Emanuelle Araújo (born July 21, 1976) is a Brazilian actress, singer and songwriter. She became nationally known in 1999 as lead singer of ''

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'', where she stayed for only two and a half years until 2002. In 2004 she founded the samba-rock band ''Moinho'' with Lan Lan and Toni Costa, in which she is currently vocalist."Moinho", ''Veja Rio'' 20/9 (2010), 68. www.google.com/books/edition/Veja_Rio/SxdPAQAAIAAJ

Early life and career

Araújo began her career at the age of ten doing theater with the Interarte Company, where she remained until 1990 and starred in the plays ''A Bruxinha que Era Boa'', ''O Gato Malhado e a Andorinha Sinhá'', ''O Rapto das Cebolinhas'', ''Alice no País das Maravilhas'', ''Pare para Decidir - O Musical'' and ''Dançar Bahia'', the last two in which she traveled to presentations in

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and

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. In 1993, at age 17, she became pregnant and had her daughter, Bruna. In 1994, she entered the biology course of the

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, but gave up the first year and began to study performing arts in the same place, where she graduated in 1998.

Filmography

Theater

Discography

Studio albums

''Singles''

References

External links

* * 1976 births Living people Brazilian women composers Brazilian television actresses Brazilian stage actresses Brazilian film actresses People from Salvador, Bahia 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers {{Brazil-bio-stub