Gaby Amarantos
| Gaby Amarantos | |
|---|---|
_cropped.jpg) Gaby in the program Altas Horas. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gabriela Amaral dos Santos |
| Born |
August 1, 1978 Belém, Pará, Brazil |
| Genres | MPB, pop, tecno brega |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Website | http://www.gabyamarantos.com/ |
Gabriela Amaral dos Santos (born August 1, 1978 in Belém, Pará),[1] known by her stage name Gaby Amarantos, is a Brazilian singer and dancer of tecno brega.[2]
Biography
Amarantos was born in the district of Jurunas, outskirts of Belém, state of Pará. She began singing at the age of 15, in the Parish of St. Therese of Lisieux. Coming from a family of samba dancers, during her adolescence she also heard singers of the Flashbrega movement (Pará's brega style of the 1970s), MPB and jazz (especially Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday).[3]
Since 2000, she began to be recognized as one of the emerging stars of Pará's "tecnomelody".[3] From 2002 on, at the head of the Banda Tecno Show, Amarantos has recorded two CDs and one DVD. She participated in the Daniel Peixoto Shine Party in April 2012.[4]
Discography
Studios albums
| Title | Year | Record label | Media | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treme | 2012 | Som Livre | CD | 30.000 |
Singles
| Single | Year | Record label | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Xirley" | 2011 | Som Livre | Digital Download |
| "Ex Mai Love" | 2012 | Som Livre | Digital Download |
| "Chuva" | 2013 | Som Livre | Digital Download |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Revelation Musical | Nominated[5] | |
| Prêmio Multishow | New Hit | Won[6] | ||
| MTV Video Music Brazil | Best Album Art | Won[7] | ||
| Clipe the Year | Nominated[7] | |||
| Best Female Act | Won[7] | |||
| Artist of the Year | Won[7] | |||
| Latin Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| Best Brazilian Roots Album | Nominated | |||
References
- ↑ pegacifras.uol.com.br (ed.). "Gaby Amarantos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ↑ Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (ed.). "Gabi Amaranto" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- 1 2 "Tecno Show" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ↑ "Tá Tudo Misturado" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ↑ Confira a lista dos vencedores dos Melhores do Ano do Domingão do Faustão
- ↑ "Veja os vencedores do Prêmio Multishow 2012" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "Veja os vencedores do VMB 2012" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-09-20.
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