Catto Alves (born 26 September 1987), known mononymously as Catto (formerly Filipe Catto), is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She has worked with genres such as MPB,

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and

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. She identifies as

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and uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. Filipecatto_flickr

She has shared the stage with artists such as

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, Odair José,

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, Vanessa da Matta,

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and Dzi Croquettes. She frequently sings songs composed by other people, but has also authored songs of her own, both alone and in partnerships with artists such as

, Tiê,

Paulinho Moska Paulo Corrêa de Araujo, also known as Moska or Paulinho Moska (born 27 August 1967, in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian singer, composer and actor. He started to play the classical guitar when he was 13 years old, with friends. He graduated in ...

and Pedro Luís.

Early life and first works

Born in Lajeado and raised in the state capital

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, Catto would sing in parties with her father. As a teenager, she sang in some rock bands. In 2006, she began a solo career performing at bars and released some works on the internet. In 2008, she and director João Pedro Madureira started the show "Ouro e Pétala", involving vocals, acoustic guitar and claps. In 2009, Catto released the ''Saga'' EP for free download.

Career

2011-2017: ''Fôlego'' and ''Tomada''

In 2011, the track "Saga" was featured on the soundtrack for the ''

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'' telenovela. Catto signed with

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and recorded her first album: ''Fôlego''. In November 2011 she started the Fôlego Tour at Theatro São Pedro (Porto Alegre).Cultura RS, novembro/2011
Theatro São Pedro recebe Filipe Catto Catto wrote a Portuguese version of " No Me Compares" ("Não Me Compares"), originally written in Spanish by

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. Catto's version was recorded by Sanz himself featuring Ivete Sangalo as part of the ''

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'' telenovela's soundtrack. In 2013, she released her first live album and DVD, ''Entre Cabelos, Olhos e Furacões''. The release shows took place at the Teatro Sesc Vila Mariana, in São Paulo, on 3 August 2013. On 8 September 2015, she released her sophomore album ''Tomada'' via Agência de Música and Radar Records. The album release show happened on 14 November 2015, at the Auditório Ibirapuera, in São Paulo. Dois dias antes do lançamento deste álbum, Catto se apresentou com a Orquestra Sinfônica e o Coro Lírico de Minas Gerais no Palácio das Artes em Belo Horizonte, onde foram executadas suas próprias músicas com arranjos compostos especialmente para essa apresentação. Still in 2015, she guest performed on "Trono de Estudar", a song written by Dani Black in support of secondary students who opposed the São Paulo state government's plan to re-structure the state schools. The track featured 17 other artists:

(ex-

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), Tiê,

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(

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(Titãs), Tiago Iorc, Lucas Silveira (

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, Pedro Luís ( Pedro Luís & A Parede), Fernando Anitelli ( O Teatro Mágico), André Whoong, Lucas Santtana, Miranda Kassin, Tetê Espíndola, Helio Flanders (Vanguart), Felipe Roseno and Xuxa Levy. In 2016, she was featured at the second episode of ''Versões'', a Canal Bis program, in which she sang hits by

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, such as "Gatas Extraordinárias", "Malandragem", "Relicário", "O Segundo Sol", among others. The show became a tour that took him to several cities including São Paulo, where she performed at the 2017

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, in which she called for direct elections following the

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. Also in 2017, she toured with Simone Mazzer for the Prêmio da Música Brasileira, with Gonzaguinha tribute shows. In 2017, she began the "Over" tour, having only acoustic guitarists Pedro Sá and Luís Felipe de Lima as supporting musicians. Catto performed songs from her previous albums and also songs by Portishead,

Marília Mendonça Marília Dias Mendonça (; 22 July 1995 – 5 November 2021) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, posthumously recognized in Brazil as the ''Queen of Sofrência'', a subgenre of sertanejo music, and has been recognized for he ...

and

Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwrig ...

