Artist: Vanessa da Mata
Genre(s):
Latin
Discography:
Essa Boneca Tem Manual
Year: 2006
Tracks: 12
Born in a small ithiel Town in the responsibility of Mato Grosso, Brazil, in 1976, vocaliser and composer Vanessa da Mata grew up hearing to venerated artists like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Luiz Gonzaga, as intimately as the sounds of Rio she picked up on her wireless. At 15, she resettled to Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and began performing in clubs, shortly moving to São Paulo to remain her life history. She linked a reggae band, even singing with the noted Jamaican grouping Black Uhuru for a stint, piece playing basketball game and operative as a model in her free time. But despite the strength of her voice, da Mata launch her first taste of success as a composer. Teaming up with Chico César, she wrote the song "A Força Que Nunca Seca," the title racecourse for Maria Bethânia's 1999 album, and shortly she was too working on pieces for Daniela Mercury, Ana Carolina, and César himself. Now with some long time of experience under her belt, da Mata decided to in the end record her have solo material, releasing her self-titled debut in 2002. It was her next album, Essa Boneca Tem Manuel, however, that really pushed her into the calcium light, assisted by the strength of the single "Ai Ai Ai." Three long time later the singer's third album, Sim, was released, and featured appearances from the acclaimed piano player João Donato and American rocker Ben Harper, among others.
