Francisco Petrônio (born as Francisco Petrone - Nov 8, 1923 — Jan 19, 2007 - São Paulo) was a brazilian singer. He was very famous during the decade of 1960 with the song "Baile da Saudade" (something like "Ball of the Homesickness") and if it became a kind of king of the balls, function this that it possesss until his death. That song was a best-seller at the time, and the singer rewrote in rhythms and varied languages to it, with prominence for the version in Italian.

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