Ivete Sangalo
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| Ivete Sangalo | |
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 Photo by Raphael Koerich |
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| Origin | Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil |
| Years active | 1993—present |
| Genres | Axé, MPB |
| Labels | Universal Records |
Ivete Sangalo (born in May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil) is a popular Brazilian axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host. She is arguably the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singer of the present, with six albums released with Banda Eva, and seven more albums in her solo career. Ivete is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also popular in Portugal.
Currently she's Brazil's most popular female solo singer along with Ana Carolina[citation needed]. She is also the richest female entertainer in Brazil at the present time[citation needed], having several parallel business and lucrative comercial deals and tours.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Beginnings, Banda Eva and early solo career
Ivete Sangalo was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, where she spent her whole childhood. She started her singing career in events at school and then started singing at bars. After she received a Prêmio Caimmy, Bahia's rough equivalent to the Grammy Awards, she started to receive some attention and signed to Sony Music.
In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies.
In 1997 she decided to start a solo career, and in 1999 she released her first selftitled album. With lots of upbeat Bahia rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. In the next year, she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.
In 2001 she released the album Festa (Party), which included the big hit "Festa". The single was very popular and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. Its music video featured over 20 cameo appearances by Brazilian celebrities.
In 2002, she released the album Se Eu Não te Amasse Tanto Assim (If I Hadn't Love You That Much), titled after her big hit that reached the first position in the singles chart. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much as her previous albums, but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive a gold certification.
[edit] Career revival
Her 2004 album was her biggest hit. The album, from the MTV Ao Vivo series, was a live album and included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album earned huge sales, most of them because of the single "Sorte Grande", which was renamed "Poeira" by the public and became a hit in soccer stadiums. The song received heavy airplay in Brazil. The album received a diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004. The DVD which included the concert held at the Fonte Nova stadium, was certified 3x Diamond, sold over 600,000 copies and is the best-selling musical DVD in Brazil of all time (and the best-selling musical DVD in the world in the second semester of 2005).
Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after its release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70's touch, with big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco por ti America", a Gilberto Gil song, and thanks to the tie-in, the song went straight to the top of Brazilian charts. Ivete's cover would become the theme song of Rede Globo's soap opera América. In the summer of 2005, her duet with Margareth Menezes, "Como Tu", would give the pair a Top 40 hit in Brazil. The "Abalou" single wasn't as big as some of her previous singles, but still managed to reach number four. "Quando a Chuva Passar" recently reached number two on Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.
On December 16, 2006, she will perform in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã, where Paul McCartney, Rush, Rolling Stones, RBD and Madonna performed, to record a new DVD of her As Supernovas Show. She will be the first national act to do a paid-concert in the staidium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.
Avon released her fragrance, named Extraordinary (a floral scent with Chocolate Orchid, a very rare flower), in 2005.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Banda Eva (1993-1998)
1993 Banda Eva
1994 Pra Abalar
1995 Hora H
1996 Beleza Rara (Sales: 100,000/Gold)
1997 Banda Eva Ao Vivo (Sales: 1,000,000/Diamond)
1998 Banda Eva, Você e Eu (Sales: 250,000/Platinum)
Total sales in Banda Eva: 1.35+ million [uncertain]
[edit] Solo career (1999-present)
1999 Ivete Sangalo (Sales: 250,000/Platinum)
2000 Beat Beleza (Sales: 250,000/Platinum)
2001 Festa (Sales: 250,000/Platinum)
2002 Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim (Sales: 100,000/Gold)
2003 Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes em Progresso (Sales: 50,000/Gold)
2004 MTV ao Vivo (Sales: 650,000/Diamond)
2005 As Supernovas (Sales: 500,000/Diamond).
