Paula Fernandes de Souza
(; born August 28, 1984, in
Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas (meaning 'Seven Lagoons' in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537;km² while the population was 241,835 in 2020.
Location
Sete Lagoas is situated about 70 kilometres from Belo Horizon ...
,
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and
arranger
In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...
. In 2011 she was one of the most searched people on Google Brazil. She won a
Latin Grammy Awards
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...
for her album ''Amanhecer'' in 2016.
Biography
Born in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, she lived on a farm with her parents and her younger brother during her childhood.
Fernandes started singing when she was eight years old, releasing her self-titled debut album two years later.
Her second album, named ''Ana Rayo'', was released in 1995, and was inspired by the ''A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão'' telenovela.
Fernandes went to college to study Geography in
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
when she was 18 years old, singing in pubs during this time.
She recorded one of the theme songs of
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...
's telenovela ''
América'', named "Ave Maria Natureza", and released the album ''Canções do Vento Sul'' soon after.
Fernandes was nominated for the Best Popular Singer Award at Prêmio da Música Brasileira with that album.
The song "Jeito de Mato" from her following album, ''Pássaro de Fogo'', was a theme song on the Globo telenovela ''Paraíso'', and her version of
Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (; born 27 May 1972) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, TV host, and occasional actress. She was on six albums with Banda Eva, and seven more solo albums. Sangalo is noted for her powerful voice, charisma and live per ...
's "Quando a Chuva Passar" was the main theme of the telenovela ''Escrito nas Estrelas''.
Fernandes released her first DVD in October 2010,
and gained further recognition after she participated in two Rede Globo specials: the
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his care ...
' end of year show, broadcast on December 25, 2010, and ''Show da Virada'', broadcast during New Year's Eve, on December 31, 2010.
Her live album, ''Paula Fernandes - Ao Vivo'', released in 2011, was the top seller of that year. Fernandes became known in the rest of
Latin America
Latin America or
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* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
due to her collaboration on the
Juanes
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Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...
song "
Hoy Me Voy
''La Vida... es un Ratico'' (English: ''Life... Is a Moment'') is the fourth studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, which was released by Universal Music Latino on October 23, 2007 (see 2007 in music).
Album history
Juanes h ...
", released on his 2012 ''
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
'' album. Her 2013 album ''Multishow ao Vivo - Um Ser Amor'' was nominated for the 2014
Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists ...
, with the title song being nominated in the
Best Brazilian Song category.
Fernandes was also a singer with another, earlier, famous, group headed by another popular South American, Luciano. Earlier, she sang a Luciano passion song "Saudade Bandida" but was not named the vocalist, or shown in the video. Paula recorded one album in English titled ''Dust in the Wind'' in an American western style, see below (EMI). She also recorded a duet with Canadian country singer
Shania Twain
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
and one with American singer-songwriter
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...
.
In 2013 Fernandes stated in an interview that she was a follower of
Spiritism
Spiritism (French: ''spiritisme''; Portuguese: ''espiritismo'') is a spiritualist, religious, and philosophical doctrine established in France in the 1850s by the French teacher, educational writer, and translator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Riva ...
, leading some Christians to boycott her concerts.
In
2019
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, her album ''Hora Certa'' was nominated for the
Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists ...
.
In his international tours, he performed shows for more than 500,000 people, passing through more than 10 countries every year. These are Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Brazil, Portugal, United States, Luxembourg, Angola, Cape Verde, Spain, Argentina and Paraguay.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
EPs
Compilation albums
Singles
Awards and nominations
Latin Grammy Award
References
External links
Official websiteBrasileiros">Interview to '' Brasileiros'' magazine*
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Living people
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Living people
Musicians from Minas Gerais
Sertanejo musicians
Latin music songwriters
21st-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
Brazilian spiritualists
Latin Grammy Award winners
Women in Latin music