Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as Ná Ozzetti, (born 12 December 1958 ) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been associated with the

Vanguarda Paulista Vanguarda Paulista, also named Vanguarda Paulistana (''São Paulo Avant-garde)'' was the name given to a Brazilian cultural movement which happened in São Paulo between 1979 and 1985, at the final years of the Brazilian military dictatorship. T ...

movement, having been a vocalist for the band Rumo before following a solo career.

Biography

In her childhood, Ná Ozzetti learned to play the piano. After her graduation as a visual artist, she began her musical career as a singer of the group RUMO in the late 1970s, with whom she recorded a total of seven records. In 1988 her first album, ''Ná Ozzetti'', was released. At the end of the 1980s, she was a member of

Itamar Assumpção Itamar Assumpção (September 13, 1949 – June 12, 2003) was a Brazilian songwriter and composer who was born in Tietê, a city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Assumpção built a strong reputation in the Brazilian independent and alternat ...

's ensemble on various tours in Europe. Her second album Ná was arranged to a large extent by her brother Dante Ozzetti. In 1996 her CD ''Love Lee Rita'' was released, a tribute to the Brazilian singer

Rita Lee Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...

. With the pianist André Mehmari, she recorded ''Piano e Voz'' in 2005 in a duet. Her 2009 album, ''Balangandãs'', includes compositions by

Assis Valente Assis is a city and a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 105,087 (2020 est.) in an area of 460.61 km. The town was founded on July 5, 1905, and became a municipality in 1917, when it ...

, Ary Barroso and Dorival Caymmi. Ná Ozzetti received a number of awards in Brazil as a singer, Na_Ozzetti_em_Balangandas

Discography

* ''Ná Ozzetti'', Warner Continental, 1988 * ''Ná'', Ná Records, 1994 * ''Love Lee Rita (Canções de Rita Lee desde os Mutantes)'', Dabliu, 1996 * ''Estopim'', Ná Records, 1999 * ''Show'', Som Livre, 2001 * ''Piano e Voz'' (com André Mehmari), MCD, 2005 * ''DVD Piano e Voz'' (com André Mehmari), MCD, 2006 * ''Balangandãs'', MCD, 2009 * ''Meu Quintal'', Borandá, 2011 * ''Embalar'', Circus Produções, 2013 * ''Ná e Zé'', Circus Produções, 2015 * ''Thiago França'', YB Produções, 2015

Awards

* 1989– Prêmio Sharp de Música Brasileira – Best New Female Singer * 2000-Festival de Música Brasileira- Best interpretation (song Show", by Luiz Tatit and Fábio Tagliaferri.) * 2005– Prêmio Bravo! Prime de música e cultura (Best Popular CD, with ''Balangandãs'')

References

External links

Official site (in Portuguese)

Ná Ozzetti on Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Portuguese)

Ná Ozzetti on Allmusic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozzetti, Na 1958 births Living people Brazilian women pianists Música Popular Brasileira musicians Singers from São Paulo 20th-century pianists 21st-century pianists 20th-century Brazilian women singers 20th-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian singers 20th-century women pianists 21st-century women pianists