Pitty
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Priscilla Novaes Leone (born October 7, 1977 in Salvador, Bahia
), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilian rock
singer.
She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million copies in her career, being one of the best selling rock artists in the 2000s. Pitty was voted the sexiest rock singer of Latin America and Brazil, and the 35th sexiest rock singer in the world in 2010.
Rock in Rio 2011 already has some big names on the Brazilian scene boundary, Pitty is one of them, according to the organizer Roberta Medina, daughter of businessman Roberto Medina, vice president of the event.
She was the most awarded rock artist of the 2000s.
Pitty won several awards at the MTV Video Music Brazil, among them Artist of the Year twice, Video of the Year, Best Live Performance, and three times as the lead singer of the Dream Band. Pitty won approximately 51 awards during his seven year career, a record.
In 2011 Pitty gave an interview to a live social network, Orkut, talking about the launch of its new DVD, thus inaugurating, Orkut Live where you have exclusive interviews with celebrities. She also made 10 songs from the DVD A Trupe Delirante No Circo Voador available YouTube on 10/05. This was the first time that an entry uses two of the main platforms of Google in Brazil, Orkut and YouTube.
In 2011 Pitty appeared on position 14 of Billboard magazines Social 50 chart, the highest debut for a national artist in the chart. She also reached the third position in the magazines Uncharted
chart, overcoming Luan Santana
and becoming the most influential Brazilian on the Web.
and spent her childhood in Porto Seguro
. Her father, a musician and bar owner, played the songs a lot of Raul Seixas
, and many other rockers of the 1960s and 1970s like The Beatles
, Elvis Presley
and Lou Reed
. Later, artists such as AC/DC
, Nirvana
, Alice in Chains
, Metallica
, Pantera
, Faith No More
, The Smiths
, The Mars Volta
, Queens of the Stone Age
, The White Stripes
, Muse
, and the singer Madonna
were her main influences.
She attended the School of Music Federal University of Bahia.
Pitty played drums in the Brazilian band Shes from 1997 to 1999. The band also featured Carol Ribeiro (guitar), Liz Bee (guitar, vocals) and Lulu (bass). From 1995 to 2001 she was the vocalist for the hardcore band Inkoma, which she released several albums with. When Inkoma ended, she was invited by the producer Rafael Ramos
to record a solo album.
, which sold over 700,000 copies, the biggest selling rock album in Brazil in 2003. The singles "Máscara", "Admirável Chip Novo" and "Teto de Vidro" were successful in Brazil, and "Equalize" hit number one. The album title was inspired by Aldous Huxley
's Brave New World
(translated to Portuguese as "Admirável Mundo Novo").
In 2005 she released her second album Anacrônico
. The album sold over 510,000 copies and was the best selling rock album in Brazil in 2005.
, DVD
, and DualDisc
, the record was also released in a unit cell model, the result of a partnership with Nokia
. Thus, Pitty was awarded the "Platinum Mobile" by selling 450 thousand devices containing your album.
:
From the album Anacrônico
:
From the live album (Des)Concerto Ao Vivo:
From the album Chiaroscuro:
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilian rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer.
She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million copies in her career, being one of the best selling rock artists in the 2000s. Pitty was voted the sexiest rock singer of Latin America and Brazil, and the 35th sexiest rock singer in the world in 2010.
Rock in Rio 2011 already has some big names on the Brazilian scene boundary, Pitty is one of them, according to the organizer Roberta Medina, daughter of businessman Roberto Medina, vice president of the event.
She was the most awarded rock artist of the 2000s.
Pitty won several awards at the MTV Video Music Brazil, among them Artist of the Year twice, Video of the Year, Best Live Performance, and three times as the lead singer of the Dream Band. Pitty won approximately 51 awards during his seven year career, a record.
In 2011 Pitty gave an interview to a live social network, Orkut, talking about the launch of its new DVD, thus inaugurating, Orkut Live where you have exclusive interviews with celebrities. She also made 10 songs from the DVD A Trupe Delirante No Circo Voador available YouTube on 10/05. This was the first time that an entry uses two of the main platforms of Google in Brazil, Orkut and YouTube.
In 2011 Pitty appeared on position 14 of Billboard magazines Social 50 chart, the highest debut for a national artist in the chart. She also reached the third position in the magazines Uncharted
Uncharted (chart)
Uncharted is a music chart published by Billboard. The chart was first published for the issue dated January 29, 2011, with Traphik in the number-one position....
chart, overcoming Luan Santana
Luan Santana
Luan Domingos Rafael Santana is a Brazilian singer and composer of sertanejo universitário music. Currently he has two platinum records from his album ABPD by Luan: the live CD format and the DVD....
and becoming the most influential Brazilian on the Web.
Early life
Pitty was born on October 7, 1977 in Salvador, BahiaSalvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
and spent her childhood in Porto Seguro
Porto Seguro
Porto Seguro is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It is the site where the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral first set foot on Brazilian soil on April 22, 1500...
