The winner's teacher, Sueanne Metz, says his "genuine sincerity shines through when he performs, along with his intelligence, maturity, and creativity beyond his years."
“I’m from the South Side, 99th and Throop. Went to school on the South Side, and then every day traveling downtown to go to ballet school. I’m really a Chicago boy, for sure.”
The celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died.
