Maria Gadú (born Mayra Corrêa Aygadoux, 4 December 1986) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist.
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 Maria Gadú performing at Citibank Hall. (2018) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mayra Corrêa Aygadoux |
| Also known as | Maria Gadú |
| Born | 4 December 1986 São Paulo, Brazil |
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Gadú has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy Award. She released her first album in 2009, self-titled Maria Gadú.[2] Her single "Shimbalaiê" became a number one hit in Italy during summer 2011, staying atop the FIMI chart for five straight weeks.
Biography edit
Maria Gadú started playing music as a child[3] after having learned the basics of reading musical notation. Seven years later she began to record songs on cassette tapes. Her real musical training begins at the age of thirteen, when she began to give concerts in the bars of São Paulo, playing music by Adoniran Barbosa, Marisa Monte and Chico Buarque.[4]
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In 2008 she moved to Rio de Janeiro[3] and began playing in bars, and she attracted the attention of famous musicians such as Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, João Donato among others.[5] Maria Gadu gained renown playing "Ne me quitte pas" by Jacques Brel[6] for Jayme Monjardim, who was in preproduction of the television series Maysa: Quando Fala o Coração (Maysa – when the heart sings).[7] Maysa Matarazzo, singer and mother of the director, had been very successful in the 1950s and 1960s singing the title song, among others. Gadú's version was soon included in the soundtrack of the series that would premiere in January 2009.[8] Gadú also had a small acting part in the series. As 2009 began, Maria Gadú prepared her first album for the Som Livre sublabel Slap.[8]
Gadú also sings "Blue Velvet" with Tony Bennett on his 2012 CD Viva Duets.[9]
In 2015, her album Guelã was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best MPB Album category.[10]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA [11] |
ITA [12] |
POR [13] | |||
| Maria Gadú |
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4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Multishow ao Vivo – Maria Gadú |
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7 | — | 10 |
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| Maria Gadú e Caetano Veloso – Multishow ao Vivo |
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3 | — | 2 |
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| Mais Uma Página |
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5 | 48 | 22 |
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| Nós |
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2 | — | 27 | |
| Guelã |
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12 | — | — | |
| Guelã Ao Vivo |
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47 | — | — | |
Video albums edit
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA [11] |
POR [13] | |||
| Multishow ao Vivo – Maria Gadú |
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7 | 10 |
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| Maria Gadú e Caetano Veloso – Multishow ao Vivo |
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3 | 2 |
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| Guelã Ao Vivo |
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— | — | |
Singles edit
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| BRA | ITA [16] | |||
| 2009 | "Shimbalaiê" | 5 | 1 | Maria Gadú |
| "Linda Rosa" | 34 | — | ||
| "Dona Cila" | 48 | — | ||
| "Laranja" (ft. Leandro Léo) | 37 | — | ||
| "Bela Flor" | 62 | — | ||
| 2010 | "Rapte-me, Camaleoa" | 60 | — | |
| "João de Barro" | 66 | — | Multishow Ao Vivo | |
| "Quando Fui Chuva" | 33 | — | ||
| "Lanterna dos Afogados" | 65 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Oração ao Tempo" | 76 | — | Mais uma Página |
| "Like a Rose" | 56 | — | ||
| 2013 | "Em Paz" (ft. 5 a Seco) | 62 | — | Nós |
| 2015 | "Obloco" | 34 | — | Guelã |
| 2016 | "Trovoa" | — | — | Guelã Ao Vivo |
References edit
- ^ a b "Conheça Maria Gadú, cantora que caiu nas graças de Milton Nascimento e Caetano Veloso – O Globo". 24 May 2009.
- ^ Sidney Rezende – CD: "Maria Gadu" (Maria Gadu) – Um bom começo (publicado em 4 August 2009)
- ^ a b "Maria Gadú - Biografia". Pensador (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Maria Gadu". Encontroteca (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Conheça Maria Gadú, cantora que caiu nas graças de Milton Nascimento e Caetano Veloso". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 May 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ FP (27 June 2014). "Maria Gadú, the artist must Musica Popular Brasileira - Femmes au pluriel (FP), le média des femmes inspirantes". femmesaupluriel.com/ (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Maysa – Diário de Produção » Maria Gadu é mais uma aposta da minissérie » Arquivo". gshow.globo.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b "O Brasil mergulhado na GADU-MANIA !". www.micmag.net. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Tony Bennett cantou com Ana Carolina e Maria Gadú; relembre". extra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "La lista completa de nominados a los Latin Grammy 2015". Infobae (in Spanish). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Os Discos mais Vendidos do Brasil". Portal Sucesso. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Search for: Maria Gadú – Albums". italiancharts.com.
- ^ a b "Search for: Maria Gadú – Albums". Portuguesecharts.com.
- ^ "Maria Gadú". MTV. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Certificazione Album fisici e digitali dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 9 del 2012" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Search for: Maria Gadú – Singles". italiancharts.com.