Ana Carolina Sousa (, born September 9, 1974) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician.

Career

Carolina has a

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/ref> Her musical influence comes from the crib, her grandmother used to sing on the radio, and her great aunt and uncle played percussion, piano, cello, and violin. She grew up listening to Brazilian musical icons such as

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as well as international icons such as

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, Björk, and Alanis Morissette. She began her career singing in local bars. With the determination to become a successful professional musician, she left

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and moved to

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. Shortly after moving to

, she signed a contract with the BMG recording company. She released her first CD, ''Ana Carolina,'' in 1999, which was responsible for her nomination in the Latin Grammy Awards. Her second album, ''Ana Rita Joana Iracema e Carolina'' was another success, released in 2001. The album's title is in reference to songs by the singer

, one of Ana Carolina's idols. This album contained hits like "Quem de nós dois" and "Ela é bamba". In 2003, she released her 3rd album, ''Estampado'' which showed her musical originality. Her 4th CD, ''Ana Carolina: Perfil'' released in 2004, was a collection of her most successful songs from her first 3 CDs and, according to ABPD, is the best-selling in Brazil in 2005. Also in 2004 she performed a show with

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and released a live CD and DVD of the show called Ana & Jorge. The song, "É Isso Aí", a Portuguese version of

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's "The Blower's Daughter", reached the #1 spot on the charts. Carolina

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in ''Veja'' magazine as bisexual in 2005, creating much debate and attracting new fans. She released her 6th album, ''

Dois Quartos ''Dois Quartos'' (In English: "Two Rooms"), launched in 2006, had its revival in 2007, selling each disc separately, is the 4th studio album and 6th career album of Brazilian singer, songwriter, arranger, producer Ana Carolina Ana Carolina Sou ...

'', in 2006. The album contained 2 CDs, the 1st called 'Quarto' and the 2nd called 'Quartinho'. In December 2017,

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released a song and an accompanying video called "Inocente" that was co-written by Carolina.

Discography

Albums

DVDs

Singles

References

External links

Official PageMagazine ''Veja'' – ''A nação das cantoras''
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