Perla Fernandes dos Santos (born November 28, 1988) is a Brazilian singer commonly known by Perlla. Perlla rose to fame with her first album, ''
Eu Só Quero Ser Livre'', in early 2006.
Biography
Perlla started singing in church at age 4. At 15, she officially started her career when she met Brazilian DJ and musical producer
DJ Marlboro
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile D ...
and he was enchanted with her voice. Her first album, produced by DJ Marlboro, was released in 2006. ''Eu Só Quero Ser Livre'', from DeckDisc records, was a strong success in the Brazilian charts. She sings of teenage life with its disillusion and strange and funny situations. Many people consider her style
Melodic funk
Funk melody is a fusion genre of funk carioca and Latin freestyle.
History
DJ Marlboro
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host progra ...
, but Perlla herself does not quite agree.
With a 32-show-per-month average, Perlla is considered the Brazilian music revelation. The song "Tremendo Vacilão", about a troubled relationship, topped the charts in 2006. "Totalmente Demais", a remake of the famous Brazilian singer
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encomp ...
's song, was the theme tune of the Brazilian telenovela "Cobras & Lagartos" which aired on TV Globo. She also collaborated with the
samba
Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
group Disfarce; the single, "Solução", was another success in Brazil.
Perlla was engaged to soccer player
Leonardo Moura, who currently plays for
Grêmio.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Featuring
Gospel albums
Gospel singles
Tours
* Turnê Livre
* Turnê Mais Perto
* Turnê Europa
* Turnê Minha Vida Mudou
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perlla
1988 births
Living people
Brazilian pop singers
Brazilian gospel singers
Funk carioca musicians
People from Nilópolis
Converts to Protestantism
Brazilian singer-songwriters
Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Protestantism in Brazil
Brazilian evangelicals
21st-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
Brazilian women singer-songwriters