Estrela Ruiz Leminski (
Curitiba, 1981) is a Brazilian writer and songwriter, daughter of poets
Paulo Leminski
Paulo Leminski Filho (August 24, 1944 – June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian writer, poet, translator, journalist, advertising professional, songwriter, literary critic, biographer, teacher and judoka. He was noted for his avant-garde work, an experim ...
and
Alice Ruiz
Alice Ruiz Scherone or Alice Ruiz Schneronk (born 22 January 1946) is a Brazilian writer, poet, haikuist, advertising professional, songwriter and Translation, translator. She has published more than 20 books, with her poems being translated in v ...
.
She graduated in Music
Paraná School of Arts, specialized in
Música Popular Brasileira and has a master's degree on Music and Musicology in
Valladolid (Spain).
In 2014, she released the project ''Leminskanções'', which revisits her father's songwriter side; according to her, he is mostly regarded as a poet.
Partnership with Téo Ruiz
Leminski formed a duo with her husband Téo Ruiz named Estrela Leminski e Téo Ruiz.
With him, she released three albums.
In 2017, they released the album ''Tudo Que Não Quero Falar Sobre Amor'', produced by several people including Guilherme Kastrup, Dante Ozzetti, Rodrigo Lemos, Marcelo Fruet, Fred Teixeira, John Ulhoa (
Pato Fu) and Pupillo (
Nação Zumbi).
The project involved, in total, over 100 people
and contains a 12 songs. All of them received videos
and were released one by one starting in April of that year. The "Novela das Seis" video starred Ruiz's sister, Guta Ruiz.
The video for "Gostável" was debuted at ''
Billboard Brasil''
's website.
In 2020, they released a
protest-
frevo for
carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
named "Você Não Segurou o Samba".
Bibliography
Per source.
* ''Cupido, cuspido, escarrado'' (2004)
* ''Contra-Indústria'' (2006; monograph)
* ''XXI poetas de hoje em dia(nte)'' (2009; compilation with several authors)
* ''Poesia é Não'' (2010)
Discography
* ''Leminskanções'' (2014; organization and idealization)
With Estrela Leminsky e Téo Ruiz
* ''Músicas de Ruiz'' (2011)
* ''São Sons'' (2012)
* ''Tudo Que Não Quero Falar Sobre Amor'' (2017)
Compilations with other artists
* ''Reversos'' (by Nego Dito blog)
* ''Re-trato'' (with a cover of "A Outra", by
Los Hermanos; Musicoteca website initiative)
References
External links
Estrela Leminski e Téo Ruiz official website
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1981 births
Living people
People from Curitiba
Brazilian women composers
Brazilian women poets
21st-century Brazilian women writers
21st-century Brazilian writers