Lenny Prado was born in 1980 in the county of Nilólopis, Rio de Janeiro. His father was an MPB and bossa nova enthusiast, so Lenny grew up listening to great names like Vinícius de Moraes, Toquinho and Chico Buarque. Although he admired their lyrics and style, Lenny never thought he'd become a singer one day, but that changed in the mid-90s when he was introduced to Rock music by his friends and decided to start his first band at the age of 17.

 

Great names like Eddie Vedder (who's recently become friends with Black Circle after catching them live on Youtube), Chris Cornell, Layne Staley and Scott Weilland helped shape his voice and technique in his early years as a singer. As the years went by, Lenny continued to sing with other bands (most of them tribute projects), but never considered writing his own music until he joined Black Circle in 2016.

 

Now a songwriter, he is still very much influenced by the artists he liked as a teenager, but other names like Glen Hansard (who's recently recognized Lenny's talent on social media), Nick Drake and Dave Matthews are great additions to the group of singers he admires.

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Music: Mercury (2020) and Pandora (2022)

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Video: Black Circle's live streams, Como Nossos Ídolos (Canal Bis, Brasil), Never Thought I Would (music video), Disarray (music video), Low White Ceiling (music video), Autumn Theory (music video), 2020's Venture Into Cures from EB Research Partnership, FRS Entrevista and Talking To Sandra Britto.

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