Olivia Hime (born June 25, 1943) is a Brazilian singer and lyricist. She is also the co-owner and musical manager of the record label Biscoito Fino. In 2005, the song ''Cancao Transparente'', composed by Hime and her husband, pianist and composer

Francis Hime Francis Hime (Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 1939) is a Brazilian composer, arranger, pianist and singer. He is the composer of the jazz standard ''Minha / All Mine'', recorded, among others, by Bill Evans, Tony Bennett and Eliane Elias Eliane El ...

, was nominated for a

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for Best Brazilian Song.

Early life and education

Hime was a student of the

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Career

Home composed give songs on her husband's first LP, produced by

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 ...

. The compositions were created in partnership with her husband. Together, they run their own compositions ''A Tarde'' and ''Almamúsica''.

Personal life

Hime is married to composer

. He left his engineering career to become a musician and was inspired by

Vinícius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright ...

. The couple has three daughters: Luiza, Joana and Maria.

Discography

* Palavra de Guerra Ao Vivo — CD & DVD (2008) * Palavras de Guerra (2007) * Canção Transparente (2004) * Mar de Algodão (2002) * Olivia Hime canta Chiquinha Gonzaga — Serenata de Uma Mulher (2002) * Alta Madrugada (1997) * Estrela da Vida Inteira (1987) * O Fio da Meada (1985) * Máscara (1983) * Segredo do meu coração (1982) * Olivia Hime (1981)

References

External links

Biography of Olívia Hime
1943 births Living people 20th-century Brazilian women singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Lyricists Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) 21st-century Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian singers {{Brazil-musician-stub