Tulipa Ruiz Chagas (born October 19, 1978), also known

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as Tulipa, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and artist. She self-describes her musical style as "forest pop".

Biography

Tulipa Ruiz Chagas was born in Santos, São Paulo on October 19, 1978. Her father, Luiz Chagas, was a member of Itamar Assumpção's live band Isca de Polícia; in an interview, she stated her name was a tribute to one of her father's favorite films, ''

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'' (1964). After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother Graziella and brother Gustavo to

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, where she was raised; after growing up, she worked at a record store until moving to

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at 22 years old to study journalism at the PUC-SP.O som da flor
She made part of many musical ensembles during her college years, but only began her career officially in 2009. Her critically acclaimed debut album, ''Efêmera'', came out one year later, and its eponymous song was featured in the soundtrack of the video game '' FIFA 11''. Its 2012 follow-up, ''Tudo Tanto'', awarded her a

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and an

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. Her third album, ''Dancê'', which came out in 2015, awarded her a

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. In 2013 she was a guest musician on rapper

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's debut ''

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'', and in 2016 she collaborated with former

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member

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on his eighth solo album, ''

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''. Her most recent release, ''Tu'', came out in 2017 and counts with a guest appearance by Mexican musician

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, son of filmmaker

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. Aside from her musical career, Tulipa has also provided illustrations for magazines, album covers, concert posters and notebooks; her artworks are showcased in her official

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page.

Influences

Tulipa claims to be strongly influenced by singers such as

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Joni Mitchell,

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and Joyce.

References in popular culture

Tulipa is alluded in

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's song "Jeneci, Kassin, Tulipa", off his 2018 album ''

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'', alongside

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and

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Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Tulipa 1978 births Living people Brazilian singer-songwriters Brazilian lyricists Música Popular Brasileira singers Musicians from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian singers Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo alumni People from Santos, São Paulo Album-cover and concert-poster artists Magazine illustrators Latin Grammy Award winners 21st-century Brazilian women singers Brazilian women singer-songwriters Women in Latin music