| Kátya Chamma | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kátya Pujals Chamma |
| Born | August 19, 1961 |
| Origin | Brazil |
| Genres | Rock music, Música Popular Brasileira, Pop music |
| Occupations | Composer, singer and poet |
Kátya Pujals Chamma (born August 19, 1961) is a Brazilian composer, singer, poet, writer and cultural producer.
Chamma was born in Brasilia. From the first generation of Brasilia's artists, she acted in the main theaters, shows and events. She won some music festivals, like the 1° Brasilias' Open MPB Festival.[1][2] She was presented at radio, TV and media jingles.[1]
In the 1990s, she produced, idealized and presented the daily television program Capital Destaque, talk-show with special approach for the cultural area. In 2000, she made a special appearance in the show of Robert Menescal and Wanda Sá, in Brasilia. In 2003 she launched the album Katya Chamma, with the guest performance of Robert Menescal.
In 2005 she published the book Dança de Espelhos, that congregates poems, chronicles, assays and haicais. In 2006 the Jornal das Gravadoras (Periodical of the Recorders) points Katya Chamma as one of the illustrious representative greaters of Brazilian independent music and Example of independent art (edition 106). Kátya Chamma has her verbete in the Illustrated Houaiss Dictionary of Brazilian Popular Music.