Deborah Blando
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Deborah Salvatrice Blando (Sant'Agata di Militello
Sant'Agata di Militello
Sant'Agata di Militello is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 120 km east of Palermo and about 80 km west of Messina...

, March 3, 1969) is an Italian
Italian people
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-Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian singer and composer. She has about 5 million copies sold worldwide, with six albums released between 1991 and 2002. She has seven #1 singles and 10 Top 10 singles in Brazil, 5 singles in the American Hispanic market, and two of them in the Top 10 who became known in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, in 1992, with the pop ballad "Innocence".

Biography

Deborah, born in Sant'Agata di Militello
Sant'Agata di Militello
Sant'Agata di Militello is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 120 km east of Palermo and about 80 km west of Messina...

, the daughter of an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 Brazilian mother and a descendant of Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

, who went to live in Brazil. In 1975 she moved to Florianópolis
Florianópolis
-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. At age 12, she was invited to record her first album under the pseudonym Giovanna, entitled "Joy of People", which was completely recorded in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

 and performed on major television shows. Her parents however, did not allow her to pursue her career as it would disrupt her studies and thus forcing her to stop. Later, she resumed her musical career working on Oswaldo Montenegro
Oswaldo Montenegro
Oswaldo Viveiros Montenegro is a Brazilian musician. In addition to being a singer, Montenegro has composed soundtracks for plays, ballets, film and television and were married to actress Paloma Duarte...

, including The Minstrels.

A Different Story

In 1989, Deborah Blando was already contracted by the Sony Music Brazil and met Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

 and her manager at the time, David Wolff. Deborah soon moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and signed with Sony Music International to release her new album "A Different Story
A Different Story
A Different Story is a 1978 American film set in Los Angeles. It stars Meg Foster and Perry King and was directed by Paul Aaron. It tells the story of a gay man and a lesbian woman who become temporary housemates but end up falling in love with each other...

".
The first single, "Boy (Why Do You Want to Make Me Blue)", joined the American Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....

 chart, and traded in the Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

 (Diet Coke). The album received a special edition of A Different Story ("A Different Story: Special Edition") in 1993, including a new version for"Decadence Avec Elegance", and a version of "The Apple" by Raul Seixas
Raul Seixas
Raul Santos Seixas June 28, 1945 Salvador Northeast Brazil – August 21, 1989),was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer.He is sometimes called the "Father of Brazilian Rock" and "Maluco Beleza"....

.
The Innocence single, reached # 13 on major radio stations in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

.

In 1995, Deborah was invited by the Spanish band from trip-hop, B-Tribe
B-Tribe
B-Tribe, or The Barcelona Tribe of Soulsters, is a musical project of the German-born musicians and producers Claus Zundel, Markus Staab and Ralf Hamm , who are also known for their Sacred Spirit project. Driven by the use of classical Spanish guitar and other elements of flamenco music mixed with...

, to attend the album Suave Suave
Suave Suave
-Track listing:#Suave Suave#Que Mala Vida #Sensual #Ahoy#Hablando#Interlude #Albatross#Te Siento#Nanita...

.
She was also invited by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

 to record the track Seven Seas Of Rhye. The single song that sold 1 million copies in Brazil.

Unicamente

In 1997, Deborah released the CD Unicamente, and music that gives the CD explodes on the charts. In the same year, the single Cat goes to the track for the show Malhação
Malhação
Malhação is a Brazilian soap opera for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the...

, also in Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

. This album had the participation of renowned producers such as Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard
Patrick Raymond Leonard is an American songwriter, keyboardist and music producer, known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna on many different recordings....

 (Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

, Jeff Back) and David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...

 (Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

 Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...

, Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

).

In 1998, Deborah released a new CD and once again exploded on the charts with the singleSomente O Sol version of the song I'm Not in Love
I'm Not in Love
"I'm Not in Love" is a song written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of the English group 10cc, from the album The Original Soundtrack. The lyric reveals a narrator in denial about the title's ostensible theme.-The 10cc version:...

