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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name            = Toquinho
| image           = Toquinho Trova.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption         = 
| background      = solo_singer
| birth_name      = Antônio Pecci Filho
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1946|7|6}}
| birth_place     = [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| origin = 
| genre = [[Bossa nova]]
| occupation = Musician, singer, composer
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| years_active = 1964–present
| label =
| associated_acts = [[Vinicius de Moraes]]
| website = {{URL|www.toquinho.com.br}}
}}

'''Antônio Pecci Filho''' (born July 6, 1946), better known as '''Toquinho''' ({{IPA|pt|toˈkĩɲu}}), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with [[Vinicius de Moraes]].<ref name="am">{{cite web|title =Toquinho: Biography |first=Drago|last=Bonacich |publisher=AllMusic| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=toquinho-p11852|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =August 28, 2011}}</ref>

==Childhood and musical studies==
Toquinho was born in [[São Paulo]], the son of Italian immigrants Diva Bondioli and Antonio Pecci. He has one brother, João Carlos Pecci. His paternal grandfather was from [[Toro, Molise|Toro]]<ref>The ''Toquinho Toro Festival'' is held there for some years, in 2010, was sponsored by the [[Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy)|Ministero per i Beni Culturali]] and the Brazilian Embassy in Rome</ref> and his paternal grandmother was born in [[Calabria]]; his maternal grandparents were from [[Mantua]].<ref name="Torres">{{cite web|language=it|url=http://www.musibrasilnet.it/archivio/Diciannove/toquinho.htm|title=Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia|website=musibrasilnet.it|accessdate=June 11, 2014|author=Ana Paula Torres}}</ref> As he was very short as a child, his mother used to call him "meu toquinho de gente" ("my piece of person"), which was the origin of his nickname.

His first guitar lessons were with Dona Aurora, a piano teacher who also knew how to play guitar. However, she could not continue to teach Toquinho. At age 14, he began lessons with [[Paulinho Nogueira]] and went on to study harmony with Edgar Gianulo, classical guitar with Isaias Sávio and orchestration with Léo Peracchi. He also studied with and befriended [[Oscar Castro-Neves]].

==Career==
Initially playing in colleges, Toquinho's professional career took off in the 1960s at shows promoted by radio personality Walter Silva at the famous Paramount theater in São Paulo. He composed his first recorded song with [[Chico Buarque]] entitled "Lua Cheia" (Full Moon).<ref name="am"/> His first big hit was composed in 1970 with [[Jorge Benjor]], "Que Maravilha" (What a Wonder).

That same year he was invited by [[Vinicius de Moraes]], co-writer of the worldwide hit "[[Garota de Ipanema]]" ([[The Girl from Ipanema]]), to participate in a series of shows in Buenos Aires, forming a solid partnership that would continue for 11 years and produce 120 songs, 25 records and over a thousand shows. After the death of Vinicius de Moraes in 1980, Toquinho went on to pursue a solo career, often performing with other talented musicians like [[Paulinho da Viola]], [[Danilo Caymmi]], [[Paulinho Nogueira]] and [[Chico Buarque]].

Throughout his career, Toquinho composed songs for children, and recorded five albums for young audiences, including ''Arca de Noé'' (1980), with Vinicius de Moraes, and ''[[Casa de brinquedos]]'' (1983). Toquinho continues to record and play, and he remains popular in Brazil and Italy.<ref>[http://www.musibrasilnet.it/archivio/Diciannove/toquinho.htm ''Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia'' Interview with Ana Paul Torres]</ref>

In [[22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards|2021]], his album ''Toquinho e Yamandu Costa - Bachianinha (Live at Rio Montreux Jazz Festival)'' (with [[Yamandu Costa]]) won the [[Latin Grammy Award]] for [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album|Best Instrumental Album]].<ref name="latingrammy21">{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |last2=Bloom |first2=Madison |title=Latin Grammy 2021 Winners: See the Full List Here |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/latin-grammy-2021-winners-see-the-full-list-here/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |access-date=30 December 2021 |date=18 November 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==
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'''1960s'''
* 1966: ''O violão de Toquinho''
* 1969: ''La vita, amico, è l'arte dell'incontro''

