Thiago André Barbosa better known as Thiaguinho ( Presidente Prudente –

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– Brazil, 11 March 1983), is a

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singer, composer and presenter. He first gained notoriety for participating in the talent show Fama in 2002 and became famous for being a member of the musical group

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from 2003 to 2012. In 2012, he released his first solo album and live album, "''Ousadia & Alegria''", selling more than 80,000 copies and earning him a

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nomination in the Best Samba/Pagode Album category. He released his second solo album, "''Outro Dia, Outra História''", in 2014 which sold 40,000 copies and earned a gold record certificate. His third album, "''Hey, Mundo!''" was released in 2015, and was a commercial success, selling more than 160,000 copies and going double platinum. His second live video recording, "''VamoQVamo''" was released in 2016. In the same year, he released another album called "''Tardezinha''". His "''Só Vem''" album was released in 2017 which sold 40,000 copies and earned him another gold record. He released "''Tardezinha 2''" in 2017, followed by his third live recording called "''Vibe''" in 2020.

Story

Career

Thiaguinho learned how to play guitar with Isabella Ribeiro and started to compose at 12 years of age. By 14, he learned how to play cavaquinho. At 15, he had already formed his first samba group, ''Sabe Demais'', later producing the group's first CD. In 2002, he was a contestant in the

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Fama, produced by

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. In 2003 he joined

, replacing former singer Chrigor. With the group he recorded ten CDs and 5 DVDs. In 2009 he participated in the recording of "O Baile do Simonal", where he performed the track "No galho do cajueiro" with group-mate Perícles. In 2010, the song "Valeu", written by him and Rodriguinho, won the Digital Music Award in the "Most Popular Music" category, the song "Valeu" was released by Exaltasamba. In 2012 he started his solo career, performing concerts at CrediCard Hall, in São Paulo, for the recording of his CD/DVD "''Ousadia & Alegria''". The album featured

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and soccer player

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. In 2014, Thiaguinho became the host of TV show "Música Boa ao Vivo" on

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. In 2015, together with Péricles, Thiaguinho, Chrigor, Pinha Presidente and Izaías (all former members of

) he participated in the tour "A Gente Faz A Festa". More recently, he signed a record label deal with

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Biography

In 2011, during an appearance in the TV show

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, he confirmed he was dating actress and fellow presenter

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. In February 2015, the couple got married at Igreja Nossa Senhora do Brasil, with 450 guests attending the ceremony. On October 14, 2019, the couple announced their divorce.

TV

Discography

Solo career

All albums on this list were released by

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, except 'Hey, Mundo'. 'Hey, Mundo' was launched by FVA Music Solutions *2012 ''Ousadia & Alegria'' *2013 ''Mais e Mais'' *2014 ''Outro Dia, Outra História *2015 ''Hey, Mundo'' *2016 ''#VamoQVamo'' *2017 ''Tardezinha'' *2018 ''Tardezinha 2''

In Exaltasamba

Here, most of the albums were released by EMI, had album released by Som Livre and Radar Records *2003 ''Alegrando a Massa'' *2005 ''Esquema Novo'' *2006 ''Todos os Sambas ao Vivo'' *2007 ''Livre Pra Voar'' *2007 ''Pagode do Exalta ao Vivo'' *2009 ''Ao Vivo na Ilha da Magia'' *2010 ''Roda de Samba do Exalta'' *2010 '' 25 Anos'' *2011 ''Tá Vendo Aquela Lua''

External links

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* Thiaguinho in

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Official site

References

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