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Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva (born 1 May 1965), best known by his stage name Tiririca, is a Brazilian actor, clown, comedian, humorist, politician and singer-songwriter. He currently represents the state of São Paulo as a representative in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of Brazil. Tiririca first met national prominence as a singer-songwriter, when his first album ''Florentina'' (1997) topped charts. Proving to be a one-hit wonder, he abandoned his musical career after recording two more albums and started work as an actor and comedian in television; Later, again received attention in Brazilian media in 2010, during his run for representative for São Paulo in the lower house Congress, eventually becoming the second-most-voted congressman in Brazil's history. == Early life and career == Born in Itapipoca, Ceará, to an extremely poor family, Silva began working at the age of six. When he was eight years old, after seeing a circus performing in his home town, Tiririca joined them and started working as a clown. His stage name "Tiririca" (meaning "coco-grass") dates from this period; his mother coined it in idiomatic reference to his very strong, bitter, ill-tempered personality as a child. Following the success of his comedy singing performances in local circuses, his circus-owner employeralong with local businessmensponsored the production of his first album and distribution of its first 1,000 copies. Soon his album met regional success in Brazil's Northeast, selling 1.5 million certified copies; this aroused the attention of larger record companies, such as Sony Music, who bought the record and launched it nationally in 1997. Just a few weeks following the national launch, ''Florentina'' broke charts sales records previous established by Mamonas Assassinas. Tiririca also broke television-audience records whenever he appeared. His first album also gave rise to media controversy; it contained the song "''Veja os cabelos dela''" (English: "look at her hair"), considered racist by some observers. Following a lawsuit for racism, the album was seized from stores by a court order and the song suffered an unofficial ban from major radio stations. Tiririca was eventually acquitted of the charges, but the album was nevertheless re-released without the song. Tiririca also went on to record two more albums''Tiririca'' (1997) and ''Dança da Rapadura'' (1999). Both failed to match ''Florentinas sales. From 1999 onwards, excepting a short 2004 hiatus, Tiririca focused on his career as an actor and comedian. After leaving SBT in 2004, Tiririca recorded the album ''Alegria do Forró'', which was a commercial failure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tiririca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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