Aline Wirley da Silva (born 18 December 1981) is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter. In 2002, she won the talent show ''

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'' and joined the Brazilian

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Rouge until 2005, with which she released four

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s, '' Rouge'' (2002), '' C'est La Vie'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004) and ''

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'' (2005), selling in all 6 million copies and becoming best-seller Brazilian girl group. In 2008, it debuted like actress of

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when integrating the cast of ''O Soar da Liberdade'', like the personage Mia. On 2 February 2009, she released her debut solo studio album, '' Saudades do Samba'', influenced by

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, independently. The following year interpreted Jane in the conceptualized ''

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'' and, between 2010 and 2011, was in ''

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'' like Mary Janet. The biggest highlight in her career came in 2012, when he joined ''Tim Maia: Vale Tudo'', a musical inspired by the singer's tracks, playing in the role of Ze Mauricio until 2014. At the same time, between 2013 and 2014, he toured several cities with her first tour, titled ''Ritualística'', interpreting songs of MPB and tropicália. In 2014 she gave birth to her first son, Antonio. In 2016, it returns to the scenes in the musical Show in Simonal, interpreting Ângela, one of the Simonetes, the vocalistas that accompanied

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in its shows.

Biography

Aline was born on 18 December 1981, in a suburb of the

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. She is of African,

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and Indigenan descent. When she was a little child, she moved to the city of

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as soon as her parents separated, going to live with her mother and an aunt. In 1996, at the age of 14, she began to sing in the choir of the church where she attended. From the age of 16, she joined a band of MPB and bossa nova, that performed in bars and steakhouses, adhering to a vast repertoire that included

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and

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, her greatest idol. Over time, she learned basic

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to include songs by international singers such as

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and

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. In 1999 left the family and moved to

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with the dream to go to college of

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, however ended up having to work in diverse places, from seller even maid to maintain itself.

Career

2002–06: Rouge

In 2002 Wirley enrolled in the

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'', being selected from 30 thousand enrolled for the second phase of the program, where more than 6 thousand were classified in the

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, São Paulo, where they performed song evaluation. In the following phases, the jurors became more and more demanding, in this way, selecting for the next stages only the girls who really were able to face the career of

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. After 5 qualifying rounds, only 8 girls were classified for the final stage that took place at the home of the ''Popstars''. After the 6th and final eliminatory phase, the Brazilian

was finally formed by

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, Aline Wirley and

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. In the same year was released the first

, the homonym Rouge, reaching the first position and selling around 2 million copies, receiving the certificate of diamond by Brazilian Association of Record Producers (ABPD). His

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was " Não Dá para Resistir" followed by " Ragatanga", track with special participation of

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, in addition to " Beijo Molhado" and "Nunca Deixe de Sonhar." Also the group released the

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titled ''

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'', selling 150 thousand copies, receiving certificate of gold, and the

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''O Sonho de Ser Uma Popstar'', bringing its first show. In 2003 the group released the second studio album, '' C'est La Vie'', selling around 100,000 copies in the first week of release and around 1 million copies in total, bringing as singles "

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", "

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" and "

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". On 3 December is released the second record of concerts of the group on

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, titled '' A Festa dos Seus Sonhos''. On 11 February 2004, Luciana announced that she was leaving the group, claiming the lack of identification with the most

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sound that the group was taking. After the departure of Luciana, the four remaining members continued and released the albums ''

'' (2004) and ''

'' (2005). The group split definitively in June 2006, when the contract with

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expired and was not renewed. Over four years, the group sold about 6 million records, becoming the most successful female group in Brazil, and received in all, two gold certification, two platinum certification, one double platinum certification and one diamond certification by ABPD.

Solo career and theater

At the end of 2005 Aline recorded a participation in the live album and DVD of the pop rock band Lagunna, which was to be released in 2006, interpreting the song "Minha Vez". At that moment the singer began to use as artistic name in solo career Aline Willy. Still in 2006 begins to record some songs for her own repertoire, released on her

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. In 2007, he performs on the studio album of samba singer Leandro Lehart, formerly band of Art Popular, in the track "Amor Ferido", being for the first time without her former group in television programs. At the end of the following year, in 2008, passes in the tests to participate in the

''O Soar da Liberdade'', interpreting one of the protagonists. In the ocaisão the singer had changed its artistic name to Aline Silva with the aim of appearing more popular. After three years working on her compositions, finally on 2 February 2009, he released her first studio album entitled '' Saudades do Samba'', directly on her website. The work, inspired by Elis Regina and

and released by independent record label, focused on the roots of

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and MPB, leaving aside the old

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that realized. The album did not have any song released for the radio, although "Sufoco" was featured in the soundtrack of the novel ''Mutantes: Promessas de Amor''. At the end of 2009 along with her friend Karin Hils happens to integrate the cast of the adaptation of

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musical

, gaining prominence for its performance despite the small role. From this year changed her stage name for the third time to Aline Wirley, her second surname, in order to sound more sophisticated to the musicals. Between 2010 and 2011 it gains prominence when participating in the renowned ''

'', another direct adaptation of Broadway. In 2012 enters to the main cast of ''Tim Maia: Vale Tudo'', musical that relates in songs the life and work of the singer

In 2013 it began to new solo show titled ''Ritualística'', realizing a presentation in Rio with a repertoire varied, covering several important songs historically from tropicália to MPB, traveling through Brazil until the end of 2014.

Personal life

In 2010, she began to date the actor

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. In March 2014, she announced her first pregnancy, and gave birth to her first son Antônio in September 2014. On 14 May 2015, he officially Spouse Igor, after five years of relationship, in a surprise ceremony performed by the actor. In September 2015 she became ambassador of the NGO Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil. On 14 October 2021, Wirley revealed during an interview with Kelly Key's channel that she is bisexual and that she dated a woman for years. She is an

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Influences

Her musical influences are

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and

Discography

Studio albums

''Singles''

As featured artist

Other appearances

Music videos

Filmography

Films

Theatre appearances

Tours

*Ritualística Tour (2013–14)

References

External links

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