Zélia Duncan | |
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.jpg) Duncan in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Zélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira (1964-10-28)28 October 1964 (age 61) Niterói,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | MPB,samba, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Website | zeliaduncan.com.br/ |
Zélia Duncan (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈzɛliɐˈdũkɐ̃], born 28 October 1964), bornZélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Duncan was born inNiterói, in the state ofRio de Janeiro. She moved with her family toBrasília, where she lived for 16 years. She started her professional career in 1981 after she won a contest organized by theFundação Nacional de Artes (National Foundation of Arts). When she was 22 years old, she returned to Rio.[1] Using the name "Zélia Cristina", she first performed as asoloist in Botanic inRio de Janeiro.[2] In 1990 she launched theLP "Outra Luz" ("Another Light"),[2] and she began performing in cities likeSão Paulo,Florianópolis, andPorto Alegre and participating in tv shows.[1]
In late 1991, she accepted an offer to go play in theUnited Arab Emirates. She stayed there for 5 months, returning to Brazil in May 1992.[1] It was in this year that she recorded a track in thesongbook ofDorival Caymmi, and she also adopted the nameDuncan, the maiden name of her mother. In 1994, she launched her first CD,Zélia Duncan, and two years later she recordedIntimidade (Intimacy), which made her spend a season in Europe and Japan.[2]
In 2006, Duncan was invited and agreed to join thepsychedelic rock bandOs Mutantes, after the band announced its return to the stage, which caused a rift in her friendship withRita Lee. Rita, who had been expelled from the band in the 1970s, apparently didn't take kindly to Zélia joining, despite having given her initial approval. The tour was a success and Duncan became a full member of the band.[2] In 2007, however, she decided to leave the band to continue her solo career.[3]
In 2008, she released a CD and DVD of the shows she performed withSimone Bittencourt de Oliveira in 2006 and 2007. The title of the CD and DVD wasAmigo é Casa (Friend is the House).[4] Simone and Zélia performed shows in three Portuguese cities—Figueira da Foz,Porto, andLisbon.[5]
In2019, her albumTudo É Um was nominated for theLatin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album.[6] Zélia's first performance with public presence during the pandemic of COVID-19, took place on November 28, 2020, at Sala São Paulo, in the São Paulo capital, together with Mart'nália. The performance was part of the series Historical Encounters, with the Jazz Sinfônica Orchestra and had all the care of distancing and other sanitary protocols.[7]
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