Daniela Mercury
| Daniela Mercury | |
|---|---|
 Daniela Mercury at São João do Pelourinho in 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniela Mercuri de Almeida |
| Forby kent as | Daniela Mercury |
| Born | 28 Julie 1965 |
| Oreigin | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Genres | Latin pop, Axé, Samba-reggae, MPB |
| Thrift | Sangster, sangwriter, record producer, dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Estúdio Eldorado Epic Records BMG/MTV Sony Music EMI |
| Associate acts | Companhia Clic |
| Wabsteid | DanielaMercury.art.br |
Daniela Mercury, the stage name o Daniela Mercuri de Almeida (born 28 Julie 1965), is a Brazilian axé, samba-reggae an MPB sangster, sangwriter an record producer. Syne her breakthrou, Mercury haes become ane o the best kent Brazilian female sangsters, sellin ower 20 million albums warldwide.[1]
Early life
[eedit | eedit soorce]Daniela Mercuri de Almeida wis born on 28 Julie 1965,[2] in the Portuguese Hospital in Salvador, Bahia.[3] Her mither is Liliana Mercuri, a social wirker[4] o Italian ancestry,[5] an her faither is António Fernando de Abreu Ferreira de Almeida, a Portuguese-born[5] industrial mechanic.[4] Mercury grew up in a middle class hoosehauld in the Brotas neebourheid o Salvador wi her fower siblins: Tom, Cristiana, Vânia (who wad become a sangster, billed as Vânia Abreu), an Marcos.[2][5] A trouble-maker as a child, Mercury was nicknamed "drip-fire".[6] She attendit baith the Ana Néri Schuil an the Colégio Baiano.[6]
When Mercury wis aicht year auld, she began takkin dance lessons,[5] pairticularly learnin classical ballet, jazz an African dances.[7] At age 13, influencit bi the wirk o Elis Regina, she decidit tae become a sangster.[5][8] Her repertoire consistit o bossa nova as well as the muisic o Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, an Chico Buarque.[5] Tae the unease o her parents, she stairtit singin in local bars, beginnin in 1980.[5] She made her trio elétrico debut suin efterwaird, durin the 1981 carnival.[5] Mercury's zeal for dance eventually led her tae the Federal University o Bahia, whaur she enrolled in the Dance Schuil in 1984.[5] A year later she marriet electronic ingineer Zalther Póvoas[9] an became a mither, givin birth tae Gabriel Almeida Póvoas.[5] A year efter later she haed anither bairn, dochter Giovana Almeida Póvoas.[5]
Discografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]Studio albums
[eedit | eedit soorce]Live albums
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Elétrica
- MTV ao Vivo – Eletrodoméstico
- Clássica
- Balé Mulato – Ao Vivo
- Canibália: Ritmos do Brasil
Compilations albums
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Swing Tropical - Grandes Êxitos
- 20 Grandes Êxitos
- XXI - Vinte um Grandes Êxitos
- The Very Best Gold
- O Canto da Cidade - 15 Anos
Concert tours
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Canibália
Videografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]| Year | Video | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Swing da Cor" (featuring Olodum) | Daniela Mercury |
| 1992 | "O Canto da Cidade" | O Canto da Cidade |
| "O Mais Belo dos Belos" | ||
| "Batuque" | ||
| 1993 | "Você Não Entende Nada" | |
| "Só Pra te Mostrar" (featuring Herbert Vianna) | ||
| 1994 | "Música de Rua" | Música de Rua |
| "O Reggae e o Mar" | ||
| 1997 | "Nobre Vagabundo" | Feijão com Arroz |
| "Rapunzel" | ||
| "Feijão de Corda" | ||
| 1998 | "Trio Metal" | Elétrica - Ao Vivo |
| 2000 | "Ilê Pérola Negra" | Sol da Liberdade |
| "Santa Helena" | ||
| 2001 | "Beat Lamento" | Sou de Qualquer Lugar |
| 2002 | "Mutante" | |
| 2003 | "Dona da Banca" | MTV Ao Vivo - Eletrodoméstico |
| "Meu Plano" | ||
| 2004 | "Maimbê Dandá" (featuring Carlinhos Brown) | Carnaval Eletrônico |
| 2005 | "Aeromoça" | Clássica |
| "Sua Estupidez" | ||
| "Topo do Mundo" | Balé Mulato | |
| "Levada Brasileira" | ||
| 2006 | "Quero a Felicidade" (featuring Jammil e Uma Noites) | Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo |
| "Toneladas de Amor" | ||
| 2009 | "Oyá Por Nós" (featuring Margareth Menezes) | Canibália |
| 2010 | "É Carnaval" | Canibália: Ritmos do Brasil |
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- (Portuguese) Biography at the dictionary of MPB Archived 2007-07-04 at Archive.today
- (Portuguese) Biography at gossip site O Fuxico Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Daniela Mercury on MSN Música". Archived frae the original on 14 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2013.
- 1 2 Daniela Mercury biography. Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ Mercury, Daniela (2008). Daniela Mercury: O Canto da Cidade - 15 Anos opening sequence (DVD). Sony BMG.
- 1 2 Biography at official website Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Birchmeier, Jason. Daniela Mercury biography. All Music Guide.
- 1 2
- ↑ Biography Archived 2020-11-26 at the Wayback Machine. Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Popular Music.
- ↑ Daniela Mercury biography Archived 2019-08-25 at the Wayback Machine in AllBrazilianMusic.com
- ↑ Botelho, Thaís and Blanes, Simone. "O casamento secreto de Daniela Mercury" Archived 2020-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. Istoé Gente.
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