J1 is a song by 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 folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 singer Mallu Magalhães

Mallu Magalhães

Maria Luiza de Arruda Botelho Pereira de Magalhães is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician. Mallu first came to notice through her MySpace page and became known for both her own songs and those of renowned artists. She found herself gracing the covers of major newspapers such as Folha de S....

. Written by Mallu, the track was produced by Mario Caldato Jr for his debut album self-titled Mallu Magalhães

Mallu Magalhães (2008 album)

Mallu Magalhães is the debut studio album by the Brazilian folk singer Mallu Magalhães, released on November 15, 2008, through the Agência de Musica....

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"J1" was launched on April 11, 2008 as the first single from the Mallu Magalhães

Mallu Magalhães (2008 album)

Mallu Magalhães is the debut studio album by the Brazilian folk singer Mallu Magalhães, released on November 15, 2008, through the Agência de Musica....

. The single was not released to radio but is considered the second most successful Mallu song, after Tchubaruba. In addition, the magazine Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

includes "J1" in its list of the 25 best Brazilian songs of 2008.

Background

"J1" was recorded by Mallu before being released as a single and enter the album through the website MySpace. Was heard by millions of people on the Internet and the second most successful Mallu today.

Critical reception

Mallu was critically acclaimed and entered the list of Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 25 best songs of 2008 in Brazil.

Music video

In all of the music video "J1", Mallu is a room where he plays guitar and dubs the music. It uses an eye, write, glue pictures, meche boots. Who directed the video was Macau Amaral.

External links

• Mallu Magalhães's official website