José Messias da Cunha (October 7, 1928 – June 12, 2015), or simply José Messias, was a Brazilian composer, singer, writer, musician, radio broadcaster, host and producer of radio and television, and journalist, music critic and music juror in television talent programs. Expressive character featured in the Brazilian artistic culture for several decades, since the golden age of radio and Television beginning in the country, José Messias is the living history of this convergence of communication in Brazil in the 20th and 21st centuries.