Alice Caymmi (born Alice Malaguti Caymmi on March 17, 1990) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She is the granddaughter of

Dorival Caymmi Dorival Caymmi (; April 30, 1914 – August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba ...

, daughter of

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and Simone Caymmi and niece of

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and

Dori Caymmi Dorival "Dori" Tostes Caymmi (born 26 August 1943) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, arranger, and producer. Biography Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro to parents who were musicians, his father Dorival Caymmi a composer and his mot ...

Career

Before opting for a musical life, Alice studied

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. Afterwards, she studied performing arts cênicas at

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. Her first professional recording was at the age of 12 in her aunt Nana's album ''Desejo'', specifically on the track "Seus Olhos", written by her sister Juliana. Shortly after, they performed the song with Nana at a sold-out Canecão. In 2007, she took part of the ending ceremony of the

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with her father Danilo. In 2012, via a partnership between Kuarup and

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, she released her self-titled first album, followed by a number of tours. The album is mainly original except for two cover songs, one originally by

and another by

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. Two years later, she released her second album, '' Rainha dos Raios'', this time with mostly cover versions and just two new songs, including a partnership with Michael Sullivan. In 2015, her version of "Como Vês" was featured at

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's miniseries ''

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''. In October 2015, Alice was preparing her first live DVD, directed by

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creator Paulo Borges. In December 2017, she released the first single of her third album, ''Alice'', due to January 12, 2018. The track is titled "Inocente", was co-written by

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and received a promotional video directed by Allexia Galvão. In 27 May 2019, Caymmi released her fourth album, ''

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'', in which she sings all tracks accompanied by a piano only. In December of the same year, she released a video directed by Pedro Freire for a version of "Areia Fina", from ''Electra'', remixed by Maffalda. On the same occasion, she announced she would release in the first semester of the next year a sequel to the album titled '' Elétrika'', containing new, pop music created with Rodrigo Gorky. In January 2020, she released the first single of the album, "A Noite Inteira" (All Night Long), a partnership with com Àttooxxá written by her, Rafa Dias and Wallace "Chibatinha" Carvalho dos Santos and produced by Rodrigo Gorky, Maffalda and Zebu, from Brabo Music. In February 2020, she released the song "Elétrika", featuring Baianas Ozadas which was part of a campaign by

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to alert people on how to prevent electrical accidents during carnival in

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. In October 2021, she effectively released her fifth album, '' Imaculada'', with almost all-new songs.

Personal life

When asked about her religion, Alice said: Caymmi identifies as

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and is married to fellow musician Filipe Castro since 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

*''

Alice Caymmi Alice Caymmi (born Alice Malaguti Caymmi on March 17, 1990) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She is the granddaughter of Dorival Caymmi, daughter of Danilo and Simone Caymmi and niece of Nana and Dori Caymmi. Career Before opting for a mus ...

'' (2012) *'' Rainha dos Raios'' (2014) *'' Alice'' (2018) *''

'' (2019) *'' Imaculada'' (2021)

Live albums

*''Rainha dos Raios (ao Vivo)'' (2015)

EPs

*'' Dizem Que Sou Louca'' (2019)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caymmi, Alice Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni 1990 births People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Alice Living people Women in Latin music Bisexual musicians Brazilian LGBT musicians LGBT people in Latin music