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| Born | (1981-01-21)21 January 1981 (age 44) Medianeira,Paraná, Brazil |
| Origin | Campo Grande,Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Brazil |
| Formerly of | Tradição |
Michel Teló (Brazilian Portuguese:[miˈʃɛwteˈlɔ]ⓘ) (born 21 January 1981) is aBraziliansertanejo singer-songwriter and actor.[1][2] Before his solo act, he was a lead singer in various bands, most notably Grupo Tradição.[3] His biggest national and international hit "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" reached number one in most European and Latin American charts.[4]
Teló's artistic career began in 1987 when he made his first solo performance in his school choir, singing a piece byRoberto Carlos andErasmo Carlos. At ten, his father gave him anaccordion. At age 12, upon encouragement by neighbors, school friends, and his brothers, he formed a band, "Guri," which played traditional music. He was the band's lead singer and composer. Besides his love for the harmonica, Teló also took piano lessons for five years. He was also a dancer and played the accordion, harmonica, and guitar.[5][6][7]
In 1997, Teló joined the band Grupo Tradição where he sang the band's biggest hits, such as "Barquinho", "O Caldeirão", "Pra Sempre Minha Vida", "A Brasileira", and "Eu Quero Você."[7][8] In 2008, he left Grupo Tradição, and his final album with the band,Micareta Sertaneja 2, was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Brazilian music category.[9] He was replaced by Guilherme Bertoldo, but the band had lost most of its appeal due to his departure and soon members began to quit the band, not having enough trust in the viability of the band without Teló.[10]
Teló’s debut solo albumBalada Sertaneja was released in 2009 by Brazilian record labelSom Livre.[7][9][11] It was produced by Ivan Myazato and had two charting singles: "Ei, psiu! Beijo me liga" and "Amanhã sei lá".[11][7][9][12] The release of the live albumMichel Teló – Ao Vivo earned him agold disc and featured the single “Fugidinha,” which reached number one in the Brazilian Hot 100 charts.[7][9][12]
Throughout 2011, Teló played over 240 shows.[12] According toForbes magazine, Teló'sFugidinha Tour was attended by more than 17 million people, and Teló reportedly made $18 million alone in 2011.[13] Teló has also released two DVDs, one containing songs from the 1980/90s and in collaboration withMilionário & José Rico,Bruno e Marrone, andJoão Bosco & Vinícius, and the other, entitledMichel Na Balada, which contained new songs.[12]
In 2014, Michel Teló worked withPrince Royce to create a Portuguese version of Royce's song "Darte un Beso". The pair performed it live together for the first time at the Premios Billboard Latin Awards ceremony in late April of that year.[9][14]
From 2015-2023, Teló was a coach onThe Voice Brasil andThe Voice Kids Brasil. Out of his eleven seasons, 8 of them were won by his team. Marking Teló the second most winningest of The Voice franchise, behindBlake Shelton with 9 wins overall.
In 2011, Telo released "Ai Se Eu Te Pego," which became popular when Brazilian soccer playerNeymar danced to the song in a viral YouTube video.[9][15] In theSpanish professional league,Marcelo andCristiano Ronaldo ofReal Madrid danced to the song when Ronaldo scored the first goal againstMálaga on October 22, 2011. On October 29, 2011, Brazilian left-backAndré Santos danced to “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” after scoring the 2–2 equalizer inArsenal's 5–3 victory over London rivalsChelsea. In theSuperleague Greece,Simão Mate,Cleyton,Sebastián Leto, and otherPanathinaikos' players danced to it when Cleyton scored the first goal againstPAOK on October 30, 2011. Other players who have publicly celebrated to this song include:Adrian Mierzejewski,Marco Reus,Lewis Holtby,Alexandre Pato,Kevin-Prince Boateng,Robinho,Lucas,Maxi Rodríguez,Sebastián Coates,Marquinhos,Ricardo Laborde,Felipe Melo,Emmanuel Eboué, andFarid El Alagui.[16][17]
Teló won the award for "Best Tormentone" at the 2012TRL Awards.[18] In April of that year, Michel Teló sang "Oh If I Catch You" at theBillboard Latin Music Awards, but he was not nominated for any awards.[19]
In 2013, Michel Teló was nominated for seven categories for the Billboard Latin Music Awards.[20] He won Song of the Year for “Ai Se Eu Te Pego.”[21]
In 2015, his compilationBem Sertanejo was nominated for the16th Latin Grammy Awards in theBest Sertaneja Music Album category.[22]
In 2020, his albumChurrasco do Teló Vol. 2 was nominated for the21st Latin Grammy Awards in theBest Sertaneja Music Album category.[23] Inthe following edition, his albumPra Ouvir no Fone was nominated for the same category.[24]
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