Maria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈɾiɐ beˈtɐ̃niɐ]; born 18 June 1946) 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"), she is "The Queen of Brazilian Music". 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. Bethânia is the sister of the singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso and of the writer-songwriter Mabel Velloso, as well as being aunt of the singers Belô Velloso and Jota Velloso. The singer has released 50 studio albums in 47 years of career, and is among the 10 best-selling music artists in Brazil, having sold more than 26 million records. Bethânia was ranked in 2012, by Rolling Stone Brasil magazine, as the fifth-biggest voice in Brazilian music.
Genre: axe, mpb, samba, bossa-nova
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Top Tracks
- Sonho Meu
- Samba da Bênção
- Carcará
- Eu Não Existo Sem Você
- Minha Namorada
- Quero Você
- A Força Que Vem Da Raiz
- Tarde Em Itapoã
- Sonho Meu
- Um Índio - Ao Vivo no Coala Festival 2022
- Brincar de Viver
- Mulher, Sempre Mulher
- Pérola Negra - Ao Vivo
- A Felicidade
- Onde Estará o Meu Amor (Faixa Bônus)
- Sinceramente Teu (with Maria Bethânia) - Remasterizado
- Linda Flor (Yaya)
- O Que Tinha de Ser
- Baioque
- Gente Humilde
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