. Still in 2017, she performed in a series of shows with artists such as

, Vanessa da Matta, Johnny Hooker, Xênia França and Mestrinho. She paid a tribute to

at Espaço das Américas besides

and

, and to

Dalva de Oliveira Dalva de Oliveira or Vicentina de Paula Oliveira (May 5, 1917 – August 31, 1972) was a Brazilian singer and one of "divas" of the "Radio Era." Her greatest hits included "Segredo" (Secret) (1947), "Tudo acabado" (It's All Over) (1950), "Ave ...

's centennial at Teatro J Safra in São Paulo, besides singers such as Angela Maria, Alaíde Costa, As Bahia e a Cozinha Mineira, Ayrton Montarroyos, Célia, Cida Moreira, Claudette Soares, Edy Star,

Fafá de Belém Fafá de Belém, born Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo in Belém do Pará on August 9, 1956, is a Brazilian singer considered one of the great female singers of MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira). She took her stage name from the city of her ...

, Marina de La Riva, Maria Alcina, Márcio Gomes, Tetê Espíndola, Veronica Ferriani and Virgínia Rosa. She also performed a solo tribute to Cauby Peixoto at Bar Brahma; Peixoto once cited Catto as one of his favorite new singers.

2017-present: ''CATTO'' and other projects

On 24 November 2017, she released her third studio album CATTO. Critic Hagamenon Brito, from Correio da Bahia, said CATTO is Catto's best album and that she is the best singer of her generation. "It was the discovery of my silence, of what was essential following the end of a seven-year marriage, of moving out, of my arrival to the 30's. Professionally, I didn't need a new album but everything flowed cinematographically to this", she said in an interview to the critic. Her "O Nascimento de Vênus Tour" was premiered in Portugal and at Sesc Vila Mariana in São Paulo in early 2018. In March, she took the tour to the United States, with three shows at

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festivalin

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. The festival's website described Catto as "one of the great Brazilian voices from the 21st century, like a diva and something between

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and Maria Bethânia, between bolero and modern

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". On 28 May, the video for "Manifestação" was released, featuring 30 artists celebrating the 70th anniversary of the

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. On 27 July, she took the "O Nascimento de Vênus Tour" to the Garanhuns Winter Festival (FIG 2018), performing at the main stage alongside

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and Johnny Hooker. On the following day, she performed at the Lula Livre Festival, at the Arcos da Lapa in

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, besides artists such as

, Odair José,

, Aíla, Gang 90 and other who believed former president Lula da Silva should be released from prison following corruption accusations. Since the beginning of the

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, she presents the karaoke program Love Catto Live. Her album ''Belezas São Coisas Acesas por Dentro'' was chosen by the Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023.

Discography

* 2009 - ''Saga'' (EP) * 2011 - ''Fôlego'' * 2013 - ''Entre Cabelos, Olhos e Furacões'' (live) * 2015 - ''Tomada'' * 2017 - ''CATTO''

Singles

* "Adoração" (2011) * "Flor da Idade" (2013) * "Eu Te Amo (And I Love Her)" (2013) * "Dias e Noites" (2015) * "Paloma Negra" (2016) * "Eu Não Quero Mais" (2017) * "Canção de Engate" (2017)

Soundtrack appearances

* "Saga" in ''

'' (2011) * "Quem É Você" ''

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'' (2013) * "Adoração" '' Saramandaia'' (2013) * "Flor da Idade" ''

Joia Rara ''Joia Rara'' (, English: officially ''Precious Pearl''; literally Rare Jewel, figuratively Unique Grace) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 16 September, 2013 to 4 April, 2014. Written by Duca Rachid and Thelma Gu ...

