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Maria Odete Brito de Miranda de Souza (born 29 May 1959),Gretchen Profile
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known professionally as Gretchen, is a Brazilian singer, dancer, businesswoman, pornographic actress, and media personality. Gretchen Profile
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Often referred to as the " Meme Queen", Gretchen is the older sister of Brazilian country singer Sula Miranda, and mother of Brazilian politician Thammy Miranda. She is known for reinventing her music and image, and for keeping her autonomy within the music industry. She has a vast musical repertory, and has been the source of some controversy throughout her career. Referred to as the "Rainha do Bumbum" ("Ass Queen"),Entrevista: Gretchen se recusa a passar título de rainha do bumbum adiante
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Gretchen has sold 15 million records over nearly four decades. She achieved popularity with the movie ''Aleluia, Gretchen'', which tells the story of a
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immigrant family.


Career

After doing backing vocals for years, Gretchen appeared on a TV show in 1978 and soon recorded her debut single, "Dance With Me", disco song inspired in
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's Dance a Little Bit Closer. In 1980, 1981 and 1982, she released her three most successful albums: ''My Name Is Gretchen'', ''You and Me'', and ''Lonely''. These three albums featured songs that became hallmarks in her career, such as "Freak Le Boom Boom", "Melô do Piripipi", "Conga Conga Conga". She sold more than 15 million records worldwide. Between 1980 and 1982, she grabbed the media's attention by making "sexy" music, while still enjoying popularity among children. After ''Lonely'' in 1982, she went on a downward spiral while trying to remain on the charts. Born as a
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, Gretchen embraced the Protestant faith in the 1990s, and began singing gospel music. By the end of the 1990s, her hits had returned to dance floors. With the emergence of Butt Music stars like Carla Perez, Gretchen was eventually recognized as a forerunner of the hip shakers. The compilation ''20 Super Sucessos'' came out in 1998 on Copacabana/
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. Gretchen signed a contract to star in a porn movie for Brazilian porn producers '' Brasileirinhas'' in 2006, following the example of Rita Cadillac, with whom she appeared in the 1982 ''
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'' ''Aluga-se Moças''. The movie, ''La Conga Sex'', was released by November, followed by another porn title, ''Carnaval 2007'', released in February 2007. In 2008, she became
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to be
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of Itamaracá. On July 3, 2017, she was featured on Katy Perry's " Swish Swish" lyric video. She also appeared with Rita Cadillac in a Netflix Brasil commercial to promote the series '' GLOW''.


Legacy and impact

Gretchen has become a pop culture and internet icon during the 2010s. American recording artist Katy Perry claimed that "She ''is'' the internet!" Alvaro Neder of
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wrote about her rise to stardom and the impact of her dancing style:
Relying in her dizzying curves and hot dancing style, the Carioca vocalist Gretchen was launched in the late 70's by Mister Sam, soon performing around Brazil with the group Záccaro. After her TV debut at the
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show, she was invited to record "Dance With Me", but big hits ("Freak Le Boom Boom", "Melô do Piripiri", "Conga Conga Conga" "I Love You/Je T'Aime") came only between 1980-2 with ''My Name Is Gretchen'', ''You and Me'' and ''Lonely''. In that period, she became a popularity phenomenon, having been one of the most successful Brazilian artists, performing shows by the thousands and appearing regularly in the most famous TV programmes ..With the decline of her vogue in the 80's, despite her efforts in the exploration of new fashionable rhythms like the
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, she converted to Protestantism and became a gospel singer. In the 90's her hits became cults in the Brazilian elegant dance floors, and, with the success of similarly shaped and styled singers/dancers like Carla Perez and others revealed by É o Tchan and its epigones, Gretchen was finally acknowledged as the pioneer of a style.


Personal life

Gretchen has seven children, five biological and two adoptive, including Thammy Miranda; she is also the sister of Yara and Sula Miranda, who are also in the music business. During her career, Gretchen had many boyfriends, who often appeared in the media as her husbands, totaling 17 alleged husbands, when in fact there were five. Since 2015 the singer lives in
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, where she opened a new clothing store. Gretchen resides in a duplex with her husband. Gretchen was portrayed by
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in the 2017 biographical film '' Bingo: The King of the Mornings''.