. Her second single and first music video this year wasEagles. Produced by Deborah and Marc Moreau. This album is the most successful of Deborah in Europe, being certified gold in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

.

Career changes

In the year 2000, Deborah faced a major crisis with his record label Virgin / EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

. Generating a great process and a boycott of his songs on international radio.
Concealed by April Music back to basics with the album Salvatrice with only rewrites recent Italian with covers of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
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 and Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...

. At this time, is invited by Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...

, recording the theme from the movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, it is the first science fiction film in the Disney animated features canon and the 41st overall. The film...

.

In 2002 she launched by the Universal Music her first collection, including all their hits, and also a bonus with five previously unreleased tracks.

Ronan Keating

She was invited in 2003 by Irish singer Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...

, former Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...

, the track When You Say Nothing At All
When You Say Nothing at All
"When You Say Nothing at All" is the debut solo single by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating. The song was recorded in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill. It also appeared on Keating's debut solo album, Ronan. The song was released on July 26, 1999 in the United Kingdom. It peaked...

 a duet of great success in England
England
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.

Polares

Even through a personal crisis, Deborah found the strength to polish a glorious album Electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

, passing between the House
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 Psy
Psy
Psy may mean:*Something to do with psychology*A commonly used term for psychedelic trance , a sub-genre of modern electronic dance music*Something to do with psionics...

 and the ballads with the influence of Trip-hop . The album was recorded during her stint in the United States and Mexico
Mexico
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. Ready Since the end of 2007, he is perhaps the boldest he has done until hoje. It contains 16 tracks and is totally made in partnership with his friend Alexander Green. The album mixes are on account of total DJs: Claudio Ferreira Audiocactos and Sandrinho "Sanschwartz" who brought the elements to the work house and Psy-trance. Polar'moves in two worlds, a dance-based electronic music and other melancholy, with elements such as acoustic piano, strings and guitar. The singer interprets the songs in English and Portuguese, and two were included on the soundtrack of national and international TV Globo soap opera "seven sins", respectively "Agreement Signed" and "Every Minute".

Decline and removal of media

Deborah Blando suffers from Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...

 and this greatly hindered their personal attitudes and careers. She decided to leave her career aside to move back to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and study Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

 to search for inner peace.

Due to the worsening of the disease of bipolar disorder and deep depression that the singer is facing and fighting for years, in 2010 the singer checked into a rehabilitation clinic in Florianópolis
Florianópolis
-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

 for an intense treatment. With Deborah's illness, her musical projects were left to the background to devote completely to treatment.

Albums

Year Album Sales
1991 A Different Story
  • 1st album
  • 19 November 1991
  • CD
2,150,000
1995 Suave Suave
  • 2nd álbum
  • 17 June 1995
  • CD
  • 100,000
    1996 Unicamente
  • 3rd album
  • 8 December 1996
  • CD
  • 950,000
    1998 Deborah Blando
  • 4th album
  • 16 April 1998
  • CD
  • 130,000
    2000 Salvatrice
  • 5th album
  • 22 August 2000
  • CD
  • 50,000
    2010 Polares
  • 6th album
  • 2009
  • CD

  • Greatest hits albums

    Year Album Sales
    1993 A Different Story - Special Version
    • 1st greatest hits album
    • 13 May 1993
    • CD
    40,000
    2002 A Luz Que Acende o Olhar
  • 2nd greatest hits album
  • 10 May 2002
  • CD
  • 150,000

    Singles

    Year Single Album
    1991 "Boy" A Different Story
    1992 "Innocence"
    "Decadence Avec Elegance"
    1993 "A Maça" A Different Story - Special Edition
    "Merry Go-Round"
    1994 "O Descobridor dos Sete Mares" Coca-Cola Commercial Theme
    Coca-Cola
    Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

    1995 "Nanita" Suave Suave
    "Que Mala Vida"
    1996 "Unicamente" Unicamente
    1997 "Gata"
    "A Última Estória"
    1998 "Somente o Sol" Deborah Blando
    "Águias"
    1999 "Próprias Mentiras"
    2000 "Seamisai" Salvatrice
    "Ti Amo Ovounque Sei"
    2001 "Where The Dream Takes You" Atlantis: Soundtrack
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, it is the first science fiction film in the Disney animated features canon and the 41st overall. The film...