'''1970s'''
* 1970: ''Toquinho''
* 1970: ''[[En La Fusa con Maria Creuza y Toquinho|Vinicius de Moraes en "La Fusa" con Maria Creuza Y Toquinho]]''
* 1971: ''Como dizia o poeta... Música nova'' (with Vinicius de Moraes and [[Marilia Medalha]])
* 1971: ''Per vivere un grande amore''
* 1971: ''São demais os perigos desta vida...'' (with Vinicius de Moraes)
* 1971: ''Toquinho e Vinícius''
* 1971: ''Vinicius + Bethania + Toquinho en La Fusa'' (Mar Del Plata)
* 1972: ''Vinícius canta "Nossa Filha Gabriela"''
* 1973: ''[[O Bem-Amado (1973 TV series)|O bem amado]]'' (Original soundtrack)
* 1973: ''Poeta, moça e violão'' (with Vinicius de Moraes and [[Clara Nunes]])
* 1973: ''Botequim'' (with [[Gianfrancesco Guarnieri]])
* 1974: ''[[Boca da noite]]''
* 1974: ''Toquinho, Vinícius e amigos''
* 1974: ''Fogo sobre Terra'' (Original soundtrack)
* 1974: ''[[Vinícius & Toquinho]]''
* 1975: ''Vinícius/Toquinho''
* 1975: ''O Poeta e o Violão'' (with Vinicius de Moraes)
* 1976: ''[[La voglia, la pazzia, l'incoscienza, l'allegria]]''
* 1976: ''Il Brasile nella chitarra strumentale'' (Torino, Italy)
* 1977: ''Toquinho tocando''
* 1977: ''The best of Vinicius & Toquinho''
* 1977: ''Tom, Vinícius, Toquinho, Miúcha''
* 1978: ''Toquinho cantando: Pequeno perfil de um cidadão comum''
* 1979: ''10 anos de Toquinho e Vinícius''
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'''1980s'''
* 1980: ''Sempre Amigos'' (with Paulinho Nogueira)
* 1980: ''Um pouco de ilusão''
* 1980: ''A arca de Noé'' (with Vinicius de Moraes)
* 1980: ''A Arca de Noé 2'' (with Vinicius de Moraes)
* 1981: ''Toquinho, la chitarra e gli amici''
* 1981: ''Doce vida''
* 1982: ''Toquinho ao vivo em Montreaux''
* 1983: ''Aquarela''
* 1983: ''[[Casa de brinquedos]]''
* 1984: ''Sonho dourado''
* 1984: ''Bella la vita''
* 1985: ''A luz do solo''
* 1986: ''Coisas do coração''
* 1986: ''Le storie di una storia sola''
* 1986: ''Vamos juntos: Toquinho Live at Bravas Club'86, Tokyo''
* 1987: ''Canção de todas as crianças''
* 1988: ''Made in coração''
* 1989: ''Toquinho in Canta Brasil''
* 1989: ''À sombra de um jatobá''

'''1990s'''
* 1990: ''Toquinho instrumental''
* 1992: ''El viajero del sueño''
* 1992: ''Il viaggiatore del sogno''
* 1992: ''O viajante do sonho''
* 1993: ''La vita è l'arte dell'incontro''
* 1994: ''Trinta anos de música''
* 1996: ''Toquinho e suas canções preferidas''
* 1999: ''Toquinho Paulinho Nogueira''
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== Gallery ==

<gallery>
Image:Gildo e Toquinho.jpg|Toquinho and [[Gildo De Stefano]]
Image:Toquinho Cremona 5th aug 2010.jpg|Toquinho during a show in [[Cremona]], Italy, August 5th, 2010
Image:Toquinho Badi Assad Cremona 5th aug 2010.jpg|Toquinho and [[Badi Assad]], during a show in [[Cremona]], August 5th, 2010
Image:TOQUINHO piacenza 27 lug 2022 02.jpg|Toquinho during a show in [[Piacenza]], Italy, July 27th, 2022
Image:TOQUINHO piacenza 27 lug 2022 01.jpg|Toquinho and [[Camilla Faustino]], during a show in [[Piacenza]], July 27th, 2022
</gallery>

== Bibliography ==

* Gildo De Stefano, ''Il popolo del samba. La vicenda e i protagonisti della storia della brazilian popular music'', preface by Chico Buarque de Holanda, introduction by Gianni Minà, RAI Television Editions, Rome, 2005. {{ISBN|8839713484}}
*João Carlos Pecci and Wagner Homem, '' Toquinho, Histórias de canções'', Texto Editores Ltda., Sao Paulo, 2010. {{ISBN|978 8562936708}}
* Gildo De Stefano, ''Saudade Bossa Nova: musiche, contaminazioni e ritmi del Brasil'', preface by Chico Buarque, introduction by Gianni Minà, Logisma Editore, Florence, 2017. {{ISBN|978-88-97530-88-6}}

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.toquinho.com.br Official website]

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[[Category:Brazilian bossa nova singers]]
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