Maria das Graças Rallo (born 10 May 1948), known by her stage name Cláudya (), and formerly Cláudia and Cláudia Oliveira, is a Brazilian singer.
Biography
She debuted at age nine in a talent show at
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of
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, where she grew up. At thirteen, she was a singer at many of the midnight feasts and dances of the region. She developed her career in
São Paulo
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in the 60s, at the beginning, participating in the program O Fino da Bossa. In 1969, she won the Festival Song Fluminense, singing the song "Razão de Paz para Não Cantar" (Lage and Alesio Eduardo de Barros). She also participated in several festivals abroad, including
Japan,
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,
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,
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, and
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, becoming the most awarded singer outside Brazil.
She excelled in the music scene in 1982 with the song "
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Arts
* Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name
* Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron
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''.
She has recorded over twenty albums and has huge record sales. Thanks to her great success, she was invited to participate in major television programs of the time. She launched an
LP in Japanese, which sold over 200,000 copies and among the prizes won were the Roquette Pinto, the
Golden Globe and
Trophy Press. Among her biggest hits is the song "Com Mais de Trinta", a composition of
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and
Paulo Sérgio Valle
Paulo Sérgio Kostenbader Valle (born August 6, 1940) is a Brazilian composer and lyricist.
Career
Valle started his career as part of the bossa nova trend when, with his brother Marcos Valle, he composed " Samba de Verão", which became one ...
.
Trivia
Claudya also plays piano and keyboard, from the age of 23. She is the mother of singer Graziela Medori.
Discography
* 1967 – ''Cláudia ''
* 1971 – ''Cláudia ''
* 1971 – ''Jesus Cristo ''
* 1971 – ''Você, Cláudia, Você''
* 1973 – ''Deixa eu Dizer ''
* 1977 – ''Reza, Tambor e Raça ''
* 1979 – ''Pássaro Imigrante ''
* 1980 – ''Cláudia ''
* 1985 – ''Luz da Vida ''
* 1986 – ''Sentimentos ''
* 1992 – ''A Estranha Dama''
* 1994 – ''Leão de Judá ''
* 1994 – ''Entre Amigos'' (with Zimbo Trio)
* 1998 – ''Cláudya Canta Taiguara ''
* 1999 – ''Brasil Rea'l''
* 2005 – ''Horizons''
* 2011 – ''Senhor do Tempo – Canções Raras de Caetano Veloso''
* 2016 – ''Para Sempre Amanhecer – Duo Tiago Mineiro''
External links
Biography at Dicionário Cravo Albin
References
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Brazilian sopranos
Living people
1948 births
Bossa nova singers
Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)
20th-century Brazilian women singers
20th-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
21st-century Brazilian singers
Women in Latin music