Maria Gadú
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Maria Gadú is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy Award. She released her first album in 2009, self-titled Maria Gadú. Her single "Shimbalaie" became a number one hit in Italy during summer 2011, staying atop the FIMI chart for five straight weeks.
Her real musical training begins at the age of thirteen, when she began to give concerts in the bars of Sao Paulo
, playing music by Adoniran Barbosa, Marisa Monte and Chico Buarque.
At the age of twenty she began to sing on television and she signed a recording contract with Rio Slap the label to make her first album.
Biography
Begins to play as a child, and after having learned the basics for reading musical notation, seven years later she began to record songs on cassette tapes.Her real musical training begins at the age of thirteen, when she began to give concerts in the bars of Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, playing music by Adoniran Barbosa, Marisa Monte and Chico Buarque.
At the age of twenty she began to sing on television and she signed a recording contract with Rio Slap the label to make her first album.
Studio albums
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| ITA Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| ITA Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
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| 2011 | "Shimbalaiê" | 1 | Maria Gadú |