Biel (singer)

Gabriel Araújo Marins Rodrigues (born March 20, 1996), better known by the stage name Biel, is a Brazilian singer. After achieving online success, he was signed to Warner Music in April 2015. He released his EP ''Biel'' and had a string of hits, winning ''Meus Prêmios Nick Award'' as a "Revelação Musical" (musical revelation) of the year. He released his album ''Juntos Vamos Além'' in 2016.

Career

Gabriel was born in Lorena, São Paulo. He is the eldest son of Sérgio Ricardo Marins Rodrigues and of lawyer and former DJ Eliziane Silva Araújo.

At 12, he began to show interest in a musical career and became a model, DJ and dancer. At 16, he performed as MC Biel in clubs. In 2013, Biel, he started as an independent funk carioca artist in the styles "funk ostentação" and "funk sedução" and was often dubbed a "Brazilian Justin Bieber". In 2014, he found internet blog series ''WeBiel''. Once signed to Warner Music in 2015, he removed MC from his stage name, to perform funk and pop music under the mononym Biel. The single "Demorô" from his self-titled EP ''Biel'' became a commercial success followed up by an even more successful single "Química" also from ''Biel''. His studio album ''Juntos Vamos Além'' is released in April 2016 on Warner.

Discography

Albums

*2016: ''Juntos Vamos Além''

EPs

*2015: ''Biel''

Singles

Filmography

*2014–present: (personal web blog series)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website

1995 births
Living people
Musicians from São Paulo (state)
21st-century Brazilian male singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Brazilian pop singers
Funk carioca musicians
People from Lorena, São Paulo

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