    2002 "A Luz Que Acende O Olhar" A Luz Que Acende O Olhar
    "Astronauta de Mármore"
    "When You Say Nothing At All" (feat. Ronan Keating
    Ronan Keating
    Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...

    )
    O Beijo do Vampiro: Internacional
    O Beijo do Vampiro
    O Beijo do Vampiro is a Brazillian telenovela originally aired in Rede Globo.-Plot:In the 12th century, the vampire Bóris Vladescu falls in love with Cecília, a beautiful princess bethrothed to Count Rogério. Bóris, jealous of their love, fights Rogério in front of the princess in the castle and...

    2003 "Chocolate com Pimenta" Chocolate com Pimenta: Nacional
    Chocolate com Pimenta
    Chocolate com Pimenta is a Brazilian novela, cast in the roaring 1920s, starring Mariana Ximenes and Murilo Benício. It was produced and broadcast by Rede Globo in 2003. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco and directed by Jorge Fernando....

    2007 "Contrato Assinado" Sete Pecados: Nacional
    2008 "Every Minute" Polares

    Soundtrack

    Ano Song Álbum
    1991 "Boy" Vamp
    Vamp
    Vamp may refer to:* VaMP, the first autonomous car that drove long distances in traffic* Vamp , a Norwegian folk music band* Vamp, a character in the Metal Gear series of video games* Vamp , in Gobots toyline and cartoon...

    "Boy" Coca-Cola Commercial Theme
    Coca-Cola
    Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

    1992 "Innocence" Perigosas Peruas
    1993 "Merry-Go-Round" Olho no Olho
    "Decadence Avec Elegance" Deus Nos Acuda
    "A Maça" O Mapa da Mina
    1994 "O Descobridor dos Sete Mares" Coca-Cola Commercial Theme
    Coca-Cola
    Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

    1997 "Unicamente" A Indomada
    "Gata" Malhação
    Malhação
    Malhação is a Brazilian soap opera for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the...

    1998 "Somente o Sol" Corpo Dourado
    Corpo Dourado
    Corpo Dourado is a Brazilian soap opera produced by and shown on Rede Globo from 12 January 1998 through 21 August 1998. The 191 chapters were written by Antonio Calmon and directed by Flávio Colatrello Jr, and later Marcos Schetchman.-Synopsis:...

    2000 "Próprias Mentiras" Laços de Família
    2001 "Where The Dream Takes You" Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, it is the first science fiction film in the Disney animated features canon and the 41st overall. The film...

    "Semisai" Roda Viva
    2002 "A Luz que Acende O Olhar" O Beijo do Vampiro
    O Beijo do Vampiro
    O Beijo do Vampiro is a Brazillian telenovela originally aired in Rede Globo.-Plot:In the 12th century, the vampire Bóris Vladescu falls in love with Cecília, a beautiful princess bethrothed to Count Rogério. Bóris, jealous of their love, fights Rogério in front of the princess in the castle and...

    "When You Say Nothing At All" (feat. Ronan Keating
    Ronan Keating
    Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...

    )
    2000 "Chocolate com Pimenta" Chocolate com Pimenta
    Chocolate com Pimenta
    Chocolate com Pimenta is a Brazilian novela, cast in the roaring 1920s, starring Mariana Ximenes and Murilo Benício. It was produced and broadcast by Rede Globo in 2003. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco and directed by Jorge Fernando....

    2007 "Contrato Assinado" Sete Pecados
    "Every Minute"

    Tours

    • A Different Story (1992)
    • M200 Summer Concerts (1994)
    • Unicamente Tour (1997)
    • Self-titled Album "Deborah Blando" Tour (1998)
    • A Luz Que Acende O Olhar (2002)
    • Acústico Debora Blando (2011)

    External links

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