Lindinalva de Souza Rocha (born December 23), better known by her stage name Lili Rocha, is a
Brazilian pop rock
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musician
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who started her career in
Italy
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with her first album, ''Me Deixa Sonhar (2003)'' .
Life and career
Rocha was named the winner of the prominent ''Gabriela'' talent show in
Ilhéus, Brazil. She then toured throughout
Portugal
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, Italy, and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, later moving to Switzerland and entering the Accademia di Musica Italiana to study under Antonio Guglielmi, with whom she also recorded her first songs.
Rocha's albums contain songs in
Portuguese,
Spanish, and
Italian. The first album, ''Me Deixa Sonhar'' (2003), sold over 80,000 records in Italy. It also had modest sales in Brazil. Rocha promoted this album by appearing in TV and live performances in
São Paulo
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and
Rio de Janeiro
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. The following year, Rocha released the album ''Recomeçar'' (2004) in
Europe
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. ''Recomeçar'' was certified Gold in Italy with 40,000 copies sold. Rocha's third album, ''Amuleto'' (2007) was promoted with a concert tour of Italy and Spain. The tour resulted in a live album: ''Lili Rocha Live'' (2009). This album went Gold in Italy.
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Concerts
Rocha recently completed her first English album in the
United States of America
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, giving concerts in
New York City
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,
Los Angeles
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, and
Miami
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.
Discography
* Me Deixa Sonhar (2003)
* Recomeçar (2004)
* Amuleto (2007)
* Lili Rocha Live (2009)
* Lili Rocha Rocks! (2010)
See also
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Music of Brazil
Notes
External links
Official Website
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century Brazilian women singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Italian-language singers
Spanish-language singers of Brazil
English-language singers from Brazil
People from Bahia