Eliana Printes
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Eliana Printes is a Brazilian singer and composer, born in Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....

 in the state of Amazonas (Brazil), where she began her career, when she was only about 12 years old. Her deep feminine voice has always called the attention of family and friends. Eliana lives nowadays in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

With her debut album Eliana Printes (1994), Eliana received a nomination to the Sharp Awards (nowadays Tim Awards) in Brazil, in the category MPB Revelação (MPB Hit).

6 CDs, 2 song selections and many compilations released in Brazil and abroad are part of the singer's career, among them the CD "Divas Cantam Jobim", released in 2007 by Som Livre in Portugal. Also in 2007, Eliana Printes participated in Nokia Music Recommenders movie directed by Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...

. In 2011 the artist participated in presentations in Germany (with the Symphony Orchestra Collegium Musicum in Potsdam) and in Austria (St. Gilgen).

Discography

Until the present day, the singer has released the following CDs with compositions by herself and friends:
  • Eliana Printes (1994)

  • Eliana Printes (1996)

  • O próximo beijo (1998)

  • Pra lua tocar (2000)

  • Pra você me ouvir (2003)

  • Mais perto de mim (2007)

Biography

Eliana Printes was born in a family of little possessions, her mother was a housewife and her father was a carpenter. He played the pandeiro
Pandeiro
The pandeiro is a type of hand frame drum.There are two important distinctions between a pandeiro and the common tambourine. The tension of the head on the pandeiro can be tuned, allowing the player a choice of high and low notes...

 and really enjoyed music. Mr. Printes worked for the Teatro Amazonas, a huge theater and opera/orchestra hall in Manaus, in the state of Amazonas in Brazil. When she was about 7, her father took her by the hand to see his workplace. She was impressed by this first experience. At about the age of 12, she started to play the guitar and from then on she knew what was her calling.
Eliana grew up listening to the radio, which was on all day long at her home and also her fathers LPs. Some years after that, in 1994, she traveled to Rio de Janeiro and recorded her first CD with the title "Eliana Printes".
In 1996, Indie Records hired her and from then on she recorded her other 5 CDs, presently distributed by them.
In the summer 2011, the singer appears on two very important presentations outside of Brazil:
  • Brasilianische Nacht (Brazilian Night) in Potsdam
    Potsdam
    Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....

     (Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

    ), with the symphony orchestra Collegium Musicum from Potsdam, mixing brazilian and classical elements, resulting in an innovative work. The presentation has been conducted by Dr. Knut Andreas, a german conductor and music expert.

  • Presentation in the museum of the instruments of the world in St. Gilgen
    St. Gilgen
    Sankt Gilgen is a picturesque village by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in the "Salzkammergut" region.-History:In the year 1376 Sankt Gilgen was first mentioned in documents. 1873 the shipping on the Wolfgangsee started and so did the tourism too. Also the construction of the...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

    .

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