WLarissa de Macedo Machado, known professionally by her stage name Anitta, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television host, actress, business woman and entrepreneur. In 2010, after posting a video on YouTube, Renato Azevedo, then producer of the independent record company Furacão 2000, called her to sign a contract with the label. Due to the success of the song "Meiga e Abusada" in 2012, she signed a contract with Warner Music Brasil the following year.
WMaria Bethânia Viana Telles Veloso is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with performances all over the country, and the popularity of her 1965 single "Carcará", the artist became a star in Brazil.
WAdriana Calcanhotto is a Brazilian singer and composer. Her melancholic songs are often categorized in the MPB genre. She began her professional career in 1984 and released her first studio album in 1990.
WAna Carolina Sousa is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician.
WAgenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Vermelho and at solo career, is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music. In his 9-year career, he sold more than 5 million albums and achieved 11 number one singles and 18 Top 10 singles in Brazil.
WLia Clark, the stage name of Rhael Lima de Oliveira, is a Brazilian singer and drag queen. Born in Santos, São Paulo, Rhael grew up listening to Brazilian funk. Inspired by Valesca Popozuda and Tati Quebra-Barraco, in 2014, Rhael became the drag queen "Lia Clark", working as DJ known to play funk. Two years later, the artist came to prominence as a singer after the release of "Trava Trava". A hit on Spotify and YouTube, it led to a national tour and to the release of the extended play (EP) Clark Boom in 2016. In the following year, the EP spawned hits like "Chifrudo", "TOME CUrtindo" and "Boquetáxi". The first two marked collaborations with trans singer Mulher Pepita and drag queen Pabllo Vittar respectively, while the latter was involved in a polemic when its YouTube video was restricted because of alleged improper sexual content.
WEdson Cordeiro is a Brazilian sopranist countertenor and pop and jazz singer.
WIara Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She moved to Finland in 2014 to start a professional career in the music industry. She was selected to take part on The Voice of Finland in 2017. In her blind audition, she sang Corinne Bailey Rae's song "Put Your Records On" and two coaches turned the chair for her. Anna Puu and Olli Lindholm. She chose to take part on Anna's team.
WZélia Duncan, born Zélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira, is a Brazilian singer and composer.
WCássia Rejane Eller was a Brazilian singer and musician. She came to prominence in the early 1990s and performed a mix of rock and MPB. Eller released five studio albums in her lifetime: Cássia Eller (1990), O Marginal (1992), Cássia Eller (1994), Veneno AntiMonotonia (1997) and Com Você... Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo (1999). Her sixth studio album, Dez de Dezembro (2002) was released posthumously. Eller's most successful album was Acústico MTV – Cássia Eller (2001), selling over 1 million copies. She was ranked as the 18th greatest vocalist and 40th greatest Brazilian musician by Rolling Stone Brasil. On December 29, 2001, Eller died of a heart attack caused by a malformation of her heart at the age of 39.
WMaria Gadú is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy Award. She released her first album in 2009, self-titled Maria Gadú. Her single "Shimbalaiê" became a number one hit in Italy during summer 2011, staying atop the FIMI chart for five straight weeks.
WPreta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, known as Preta Gil, is a Brazilian singer and actress. She is the daughter of Gilberto Gil, a famous musician and former Minister of Culture in Brazil.
WKid Vinil, stage name of Antônio Carlos Senefonte, was a Brazilian singer, radio broadcaster, composer and journalist. He became famous in the Brazilian rock of the 1980s.
WMarina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She is a prominent female pioneer of Brazilian rock music.
WLiniker de Barros Ferreira Campos, widely known as Liniker, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and former bandleader for Brazilian soul and Black music band pt:Liniker e os Caramelows. Her voice has been described as 'powerful and low-pitched' with a 'slightly raspy, soul-singer' character as well as 'versatile' with a 'recurrent falsetto' and 'easily recognisable timbre'—with occasional comparisons arising towards Tim Maia. Liniker is an openly trans woman, and her music is an influence on young Brazilians facing gender discrimination, an audience which 'rarely finds itself represented in Brazilian music.' Her frequently excruciating, intense lyrics mainly deal with the vicissitudes of love.
