Léa Cristina Lexa Araújo da Fonseca
(born February 22, 1995), better known by her stage name Lexa, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and dancer. In September 2015, Lexa released her debut studio album, titled ''
Disponível''. Five singles were released from this album.
Biography
Léa Cristina Araujo da Fonseca, known professionally as Lexa, was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro on February 22, 1995, to music producer Darlin Ferrattry. The stage name "Lexa" was created by adding an 'x' to her birth-name, Léa as a tribute to Brazilian presenter
Xuxa Meneghel
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( , ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel on 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian TV host, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Nicknamed "The Queen of Children", Xuxa built the largest Latin and South American children's ente ...
.
She joined the Brazilian
carnival
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at a very young age because her mother had a lot of roles inside Samba schools, which influenced her a lot to start her professional career. She learned to play the tambourine when she was 11 years old, and after this, she started her artistic career. She was the muse of Mocidade drums (a famous Samba School), also the queen of Unidos de Bangu, and now she is the queen of Unidos da Tijuca, as she mentioned in an interview with Vanity Teen Magazine.
Career
2014–present: Disponível
Lexa's first single, ''Posso Ser'', was released in December 2014. The song was featured on
Brazil Hot 100 Airplay Top 30 singles. The
extended play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
(EP) contains three new tracks in addition to the 2014 single. The same EP was re-released in April 2015 and also included the bonus track "Delete". Later that year Lexa launched a second song,"Parra de Marra" whose music video was released the following month.
Disponível, Lexa's debut album, launched on September 18, 2015, under the Som Livre label. The album consists of thirteen tracks and includes compositions from Naldo Benny, Umberto Tavares, Batutinha and the artist herself. The title track, "
Disponível" was released the same month as the first single. On December 12, 2015, Lexa began the
Disponível Tour with a debut show in Rio de Janeiro.
Management
Lexa formerly partnered with Kamilla Fialho, of K2l, in launching her career. The partnership ended, with Lexa choosing to leave the company. A suit was later filed by Fialho concerning the right to use the name "Lexa" after Araújo's departure. The dispute was settled out of court, with both parties reported as satisfied with the outcome. Lexa was reported in May 2016, as having joined the
Mallupy Entertainment group, owned by Netto Maluppy and Thiago Basso.
Personal life
Lexa has been dating rapper
MC Guimê
Guilherme Aparecido Dantas, better known by his stage name MC Guimê, is a Brazilian funk singer (born 10 November 1992). He has been nominated for several awards such as Europe Music Awards, Kids Choice Awards, Meus Prêmios Nick (KCA's Brazil), ...
since December 2015. They became engaged in 2017.
In 2022, Lexa and
MC Guimê
Guilherme Aparecido Dantas, better known by his stage name MC Guimê, is a Brazilian funk singer (born 10 November 1992). He has been nominated for several awards such as Europe Music Awards, Kids Choice Awards, Meus Prêmios Nick (KCA's Brazil), ...
performed together dressed as
Maria Bonita and
Lampião
"Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (; 7 June 1897 – 28 July 1938), better known as Lampião (older spelling: ''Lampeão'', , meaning "lantern" or "oil lamp"), was probably the most successful traditional Brazilian bandit leader of the 20th c ...
in the reality singing competition ''
The Masked Singer Brasil
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The series features celebrities s ...
''.
Awards and nominations
Discography
* ''Disponível'' (2015)
* ''LEXA'' (2020)
* ''Mania'' (2024)
Tours
Headlining
*
Disponível Tour (2015–2016)
* Turnê Só Depois do Carnaval (2019-2020)
* Turnê LEXA (2021-2022)
Opening act
* Tour Love (2016)
Reality and variety shows
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Brazilian female dancers
Brazilian women pop singers
Brazilian women singer-songwriters
Brazilian singer-songwriters
Funk carioca musicians
Latin music songwriters
Singers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
21st-century Brazilian singers
21st-century Brazilian women singers
Women in Latin music
Brazilian Roman Catholics
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