O Mais Belo dos Belos (song)
| "O Mais Belo dos Belos" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Daniela Mercury | ||||
| from the album O Canto da Cidade | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Axé | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Guiguio, Valter Farias, Adailton Poesia | |||
| Daniela Mercury singles chronology | ||||
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"O Mais Belo dos Belos" (Portuguese for "The Most Beautiful of the Beauties") is a song recorded by the brazilian singer Daniela Mercury. The song was originally released in 1992 as the second single of the album O Canto da Cidade, Mercury's second studio album.
Information
The song is, actually, the combination of two different songs: "A Verdade do Ilê" written by Guiguio and "O Charme da Liberdade" written by Valter Farias and Adailton Poesia. The lyric of "O Mais Belo dos Belos" praises the beauty of black people, especially of Bahia, and also made a reference to Ilê Aiyê.
Chart performance
The song became the second consecutive single of the album O Canto da Cidade to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Brazil.
Music video
The music video for the song shows Mercury getting ready for the Afro-Brazilian group parade Ilê Aiyê, on Pelourinho. She is wearing the typical costumes of Ilê Aiyê on the video.