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- André_Pretorius_(musician) abstract "André Fredrik Pretorius (2 August 1961 — 13 October 1988) was a South African-born Brazilian musician. He was for a short time the guitarist of the short-lived punk rock band Aborto Elétrico.André was born in Pretoria, one of the capitals of South Africa, on 2 August 1961. His father was the Brazilian ambassador of South Africa, and his mother was of German descent. Pretorius studied at the Escola Americana de Brasília between 1978 and 1980.Pretorius first met Renato Russo at a bar in Brasília, and would form alongside him and Fê Lemos the band Aborto Elétrico. He would participate of the band's first show, on 11 January 1980, but left the band soon after to fulfill a two-year mandatory military service requirement in South Africa, where he would work for the South African National Intelligence Service. He returned to Brazil in 1982 to contend with his mother's attempted suicide.Soon after he moved to Washington, D.C., in 1982 he married Virginia "Ginny", a former classmate in Brazil, but separated eventually ending in divorce and lived with his friends, Alex and Ricky Seabra. In 1983 he played music with the Brazilian musician Phillipe Seabra, when Phillipe visited his brothers. Pretorius took classes at American University in 1983. Pretorius moved into the "Flipper House" on Westminster Street N.W. in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., playing and recording music with bands and friends.Subsequently he moved to Frankfurt, Germany, seeking help from his maternal grandmother to recover from a battle with drug addiction. He lived alone in his own apartment and was employed at a local German news station recording studio. While in Frankfurt he continued to play and record music where he died of an overdose of heroin on 13 October 1988.".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) birthDate "1961-08-02".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) birthPlace Pretoria.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) birthPlace South_Africa.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) deathDate "1988-10-13".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) deathPlace Germany.
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- André_Pretorius_(musician) associatedActs Aborto_Elétrico.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) background "solo_singer".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) birthDate "1961-08-02".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) birthName "André Fredrik Pretorius".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) dateOfBirth "1961-08-02".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) dateOfDeath "1988-10-13".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) deathDate "1988-10-13".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) deathPlace Frankfurt.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) deathPlace Germany.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) genre Punk_rock.
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- André_Pretorius_(musician) instrument Guitar.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) instrument Singing.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) name "André Pretorius".
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- André_Pretorius_(musician) occupation Musician.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) origin Pretoria.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) origin South_Africa.
- André_Pretorius_(musician) placeOfBirth "Pretoria, South Africa".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) placeOfDeath "Frankfurt, Germany".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) shortDescription "South African-born Brazilian guitarist".
- André_Pretorius_(musician) yearsActive "Late 1970s-1988".
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- André_Pretorius_(musician) comment "André Fredrik Pretorius (2 August 1961 — 13 October 1988) was a South African-born Brazilian musician. He was for a short time the guitarist of the short-lived punk rock band Aborto Elétrico.André was born in Pretoria, one of the capitals of South Africa, on 2 August 1961. His father was the Brazilian ambassador of South Africa, and his mother was of German descent.".
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