Fernanda Abreu (born September 8, 1961) is a Brazilian singer, composer and ballerina.
Biography Fernanda was born and raised in a middle-class family of the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Her first notable public appearance was the backing vocal of the band Blitz until 1986. After that, in 1990, she started a solo career, achieving great success in her native country.
In 1989, she met Herbert Vianna, and with his help and encouragement formed a funk band. Her first solo album, SLA Radical Dance Disco Club (1990), was produced by Herbert Vianna and Fábio Fonseca and had a hit with A Noite, composed with Luiz Stein and Laufer. Her second album, SLA2/Be Sample (1992), was one of the earliest Brazilian pop records to extensively employ the sampler, and had success with Rio 40 Graus,Yúdice, George. "The Funkification of Rio." In Microphone Fiends, 193-220. London: Routledge, 1994. composed with Fausto Fawcett and Laufer, portraying Rio de Janeiro climate, people and lifestyle. Since then, Abreu has been considered the first lady of Brazilian funk.
In 1997, Abreu released the album Raio X, including a cover of "Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá".
In 2006, she released their first DVD MTV ao Vivo, which includes many of her hit songs.http://www.sites-faction.mus.br/Biografias/Fernanda%20Abreu.htm
Abreu is married to the musician and designer Luiz Stein and has 2 daughters, Alice and Sofia.
Discography Title Details Sales Certications SLA Radical Dance Disco Club Released: March 17, 1990 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP BRA: 260,000 ABPD: Platinum SLA 2 Be Sample Released: April 20, 1992 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP BRA: 400,000 ABPD: Platinum Da Lata Released: July 5, 1995 Label: EMI Format: CD BRA: 100,000 ABPD: Gold Entidade Urbana Released: November 15, 2000 Label: EMI Format: CD BRA: 50,000 Na Paz Released: July 15, 2004 Label: EMI, Garota Sangue Bom Format: CD, download digital BRA: 50,000 ABPD: Gold Amor Geral Released: May 20, 2016 Label: Sony, Garota Sangue Bom Format: CD, download digital BRA: 10,000
Live albums Title Details MTV ao Vivo Released: May 29, 2006 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, DVD, download digital
Collected Title Details Sales Certications Raio X Released: July 14, 1997 Label: EMI Format: CD BRA: 150,000 ABPD: Gold Perfil Released: June 3, 2010 Label: EMI Format: CD, download digital
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