Ava Rocha | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Rocha in 2012 | |
| Born | Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema Gaitan Rocha 21 March 1979 (1979-03-21) (age 46) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | MPB, indie |
Musical artist | |
Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema Gaitan Rocha (born 21 March 1979) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Born inRio de Janeiro, the daughter of the directorGlauber and the visual artistPaula Gaitán [pt], Rocha started her career in theatre, with the stage company Teatro Oficina inSão Paulo with whom she made her debut as an actress in 2006.[1] She began her musical career in 2008 with a band bearing her name, "AVA", with whom she released her first album in 2011.[2]
In 2015, she recorded her first solo album,Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema, thanks to which she won theMultishow Brazilian Music Award as the revelation artist of the year and thePrêmio APCA [pt] of theAssociação Paulista de Críticos de Arte in the same category.[2] The album was also included in the list of the best albums of 2015, published by theNew York Times.[2][3] In 2018, she released her second album,Trança, launched by the single "Joana Dark".[2]
She is married to Negro Leo, author of several songs for Rocha including the singleVocê Não Vai Passar, winner in 2015 of theMultishow Award in the category "Novo Hit".[1][2]
Her albumNektar was chosen by theAssociação Paulista de Críticos de Arte as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023.[4]
