Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço (born 6 October 1993 in

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), known professionally is MC Carol is a Brazilian singer and composer. She is known for her social themes regarding

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and, at the same time,

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songs related to explicit sex.

Biography

Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço was born on the city of Niterói, in the Brazilian state of

, having lived on the Morro do Preventório.

Musical career

As a solo artist, she started to gain notoriety after the release of a few singles and internet releases. Her first hit was with the song "Bateu uma Onda Forte" ("It Kicked Hard"). Afterwards, the singer and composer also gained notoriety with "Jorginho Me Empresta a 12" ("Jorginho Give Me the Shotgun"), "Liga pro Samu" ("Call the 911") and "Não Foi Cabral" ("It Wasn't Cabral" ho discovered Brazil, with lyrics that raise a discussion about the history of Brazil taught in the education system. Subsequently, MC Carol announced the release of her first studio album, ''Bandida'' ("''Bandit''"). As a preview, the artist released two singles: the first one was the song "Delação Premiada" ("Plea Bargaining"), produced by Leo Justi and the second one was "100% Feminista" ("100% Feminist"), with the singer Karol Conka. The album was released on the digital platforms on October 28, 2016.

Political career

She ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 Brazilian elections for Rio de Janeiro state representative on the

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ticket. She had discussed running with Rio de Janeiro city councilor

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prior to the latter's assassination and announced her candidacy shortly after Franco was assassinated.

Discography

*2016: ''Bandida''

Filmography

References

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