Fernanda Abreu
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| Birth name | Fernanda Sampaio de Lacerda Abreu |
| Born | September 8, 1961 Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
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| Instrument(s) | Singing |
Fernanda Abreu(born September 8, 1961) is a Brazilian singer.
Biography[edit]
Fernanda was born and raised in a middle-class family of theSouth Zoneof Rio de Janeiro. Her first notable public appearance was the backing vocal of the bandBlitzuntil 1986. After that, in 1990, she started a solo career, achieving great success in her native country.
In 1989, she metHerbert Vianna,and with his help and encouragement formed a funk band. Her first solo album,SLA Radical Dance Disco Club(1990), was produced by Herbert Vianna andFábio Fonsecaand had a hit withA Noite,composed with Luiz Stein andLaufer.Her second album,SLA2/Be Sample(1992), was one of the earliest Brazilian pop records to extensively employ the sampler, and had success withRio 40 Graus,[1]composed withFausto Fawcettand Laufer, portrayingRio de Janeiroclimate, people and lifestyle. Since then, Abreu has been considered the first lady of Brazilianfunk.[2]
In 2006, she releasedAo Vivo MTV,the firstDVDof her career, which includes many of her hit songs.[3]
Abreu is married to the musician and designer Luiz Stein and has 2 daughters, Alice and Sofia.
Discography[edit]
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| SLA Radical Dance Disco Club |
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| SLA 2 Be Sample |
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| Da Lata |
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| Entidade Urbana |
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Live albums[edit]
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| MTV ao Vivo |
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Collected[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^Yúdice, George. "The Funkification of Rio." In Microphone Fiends, 193-220. London: Routledge, 1994.
- ^"Fernanda Abreu".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-10-11.Retrieved2008-02-15.
- ^http://www.sites-faction.mus.br/Biografias/Fernanda%20Abreu.htm[permanent dead link]
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Brazilian women singers
- 20th-century Brazilian singers
- Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
- Singers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Funk carioca musicians
- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni
- 21st-century Brazilian women singers
- 21st-century Brazilian singers
- Brazilian singer stubs