Rita Lee Jones, the “Queen of Rock” of Brazil who sold millions of records and earned a global audience with songs like “Ovelha Negra,” “Mania de Você,” and “Now Only Missing You,” passed away at the age of 75.
She was also known as Rita Lee, and on Monday night she passed away at her home in Sao Paulo, according to a statement on her official Instagram account.
She had stopped performing on stage in the early 2010s due to what she later blamed on physical weakness. In 2021, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, but her son declared a year later that she had beat the disease.
Throughout her six-decade career, the Sao Paulo native made a lasting impression with her irreverence, originality, and songs that openly discussed her issues with drug misuse and helped introduce Brazilian society to feminism.
Rita Lee Net Worth At Death
Rita Lee’s net worth ranged between $5 and $10 million.