Claudia Savaget (1948 – 2026) – seen in illustration on the cover of the album 'Caminhando' (2004) – leaves behind five albums when she dies at the age of 78 Illustration by Mello Menezes / 2004 ? OBITUARY ? Claudia Savaget's deep voice evoked the nocturnal recording of her predecessor Nora Ney (1922 – 2003) and sometimes even recalled the timbre of another great singer, Nana Caymmi (1931 – 2025), as in the recording of the sad modinha “Até pensa” (Chico Buarque, 1968) recorded on Savaget’s last album, “Caminhando”, released in 2004 with a cover that showcases the artist in an illustration by Mello Menezes. However, evocations aside, Claudia Savaget Fiani (July 1, 1948 – July 13, 2026) left her own vocal signature and timbre in the MPB universe. Born in Petropólis (RJ), the city where she began her career singing at the Clube 85 nightclub, Rio de Janeiro singer Claudia Savaget died at 5pm yesterday, Monday, July 13, from an illness not revealed by the artist's husband, guitarist Luiz Otávio Braga, in the statement published on social media. Claudia Savaget leaves the scene at the age of 78 and leaves behind five refined albums – released over 30 years in a period from 1974 to 2004 – in a discography marked by the elegance of her low singing and the class in her choice of repertoire. The good taste of the singer's repertoire was evident in her first album, “Impacto”, released independently in 1974 with graphic art that suggested the title “ImPacto” on the cover and a tracklist that included songs by Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo and Torquato Neto (1944 – 1972). The second, “Samambaias”, was released in 1978 with more songs by Chico Buarque (a recurring composer in the performer's discography), a song by Dorival Caymmi (1914 – 2008) and the title track written by Maurício Tapajós (1943 – 1995) and Hermínio Bello de Carvalho. Detail: the recording of the song “Maninha” (Chico Buarque, 1977) was made by Claudia in honor of her sister, imprisoned during the dictatorship. Following the album “Samambaias”, the singer released “Mordida ou kiss” (1979) the following year, an album with a title taken from the lyrics of “Sofrer” (1978), a recent partnership between Paulinho da Viola and José Carlos Capinan. On the fourth album, named after the artist and released in 1985, Claudia Savaget gave voice to another song by Chico Buarque (“Eu te amo”, partnership with Antonio Carlos Jobim, from 1980) and recorded a song by Cartola (1908 – 1980), “O que é faz de você” (1977). It is said that Cartola loved Claudia's voice and gave public praise to the singer in the 1970s. However, time passed and, from the 1980s onwards, the music market began to dislike MPB singers with their own voice and personality. Disenchanted with the industry, Claudia Savaget practically withdrew from the scene until rehearsing a comeback with the aforementioned album “Caminhando”, released in 2004 during the CD era. These five coherent albums are the legacy (for the good and few) of Claudia Savaget's nocturnal singing.