Luciana Mello (born January 22, 1979) is a Brazilian singer and professional dancer.
Mello began her musical training early in life, taking voice and dance lessons. As a child, she sang in
choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...
s and later performed in
musicals. She emerged on the
Brazilian pop music
Brazilian commonly refers to:
* Something of, from or relating to Brazil
* Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil
* Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent
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scene as a participant in the ''
Artistas Reunidos'' (Reunited Artists) project, and issued her first solo CD, ''Assim Que Se Faz,'' in 2001.
Mello's father was prominent Brazilian musician and singer
Jair Rodrigues
Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (February 6, 1939 – May 8, 2014) was a Brazilian musician and singer. He is the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also followed in his footsteps and became musicians.
Biography
Born in Igarapava, Rodr ...
. Her brother,
Jair Oliveira
Jair Rodrigues M. Oliveira (Jairzinho Oliveira, born March 17, 1975 in São Paulo, São Paulo) is a Brazilian composer, singer and producer. He is the son of the late Brazilian musician Jair Rodrigues and brother to singer Luciana Mello.
In the e ...
, is also an influential producer of modern Brazilian pop music and is a singer/songwriter in his own right.
Her album ''Na Luz do Samba'' was nominated for the
2017 Latin Grammy Award for
Best Samba/Pagode Album.
Discography
;Other Albums
* 1998:''Projeto Artistas Reunidos''
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Brazilian pop singers
Música Popular Brasileira singers
Samba musicians
Singers from São Paulo
21st-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
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