"À Primeira Vista" (

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for ''"At First Sight"'') is a song originally recorded by Brazilian singer and songwriter

Chico César Chico César (born January 26, 1964 in Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer, poet, composer and songwriter. Early years and career Born in Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba, Brazil, he was transferred to João Pessoa, where he ...

for the album '' Aos Vivos'' (1995) and recorded by the Brazilian female singer

Daniela Mercury Daniela Mercury (born Daniela Mercuri de Almeida on July 28, 1965) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress and television host. In her solo career, Mercury has sold over 20 million records worldwide and had 24 Top 10 single ...

in 1996, for her forth studio album ''

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''. It was produced by Alfredo Moura and released as

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of the album by

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Background and recording

On an interview for the Canal Bis, singer and songwriter

said:

"'À Primeira Vista' has a curious birth. Something like 'when' occurred to me. The first verse was: ''"Quando eu não tinha nada eu quis/When I did not have anything I wanted"'' and the last was: ''"Quando vi você me apaixonei/When I saw you I fell in love"''. But in between there was a lot of 'when'. ''"Quando bebi demais vomitei/When I drank too much, I threw up"'', ''"Quando ouvi
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pirei/When I heard Hendrix, I freaked out"''. Then I thought: Damn, these first verse and the last has something in common. All these in between, almost thirty, they are all crazy in my head. Then I said: This is a love song."

When

's young sister went to live in

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, César gave her a copy of the album '' Aos Vivos'', and she sent a tape with the song to her older sister. As soon as she heard it, the song got "completely stuck" in the singer's head. After César had promised the song to Mercury, other singers like

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Elba Ramalho Elba Ramalho (born August 17, 1951, in Conceição, Paraíba) is a Brazilian songwriter, performer, poet and actress. She is sometimes called "The Queen of Forró". In addition to her successful solo career, Elba has collaborated with a number ...

and

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also got interested in recording the track. Ramalho said: ''"À Primeira Vista" was the song that got me. When I heard I said: 'I'm on it"''. When the song was released as lead single of Mercury's album ''

'' in 1996, César said: ''"I tuned into Musical FM, and then "Primeira vista" started to play. It was a shock to me: Damn, they're playing my song!"'' Mercury said:

"Two years ago, I would released the album with a song like 'Rapunzel', or other dancing song. But now, I don't have nothing more to prove. This time, the focus it's on the song. It's the melody that moves. They can get sick of music, but the album has other different songs."

Success

The song was a huge success in Brazil, reaching the #1 spot on charts, becoming Mercury's biggest hit single since

O Canto da Cidade ''O Canto da Cidade'' (Portuguese for ''"The Chant of the Town"'') is the second studio album by Brazilian axé/ MPB singer Daniela Mercury, released in 1992 in Brazil and on March 23, 1993 in North America and Europe through Sony Music. Bac ...

" (1992). The song was included on the soundtrack of the

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'' (

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Awards and nominations

Charts

External links

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