'' (2013) * "Redoma" in the film ''Linda, uma História Horrível'' (2014) * "Teu Quarto" in the webseries ''Rosa'' (2018)

Videography

Videos

* "Dias e Noites" - dir. Fernanda Rotta e Rodrigo Pesavento (2015) * "Do Fundo do Coração" - feat. Dzi Croquettes - dir. Marcos Mello Cavallaria e Ciro Barcellos (2017) * "Lua Deserta" - dir. Marcos Mello Cavallaria (2017) * "Canção de Engate" - dir. Joana Linda (2018) * "É Sempre o Mesmo Lugar" - dir. Daguito Rodrigues (2019) * "Eu Não Quero Mais" - dir. Ismael Caneppele (2019) * "Um Nota Um" - dir. Couple of Things (2019) * "Faz Parar" - dir. Romy Pocztaruk e Livia Pasqual (2019)

DVDs

* "Entre Cabelos, Olhos e Furacões (live)" - dir. Willand Pinsdorf (2013)

Video-album

* ''CATTO + MÉLIÈS'' - dir. Daguito Rodrigues e Catto (2018)

Tours

* "Saga" (2009–2011) * "Fôlego" (2011–2013) * "Entre Cabelos, Olhos e Furacões" (2013–2015) * "Coração Intransitivo", with Célia and Márcia Castro (2015) * "Tomada" (2015–2017) * "Catto Canta Cássia" (2015–2017) * "Catto & Simone Mazzer" (2016) * "Over" (2017) * "O Nascimento de Vênus Tour" (2018–2020) * "Vênus Unplugged - Voz&Violão" (2019–2020) * "Persona: Catto & Johnny Hooker" (2019–2020)

Awards and nominations

Brazilian Music Awards The Brazilian Music Awards () (PMB) or BTG Pactual Brazilian Music Awards () is a Brazilian music award created in 1987 by Zé Maurício Machline. It is considered the biggest and most important music award in Brazil. Its goal is to value the div ...

Prêmio Contigo! MPB FM

Troféu APCA

Prêmio Açorianos

Festival Internacional de Cinema de Gramado

Others

* 2011 - Best Song ("Adoração") - 10th place - Best 2011 songs -

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Brasil * 2011 - Best of the Year- UOL Música * 2012 - Best Brazilian Singers of the Past 10 Years – Blog Mais Cultura Brasileira * 2014 - Best Song ("Redoma") - Mostra Gaúcha of the 42º Festival de Cinema de Gramado, for the film ''Linda, uma História Horrível'' * 2015 - Best Singer - Revista Quem * 2015 - Best Albums of 2015 (''Tomada'') - Música Inspira * 2015 - Best Albums of 2015 (''Tomada'') - Move That Jukebox * 2016 - Best Singer - Revista Feminino e Além * 2016 - Best Show (Turnê "Tomada") - 2nd place - Festival Vento * 2017 - Top5 Virals in Brazil from Spotify (Single "Eu Não Quero Mais") * 2017 - Best Alternative Singer - Prêmio Radiola 2017 * 2017 - Melhor Disco do Ano (''CATTO'') - Popland/Correio da Bahia * 2017 - Melhor Disco do Ano (''CATTO'') - Central da MPB * 2017 - Best Albums of the Year (''CATTO'') - Napster * 2017 - Best Albums of the Year (''CATTO'') - Capuccino Pop * 2017 - Best Albums of the Year (''CATTO'') - 505 Indie * 2017 - Best Albums of the Year (''CATTO'') - Embrulhador * 2017 - Best Albums of the Year (''CATTO'') - Página Dois * 2017 - Best Albums of the Year (''CATTO'') - Audiograma * 2017 - Best Albums of the Year (''CATTO'') - Scream&Yell * 2017 - Best Videos of the Year ("Lua Deserta") * 2017 - Best Covers Arts of the Year (''CATTO'') * 2017 - Best Singles of the Year ("Eu Não Quero Mais") * 2017 - Best Songs of the Year ("Faz Parar") * 2017 - 20 Best Singles of the Year ("Lua Deserta" and "Do Fundo do Coração") * 2017 - 50 Best Songs of the Year ("Eu Não Quero Mais") * 2017 - 100 Best Songs of the Year ("Torrente") - Timbre * 2017 - 100 Best Songs of the Year ("Canção de Engate") - Embrulhador * 2018 - Best Videos of the Year ("Canção de Engate") - Pipoca Moderna * 2018 - 50 Best Videos of the Year ("Canção de Engate") - MultimodoBR * Best Videos of 2019 ("Eu Não Quero Mais") - Hits Perdidos

References

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