The Resume

(June 21, 1943- )
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birth name is Eumir Deodato de Almeida
Recorded the 1972 jazz/funk fusion instrumental 'Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)' - a reworking of an 1896 piece by Richard Strauss

Why he might be annoying:

He goes by a pretentious single name.
He is a one hit wonder.
He started his music career at age 12 as an accordionist.
He is the father-in-law of Stephen Baldwin (his daughter Kennya met the actor on a New York subway).

Why he might not be annoying:

As a self-taught musician, he arranged and conducted his first recording session with a 28-piece orchestra at age 17.
He emigrated to New York in 1967.
He has covered several different styles of music, including jazz, rock/pop, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, orchestral music and even the bossa-nova.
In 1973, 'Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)' reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top 100, #3 on the Canadian Singles chart and #7 on the U.K. Singles chart.
The song was featured prominently in the 1979 Peter Sellers film 'Being There,' the 2005 Emile Hirsch film 'Lords of Dogtown' and the 2008 Will Ferrell film 'Semi-Pro.'
As an in-demand producer and arranger, he has worked with various artists on over 500 albums, 16 of which went platinum.
His combined album sales working with others is well over 25 million, and some of the musicians he's collaborated with include Kool & the Gang, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind and Fire, Roberta Flack and Bjork.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Accordionists
• AmIAnnoying's Last Published Profile of Each Year (Ranked: 2011)
• Born on the First Day of Summer [June 21st] (Ranked: 1943)
• Droopy Eyes
• Funk Musicians
• Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Ranked: 1974)
• I am Brazilian
• Jazz Artists
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me or My Mirror Image
• Look at Me, I'm in the City
• Profiles 32251-32500 (Ranked: 32302)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 11]
• Whites With Fros

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 28 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying