Richard David Court (Beckenham, March 6, 1952) is a British singer and songwriter based in Brazil. He is the author of several hits such as "Menina Veneno", "A Vida Tem Das Das Coisas", "Pelo Interfone", "Casanova" and "Voo de Coração".
In 1982, he sought Bernardo Vilhena, lyricist of Vímana, to compose his first solo work sung only in Portuguese. Liminha, at that time a Warner producer, helped to record the demo of "Menina Veneno" on 4 channels. Sales of the single compact (CBS), released in February 1983 with "Menina veneno" and "Baby, meu bem", exceeded 500 thousand copies, a milestone in the history of the Brazilian phonographic market. [2] This success made the song '' Menina Veneno '' the most performed on radio in Brazil in 1983.
However, success came even with the LP Voo de Coração (Epic / CBS), in June 1983. One million and two hundred thousand copies of the album ("Menina veneno", "A vida tem dessas coisas", "Casanova", " Pelo o interfone "and the title track) evaporated from the stores.
"Menina Veneno" 'is a song by Ritchie, English singer and songwriter living in Brazil, written in partnership with lyricist Bernardo Vilhena and released in 1983 on the album Voo de Coração, by the CBS label (Epic label), (currently Sony ). There is a Spanish version of this song, "Mi niña veneno", and another one interpreted by Óscar Athié, known as "Amiga veneno".
It was the most played song in 1983 on radio in Brazil.
MTV Brasil used an excerpt from the chorus of the song as the soundtrack for the opening of the Meninas Veneno program.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menina_Veneno
http://canecasdosnerds.com.br/blog/ritchie/
