Caetano Veloso was born on 07 Aug 1942 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. His birth name was Caetano Emanuel Vianna Telles Velloso. His is also called Caetano Veloso.

Caetano Veloso, is a composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. He has been called "one of the greatest songwriters of the century"and is sometimes considered to be the Bob Dylan of Brazil. Veloso is most known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship.

Caetano Veloso released the following albums including Zii E Zie (2010), Araca Azul (2007), Cê (2007), A Foreign Sound (2004), Antologia 67/03 (2004), The Best of Caetano Veloso (2003), Live in Bahia (2002), Omaggio a Federico E Giulietta (2001), Noites Do Norte (2001), Caetano Veloso: 1967 (2000), Livro (1999), Transa (1998), Prenda Minha: Ao Vivo (1994), Fina Estampa (1994), Tropicália 2 (1994), Caetano Veloso (1990), Caetano (1990) and Sem Lenco Sem Documento (1990).