Raimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes (born in Orós, Ceará, October 13, 1949) is a Brazilian singer, composer, musician, actor and music producer.

The youngest of the five children of José Fares, a Lebanese immigrant from Ain Ebel[1] and Dona Francisca, Fagner was born in Fortaleza, the capital of the state of Ceará, although his birth was recorded in Orós.

Despite crediting the late poet Cecília Meireles for the lyrics on the track "Motivo," Fagner still faced legal trouble with her heirs, and the album had to be reissued with "Quem me levará sou eu" instead.

In 1981, he recorded the album Traduz-se which was a major milestone in his career, The disc was released throughout Europe and Latin America, sold over 250,000 copies in a short time, and was certified platinum.

He has had a distinguished career as a performer, singer, songwriter and composer for over three decades, and is also known for his collaborations with other MPB artists such as Caetano Veloso, Roberta Miranda, Chico Buarque, and others.

[2] In recent times, he has been considered one of the greatest composers of the Spanish language, an accomplishment achieved by several Brazilian singers, through his affiliations with non-Latin musicians such as Argentina's Mercedes Sosa.