Eduarda Bittencourt Simões (; born October 8, 1987), better known as Duda Beat, is a Brazilian

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and

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. She won the ACPA Award for Breakthrough Artist in 2018, and her debut album ''Sinto Muito'' was listed among ''

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''s best 50 Brazilian records of that year. Duda Beat was nominated for a 2021 Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for her album in partnership with Nando Reis.

Biography

Eduarda Bittencourt Simões was born on October 8, 1987, in

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, the capital of the Brazilian state of

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. She is the daughter of Suyenne Bittencourt and Tárciso Simões. While she originally used the stage name "Duda Bitt", the artist later decided to adopt the name Duda Beat in homage to the countercultural

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movement. At age 18, she moved to

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. In April 2018, she graduated with a degree in

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from the

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, publishing an article on

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and Brazilian politics. In the same month, she began her professional music career, releasing her debut album ''Sinto Muito''. Duda Beat is married to Tomás Tróia, a producer of her two albums and member of her band.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

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