WLudmila Oliveira da Silva, widely known by her stage name Ludmilla, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who achieved fame in 2012 with song Fala Mal de Mim. In September 2020, she became the first Black Latin-American female musician to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.
WMartnália Mendonça Ferreira, known as Mart'nália is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and percussionist.
WNey de Souza Pereira, known as Ney Matogrosso, is a Brazilian singer who is distinguished for his uncommon countertenor voice. He was ranked by Rolling Stone as the third greatest Brazilian singer of all time.
WMaria Antônia Gigliotti Campos Maya is a Brazilian actress.
WDaniela Mercury is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress and television host. In her solo career, Mercury has sold over 20 million records worldwide and had 24 Top 10 singles in the country, with 14 of them reached No. 1. Winner of a Latin Grammy for her album Balé Mulato – Ao Vivo, she also received six Brazilian Music Award, an APCA award, three Multishow Brazilian Music Awards and two awards at VMB: Best Music Video and Photography.
WEllen Gomes de Oléria, known as Ellen Oléria is a Brazilian singer, musician, songwriter, and actress.
WCauby Peixoto was a Brazilian singer, whose career lasted from the late 1940s until his death in 2016. He is known for his deep voice and extravagant mannerisms and hairstyles. He had a brief career in the United States in the 1950s, where he presented under the pseudonyms Ron Coby or Coby Dijon.
WMaria Izildinha "Zizi" Possi is a Brazilian singer from São Paulo, the daughter of Italian immigrants. She sings in Portuguese, English, and Italian languages.
WNando Reis is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and one of the lead singers of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own band called Os Infernais. He has also produced a few albums, including some related to Cássia Eller, who has made several significant partnerships with him, and Marisa Monte. In 2012, Nando Reis was listed among the top ten Brazilian artists at the ECAD list of artists who earned the most from copyright in the first semester of that year. In 2016, he was at the 15th position, besides being 6th in the ranking of earnings from live performances and topped the ranking of earnings from music played in public places.
WAna Maria de Rezende Versiani dos Anjos is a Brazilian film director and musician. She is the guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band CSS.
WAngela Maria Diniz Gonçalves, best known by the stage name Angela Ro Ro, based on an onomatopoeia of her laughter, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter influenced by her idols Ella Fitzgerald, Maysa Matarazzo and Jacques Brel.
WRenato Russo was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band Legião Urbana. A Brazilian film depicting his life and career was released in 2013, called Somos Tão Jovens.
WLuiza da Silva e Sá is one of the guitar players and drummers for the Brazilian indie-electro band Cansei de Ser Sexy.
WSandra Cristina Frederico de Sá is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
WEmílio Vitalino Santiago, known as Emílio Santiago, was a Brazilian singer.
WLulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist.
WLúcio Silva de Souza, known simply as Silva, stylized as "SILVA", is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
WMilton de Oliveira Ismael Silva, known as Ismael Silva, was a Brazilian samba musician of African descent. In 1925 he had his first recorded his samba. His best-known compositions were Me faz carinhos, Se você jurar, Antonico, Para me livrar do mal, Novo amor, Ao romper da aurora, Tristezas não pagam dívidas, Me diga o teu nome, among others.
WPhabullo Rodrigues da Silva, known professionally as Pabllo Vittar is a Brazilian drag queen, singer and songwriter. Vittar appeared on TV for the first time in 2014, on a Brazilian talent singing show, performing "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston. He became famous in the media in 2015 with the success of his music video "Open Bar", a Portuguese-language version of Major Lazer's song "Lean On" with original lyrics, produced by Bonde do Rolê and Omulu. In less than four months, the video reached one million views on YouTube. He also released an extended play with the same name, using pop hits' instrumentals with new arrangements and lyrics.