Discography


Albums


Singles


Promo albums

*1998 – ''Louca Tentação'' *2004 – ''Relaxa Baby (Me Queira Want)'' *2006 – ''Linda E Toda Sua'' *2008 – ''Tuta Kisses'' *2010 – ''Forró: Maracutaia – Xana Rana''


Compilations

*1982 – ''Gretchen e Os Três Patinhos, e o Yure Vale'' (EP) *1982 – ''Quiero Ser Libre/My Name Is Gretchen'' *1998 – ''20 Super Sucessos'' *2002 – ''25 Anos De Sucesso'' *2007 – ''Mito Dourado'' *2010 – ''Coletânea Gretchen Prata-Cor: Êxitos De Uma Rainha'' *2011 – ''Charme, Talento e Gostosura'' *2017 - "The Queen"


Singles

* 2018 – "Bumbum Gourmet" * 2018 – "Chacoalha" * 2017 – "Falsa Fada" * 2016 – "Usurpadora" * 2015 – "Te Quiero Besar" * 2015 – "Lento" * 2015 – "Rainha do Bumbum" * 2012 – "So Let Your Body Rock" * 2012 – "Plastic Lover" * 2011 – "I'm Cool" * 2011 – "The Lazy Song" * 2010 – "Fio Dental" * 2010 – "Sonho Acordado" * 2010 – "Pintura Íntima" * 2010 – "Mordida De Amor (Love Bites)" * 2010 – "Bola Que Embola" * 2010 – "Maracutaia (I'm Yours)" * 2009 – "Eu Digo Stop!" * 2009 – "Final De Semana" * 2009 – "Quero Te Amar" * 2009 – "Você Não Vale Nada" * 2009 – "Mexe, Remexe" * 2009 – "Eu Só Quero Te Amar" * 2009 – "Por Que? (Eu Acho Que Estou Gostando De Você)" * 2009 – "Primeiro Passo" * 2008 – "Tutaminando" * 2008 – "Kisses Baby Hula-la" * 2008 – "Marinheira Pachará" * 2008 – "O Mito" * 2008 – "Piranga" * 2008 – "Vó Gina" * 2008 – "Tutatinamonga" * 2007 – "Mito Dourado" * 2007 – "Eu Quero É Você" * 2007 – "Muxada" * 2007 – "Põe Ae" * 2007 – "Disco Show" * 2007 – "Mito Mitado" * 2006 – "Sereia A-Bê-Mar" * 2006 – "Linda E Toda Sua" * 2006 – "Pra Você" * 2006 – "Sonhando Acordada" * 2006 – "Tá Afim De Hã (Mas Comigo Hã, Hã)" * 2004 – "Salgadinha" * 2004 – "Muribeca Assada" * 2004 – "Querendo Te Quiero Want (Those Days)" * 2004 – "Lábios" * 2004 – "Relaxa (Don't Stop The Game)" * 2002 – "É Pra Dançar" * 2002 – "Que Saudade" * 2001 – "Tá Bom Demais" * 2001 – "Requebra" * 2001 – "Vamos Fazer Tchi, Tchi" * 2001 – "Me Deixa Louca" * 2000 – "Voulez Vous, Voulez Vous" * 2000 – "Love to Love Baby" * 2000 – "Ok! DJ" * 2000 – "Dança do Umbigo" * 2000 – "Baby, Baby" * 2000 – "Mambo Venga" * 2000 – "Mira Que Mina Manera" * 2000 – "Could It Be Magic" * 2000 – "Cunhé, Cunhé" * 2000 – "La Pasión" * 1999 – "Amor Canibal" * 1999 – "Peri Selvagem" * 1999 – "Me Tira Daqui" * 1999 – "Tentação Animal" * 1999 – "Louca E Selvagem" * 1999 – "Louca Tentação" * 1998 – "Anjos De Deus" * 1998 – "Meu Prazer" * 1997 – "Jesus Pode Entrar" * 1997 – "Dom De Deus" * 1997 – "Livre E Feliz" * 1996 – "Maravilhoso" * 1996 – "Reino De Deus" * 1996 – "Tribo De Judá" * 1996 – "Amo Jesus" * 1996 – "Com Alegria e Adoração" * 1996 – "Não Há Barreiras" * 1996 – "Jeová Jire" * 1996 – "Jesus É Rei" * 1995 – "Oh Carol!" * 1995 – "Não Vou Deixar de Amar (I Can't Stop Loving You)" * 1995 – "Coisas Do Meu Coração (For All We Know)" * 1995 – "Feelings" * 1995 – "The Summer Is Magic" * 