. Her father, a musician and bar owner, played the songs a lot of 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"....
, and many other rockers of the 1960s and 1970s like The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
and Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
. Later, artists such as AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
, Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
, Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
, Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
, The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
, The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
, Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
, The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...
, Muse
Muse (band)
Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
, and the singer 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...
were her main influences.
She attended the School of Music Federal University of Bahia.
Career
She grew up amidst the backdrop of Bahian independent bands, with the wheels which appeared in concert in a bar in Salvador. One day she entered the circle singing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana and the band has since decided to invest in music, with support from big name in the underground scene Big Brother Roger (owner of the seal bigbross records).Pitty played drums in the Brazilian band Shes from 1997 to 1999. The band also featured Carol Ribeiro (guitar), Liz Bee (guitar, vocals) and Lulu (bass). From 1995 to 2001 she was the vocalist for the hardcore band Inkoma, which she released several albums with. When Inkoma ended, she was invited by the producer Rafael Ramos
Rafael Ramos
Rafael “Fito” Ramos is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during his career.-References:*...
to record a solo album.
Admiravel Chip Novo and Anacrônico (2003–2005)
In 2003, Pitty released their first album, Admiravel Chip NovoAdmirável Chip Novo
Admirável Chip Novo is the debut album of Brazilian rock singer Pitty.-Themes and songwriting:Pitty is noted for her dark and complex songwriting. The opening track "Teto de Vidro" deals with the capitalistic society and the curiosity some have over other people's lives...
, which sold over 700,000 copies, the biggest selling rock album in Brazil in 2003. The singles "Máscara", "Admirável Chip Novo" and "Teto de Vidro" were successful in Brazil, and "Equalize" hit number one. The album title was inspired by Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...
's Brave New World
Brave New World
Brave New World is Aldous Huxley's fifth novel, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Set in London of AD 2540 , the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of...
(translated to Portuguese as "Admirável Mundo Novo").
In 2005 she released her second album Anacrônico
Anacrônico
Anacrônico is the second album by Brazilian rock singer Pitty. #1 in Brazil.-Track listing:...
. The album sold over 510,000 copies and was the best selling rock album in Brazil in 2005.
{Des}Concerto Live (2007–2008)
In 2007, after the tour of Anacrônico, Pitty released her first live DVD, the (Des)Concerto Ao Vivo. Besides being released on CDCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, and DualDisc
DualDisc
DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...
, the record was also released in a unit cell model, the result of a partnership with Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
. Thus, Pitty was awarded the "Platinum Mobile" by selling 450 thousand devices containing your album.
Chiaroscuro and new directions (2009–2011)
In 2009, Pitty released her latest album Chiaroscuro. The album's first single, "Me Adora", soon reached the first places in the main Brazilian radio stations. Chiaroscuro won a mobile game that is based on your music, something unprecedented in the country, called Chiaroscuro: The Game.Studio Albums
- 2003: Admirável Chip NovoAdmirável Chip NovoAdmirável Chip Novo is the debut album of Brazilian rock singer Pitty.-Themes and songwriting:Pitty is noted for her dark and complex songwriting. The opening track "Teto de Vidro" deals with the capitalistic society and the curiosity some have over other people's lives...
- 2005: AnacrônicoAnacrônicoAnacrônico is the second album by Brazilian rock singer Pitty. #1 in Brazil.-Track listing:...
- 2009: Chiaroscuro
Live Albums
- 2007: (Des)Concerto Ao Vivo
- 2011: A Trupe Delirante No Circo Voador
Compilations DVD's
- 2004: Admirável Vídeo Novo
- 2005: DualDisc Anacrônico
- 2009: Chiaroscope
Singles
From the album Admirável Chip NovoAdmirável Chip Novo
Admirável Chip Novo is the debut album of Brazilian rock singer Pitty.-Themes and songwriting:Pitty is noted for her dark and complex songwriting. The opening track "Teto de Vidro" deals with the capitalistic society and the curiosity some have over other people's lives...
:
- "Máscara"
- "Admirável Chip Novo"
- "Teto de Vidro"
- "Equalize"
- "Semana Que Vem"
- "I Wanna Be" (Only internet)
From the album Anacrônico
Anacrônico
Anacrônico is the second album by Brazilian rock singer Pitty. #1 in Brazil.-Track listing:...
:
- "Anacrônico"
- "Memórias"
- "Déjà Vu"
- "Na Sua Estante"
- "De Você"
From the live album (Des)Concerto Ao Vivo:
- "Pulsos"
- "Na Sua Estante (Live Version)"
- "Brinquedo Torto (Live Version)"
From the album Chiaroscuro:
- "Me Adora"
- "Fracasso"
- "Só Agora"
Backing band
- Martin – lead guitar, backup vocals
- Joe – bass guitar, backup vocals
- Duda – drums, backup vocals
External links
- Pitty Official website (in Portuguese/English)
- Myspace Page
- Pitty Fan Site (CENTRALPITTY)
- Pitty Fan Site
- Pitty grava DVD no Circo Voador por Balada CERTA