Wanda Sa

The bossa nova fan lived mainly in Rio de Janeiro. At age 13, she was having guitar lessons with Roberto Menescal. At age 19, she released "Inútil Paisagem" (Tom Jobim and Aloysio de Oliveira). Her debut album, "Wanda Vagamente", came out in 1964. Then she joined Sérgio Mendes' group Brasil 65, along with Jorge Ben and Rosinha de Valença, playing the college circuit in the USA. She was singing in a nightclub and was spotted by Dave Cavanaugh, Nat King Cole's and Frank Sinatra's agent. Wanda made three albums in the U.