1995 – "Baby Não Dá (Lady Don't Cry)" * 1995 – "Tempos de Prazer (Sweet Dreams)" * 1994 – "Arte Final" * 1994 – "La Salsa" * 1994 – "Sha, Na, Na" * 1993 – "Não Há Sede Que Resista" * 1993 – "Voulez Fouche risson * 1993 – "Vem Me Ver" * 1993 – "Porompompero" * 1992 – "Soy La Mujer" * 1991 – "Luar de Amor" * 1991 – "Tô Que Tô" * 1991 – "Siboney (Siboney)" * 1991 – "Bailarina (The Boxer)" * 1990 – "Xamegando" * 1990 – "Cheiro & Chamego" * 1989 – "Shaking My Body" * 1989 – "Diamante Mujer" * 1989 – "Give It Up In Vain" * 1989 – "Pillow Talk" * 1988 – "Colombiar" * 1988 – "Monster Party" * 1988 – "Those Were The Days" * 1988 – "Gypsy (Czardas)" * 1987 – "Comment Ça Va" * 1987 – "I Was Born To Love You" * 1987 – "Do You Like Boom Boom?" * 1987 – "Love is Love" * 1987 – "Do Bidu Dam Dam" * 1987 – "Sueño Tropical" * 1987 – "Je T'aime Moi Non Plus" * 1987 – "Latino Americana (Soy Fuego)" * 1985 – "Wild Tiger" * 1985 – "Body Baby" * 1985 – "Teach Me A Tiger" * 1985 – "Le Bal Masque" * 1985 – "Hula Hula Ba Ba Yê" * 1983 – "Melô do Xique Xique" * 1984 – "Bate Bate Coração" * 1983 – "Veneno" * 1983 – "Coochie-Coochie" * 1983 – "Aerobic (Ginástica)" * 1983 – "Ela Tem Raça, Charme, Talento e Gostosura" * 1983 – "Chá Chá Chá Boom Boom" * 1983 – "Baby" * 1983 – "Give Me Your Love" * 1983 – "Melô do Pata Pata (Aie So Mama Ie Pata Pata)" * 1982 – "Allah-la-ô My Love" * 1982 – "Bumbum No Chão" * 1982 – "Gretchen E Os Três Patinhos" (EP) * 1982 – "Disco Show Medley" * 1982 – "It's All Right" * 1982 – "Y Te Amare" * 1982 – "My Man of Love" * 1982 – "Mambo Mambo Mambo" * 1982 – "Melô do Piripipi (Je Suis La Femme)" * 1981 – "Climax In The Space" * 1981 – "Carmem Miranda" * 1981 – "Do You Wanna Love?" * 1981 – "Quiero Ser Libre" * 1981 – "You And Me" * 1981 – "Give Me Love" * 1981 – "Conga Conga Conga" * 1979 – "Outra Vez Mulher" * 1979 – "My Name is Gretchen (Sex Star)" * 1979 – "Lock'n Roller" * 1979 – "I Love You Je T'aime" * 1979 – "Boggie Boggie" * 1979 – "1, 2, 3 (One Two Three)" * 1979 – "Me Gusta El Cha-Cha-Cha" * 1979 – "Freak Le Boom Boom" * 1978 – "Dance With Me"


Soundtrack

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Guest appearances

*''As Melindrosas'' Disco Baby 1978, Choir, Chorus *''Pirlimpimpim II'' 1984, track "Milongueira da Sierra Pelada" *''No Mundo da Crianca'' 1986, track "Bumbum No Chão" *''A Discoteca do Chacrinha'' 1999, Medley of "Freak Le Boom Boom", "Me Gusta El Cha Cha Cha", "Conga Conga Conga" *" Swish Swish" (2017) by Katy Perry featuring
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Filmography

* ''Vamos Cantar Disco Baby'' (1979) * ''Aluga-se Moças'' (1982) * ''Pirlimpimpim 2'' (TV movie) (1984) * ''A Rota do Brilho'' (1990) * ''La Conga Sex'' (Porn) (2006) * ''Carnaval 2007'' (Porn) (2006) * ''Gretchen: A Rainha do Bumbum'' (Porn) (2008) * ''Gretchen Filme Estrada'' (2010) * ''
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