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.jpg) Monte in 2022 | |
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| Born | Marisa de Azevedo Monte (1967-07-01)1 July 1967 (age 58) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese:[maˈɾizɐdʒ(i)azeˈveduˈmõtʃi]; born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, andrecord producer ofBrazilian popular music andsamba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million albums worldwide[1] and has won numerous national and international awards, including fourLatin Grammys, eightBrazilian Music Awards, seven Brazilian MTV Video Music Awards, nine Multishow de Música Brasileira awards, and 5 APCAs. Marisa is considered byRolling Stone Brasil to be the second greatest singer, behind onlyElis Regina. She also has two albums (MM andVerde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão) on the list ofthe 100 best albums of Brazilian music.
Monte was born inRio de Janeiro, daughter of the engineer Carlos Saboia Monte and Sylvia Marques de Azevedo Monte. On her father's side, she is descended from the Saboias, one of the oldest Italian families inBrazil. She studied singing, piano, and drums as a child, and began studying opera singing at 14.[2]
At the age of 19, Monte went to Italy to studybel canto, while also performing Brazilian music in bars and clubs, leading her to meet famous producerNelson Motta. Upon her return to Rio in 1987, Motta produced her live concert,[2] where Monte became a hybrid ofMPBdiva andpop rock performer. While most of her music is in the style of modern MPB, she has also recorded traditionalsamba andfolk tunes, largely in collaboration with such musicians and songwriters asCarlinhos Brown,Arnaldo Antunes, andNando Reis and producerArto Lindsay. She has also collaborated with the New York pop music vanguard, includingLaurie Anderson,David Byrne,Marc Ribot,Bernie Worrell andPhilip Glass.[3]
In 1988, Monte signed withEMI and took the opportunity ofRede Manchete wanting a TV special covering her live concert to release it as the LP and VHSMM in 1989, a critical and commercial success pushed by the single "Bem Que Se Quis", a Motta-penned Portuguese version ofPino Daniele's "E Po' Che Fa'".[2]
Monte owns the rights to all of her songs; it was her chief demand for renewing her contract with EMI Music.[4]
Her 2008 single "Não é Proibido" was used in the soundtrack of a video game byEA Sports,2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.[5]
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| BRA | FRA | ITA | POR | SUI | ||
| Mais |
| 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão |
| 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barulhinho Bom |
| 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Memórias, Crônicas, e Declaracões de Amor |
| 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tribalistas(withCarlinhos Brown andArnaldo Antunes) |
| 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 90 |
| Infinito Particular |
| 1 | — | — | 7 | — |
| Universo ao Meu Redor |
| 2 | 161 | — | 9 | — |
| O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade |
| 2 | — | — | 8 | — |
| Tribalistas(with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes) |
| 1 | 67 | 30 | 2 | — |
| Portas |
| 1 | 20 | 32 | 6 | — |
| Album title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| MM |
| 1 | — |
| Verdade Uma Ilusão |
| 1 | 18 |
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| Coleção |
| 1 | 10 |
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| MM ao Vivo |
| 1 | — |
| Mais |
| 1 | — |
| Barulhinho Bom - Uma Viagem Musical |
| 1 | — |
| Memórias, Crônicas, e Declarações de Amor |
| 1 | — |
| Tribalistas(withCarlinhos Brown andArnaldo Antunes) |
| 1 | 29 |
| Infinito ao Meu Redor |
| 1 | — |
| Verdade, Uma Ilusão |
| 2 | — |
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