Fernanda Abreu (born September 8, 1961) is a Brazilian singer.

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

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until 1986. After that, in 1990, she started a solo career, achieving great success in her native country. In 1989, she met

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, 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'', composed with

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and Laufer, portraying

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climate, people and lifestyle. Since then, Abreu has been considered the first lady of Brazilian

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. In 2006, she released ''Ao Vivo MTV'', the first

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of her career, 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

Live albums

Collected

References

1961 births Living people 20th-century Brazilian women singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Singers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Funk carioca musicians Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni 21st-century Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian singers {{Brazil-singer-stub