk musician MC Cacau, with whom he had maintained a relationship with. The album Porque Te Amo was released 1997.[6]

After releasing various singles and an album in collaboration with MC Cacau, in 1998, he released his first album with DJ Marlboro and Afegan Records, Sempre Solitário (Afegan Records). One of the most well-known songs from the album was "Garota Nota 100", which would become part of the soundtrack to the TV Globo novela Vai na Fé.[5] In 1999, despite funk melody having a relatively small share of radio airtime, he released Valeu Shock, his second album with DJ Marlboro.[1] The album produced a hit with "Motivos da Vida".[7]

2000–2011: Last years of musical career

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Marcinho in 2015

At the beginning of the 2000s, MC Marcinho began to disappear from the limelight as funk began to prioritize more erotic lyrics, which made his style of music less prominent despite him continuing to work. In 2002, he launched the album Falando com as Estrelas, produced by DJ Grandmaster Raphael with songs such as "Funk das antigas", "Zona Oeste", and "Glamurosa"; the latter of which became a hit after the albums release.[8]

With a more contemporary move at the time, "Glamurosa" began to eventually gain more traction, MC Marcinho began to return more to the funk moderno style that utilizes more drum beats. The song was his greatest success, and was written with presenter Xuxa as inspiration.[9] Between 2006 and 2008, he went on hiatus after a major car accident that resulted in the amputation of one of his legs.[10] He performed at the inaugural edition of Brisa Beach Party in Porto, Portugal in 2007.[11]

In August 2011, he released his first live DVD in partnership with EMI titled "Tudo é Festa". The album, which was recorded at Circo Voador in Rio de Janeiro in 2008, featured guest appearances from musicians such as Flávia Santana, Sandra de Sá, and MC Sapão, among others. After the DVDs release, however, MC Marcinho began to lessen his work schedule as his health issues began to mount, including a bout of pneumonia in 2012.[12][13]

Personal life

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Married Kelly Garcia in 2008. They had two children together, Marcelly and Marcelo. He had also been married to MC Cacau with whom he had a child, Marcio.[14] Marcinho is also the father of Mateus and Sara Paraíso. Sara discovered that he was her father at the age of 21 in 2021 through a paternity test, later confirmed by further DNA testing.[15][16] In total, he had 5 children. Six days before his death, on 20 August 2023, Garcia had announced that she had divorced Marcinho, who by that point was hospitalized.[17]

Health issues and death

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During the later years of his life, Marcinho had a series of major health issues that eventually resulted in his death. In 2006, he experienced a major car crash, which forced the amputation of his leg, though he recovered as much as he possibly could from the accident.[18][19] In 2019, he was hospitalized again due to a heart attack. The following year, he was admitted to the ICU after contracting COVID-19. In January 2021, he was hospitalized due to having a downturn in his health,[12][13] which according to doctors was due to pneumonia.[20] The musician also had been in a coma after a stomach infection, which occurred after he had been shot.[21] In February 2021, he was in a coma for four days after a bacterial infection on his left foot, along with staying in hospital for three months after the infection progressed to his lungs. At the end of July 2021, he had a pacemaker implanted after having cardiac issues.[22] In 2023, he had the pacemaker, along with another pacemaker implanted in 2019, removed after complications began to arise. Marcinho was admitted to Hospital Copa D'Or in Copacabana, where he was sedated and had hemodialysis done.[23] He was diabetic and suffered from both renal and heart failure.[24]

In August 2023, Marcinho's health began to decline as he began to develop multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and died on 26 August, at the age of 45.[25][26][27][28] He had a public showing at Cemitério da Penitência, in the Caju Cemetery group of necropolises in the Caju neighborhood. The first two hours of the ceremony were open to the public, with the final hour being open only to family and friends.[29] His body was cremated at the cemetery's crematorium, in a ceremony only reserved for family members.[30]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • 1997: Porque Te Amo (with MC Cacau)
  • 1998: Sempre Solitário
  • 1999: Valeu Shock
  • 2002: Falando com as Estrelas
  • 2003: Ilusão

Live albums

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  • 2011: Tudo é Festa

Filmography

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DVDs

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  • 2011: Tudo é Festa

References

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  1. ^ a b "MC Marcinho". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "MC Marcinho comemora 30 anos de carreira e debate sobre religião, casamento e funk erotizado: 'Meu diferencial é falar de amor'". Jornal Extra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ "MC Marcinho, o 'Principe do Funk', morre no Rio aos 45 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ G1 do DF (15 July 2016). "MC Marcinho volta ao DF para show de funk com 'nova roupagem'". Distrito Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "Músicas de Mc Marcinho: relembre sucessos do Príncipe do Funk". O POVO (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ Moraes, Luanda (26 August 2023). "Dono do hit 'Glamurosa': relembre a carreira de MC Marcinho". Portal iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Ícone do funk, MC Marcinho morre aos 45 anos no Rio". NaTelinha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ Coletti, Caio (26 August 2023). "Morre MC Marcinho, o Príncipe do Funk, aos 46 anos". Omelete (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ^ "MC Marcinho diz que funk "Glamurosa" foi inspirado em Xuxa". UOL. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ "MC Marcinho: vida foi marcada por superação de problemas de saúde". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ Figueiredo, Pedro (8 July 2023). "Nova Era Beach Party 2023: Horários". mysound-mag.com. My Sound Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Internado, funkeiro MC Marcinho apresenta melhora progressiva". diversao.terra.com.br. Terra. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ^ a b "MC Marcinho continua no CTI e faz novos exames em hospital no Rio". g1.globo.com. G1 Globo. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  14. ^ "MC Cacau, ex-mulher de MC Marcinho, lamenta morte do cantor e o homenageia: "Obrigada, negão"". TV Cultura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  15. ^ Paschoal, Nataly (26 August 2023). "Os filhos de MC Marcinho: cantor teve 5 e reconheceu um deles recentemente". Revista CARAS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Ex-mulher de MC Marcinho anunciou divórcio oficial 6 dias antes da morte do cantor". R7.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Morte de MC Marcinho: funkeiro teve divórcio oficializado dias antes de morrer". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ^ "MC Marcinho fica gravemente ferido em acidente". noticias.terra.com.br. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Após acidente, MC Marcinho prega amor e música". musica.terra.com.br. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  20. ^ "MC Marcinho continua internado no CTI do Hospital Quinta D'Or". noticias.r7.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  21. ^ "MC Marcinho sofreu grave acidente de carro em 2006 e perdeu o primo". extra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Depois de colocação de marca-passo, MC Marcinho tem alta no Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  23. ^ "MC Marcinho é intubado por conta de uma parada cardiorrespiratória; cantor está internado há um mês". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  24. ^ "MC Marcinho: saiba como diabetes e cardiopatia agravaram caso de cantor que depende de coração artificial e hemodiálise". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  25. ^ Mendonça, Renata (8 January 2011). "Perlla não quer ser rotulada como MC: 'Sou muito mais do que só funk'". Globo.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Descansa em paz nosso eterno príncipe do funk. Muito obrigado por todas as orações!". www.instagram.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Ícone do funk, MC Marcinho morre aos 45 após ser retirado da fila de transplantes". 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  28. ^ Santos, Eliane; Lima, Ester (25 August 2023). "MC Marcinho: quadro de funkeiro piora, e hospital confirma disfunção múltipla de órgãos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  29. ^ "Corpo de MC Marcinho é velado e enterrado neste domingo, no Rio de Janeiro". www.band.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  30. ^ "Corpo de MC Marcinho é cremado em cerimônia reservada". Retrieved 1 September 2023.