Gaby Amarantos

Gabriela Amaral dos Santos, known by her stage name Gaby Amarantos, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress and TV presenter from the city of Belém.[1]

Gaby Amarantos
Birth name	Gabriela Amaral dos Santos
Also known as	Gaby Amarantos
Born	August 1, 1978 Belém, Pará, Brazil
Genres	Tecno brega, Latin pop, MPB
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Independent
Website	http://www.gabyamarantos.com/

Biography

Amarantos was born in the favela district of Jurunas in Belém, in the state of Pará, Brazil. She is of mixed indigenous Amazonian and Afro-Brazilian descent. She began singing in the local church of Santa Teresinha do Menino Jesus, and at the age of 15 began to perform on the local bar scene.

Born into a family of samba enthusiasts, Amarantos was also influenced at an early age by the Caribbean radio frequencies that reached equatorial Belém, along with brega, lambada, Clara Nunes, Kraftwerk, and Juan Luis Guerra. Later, the electronic aparelhagem soundsystem parties in Jurunas would have a strong impact on her musical direction.[2]

In 2002, she rose to fame in Pará state as the emerging star of the tecno brega scene[3] fronting Banda Tecno Show and performing Portuguese covers of Cyndi Lauper and Roxete.

In 2011, she achieved national success with a version of "Single Ladies", gaining the nickname "Amazonian Beyonce", followed by the 2012 hit single and telenovela soundtrack "Ex Mai Love".[4]

Discography

Studios albums

Title	Year	Record label	Media	Sales
Treme	2012	Som Livre	CD	30.000

Singles

Single	Year	Record label	Media
"Xirley"	2011	Som Livre	Digital Download
"Ex Mai Love"	2012	Som Livre	Digital Download
"Chuva"	2013	Som Livre	Digital Download

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Outcome
2012	Prêmio Multishow	New Hit	"Ex Mai Love"	Won[5]
	MTV Video Music Brazil	Best Album Art	Treme	Won[6]
		Clipe the Year	"Xirley"	Nominated[6]
		Best Female Act	Gaby Amarantos	Won[6]
		Artist of the Year		Won[6]
	Latin Grammy Awards	Best New Artist		Nominated
		Best Brazilian Roots Album	Treme	Nominated

References

1. Lester, Paul (February 16, 2012). "New band of the day – No 1,209: Gaby Amarantos". the Guardian. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
2. "Palin's Travels: , Brazil". palinstravels.co.uk. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
3. "Tecno Show" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
4. Bevins, Vincent (March 11, 2012). "Cultural Exchange: Gaby Amarantos has Brazil dancing". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
5. "Veja os vencedores do Prêmio Multishow 2012" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
6. "Veja os vencedores do VMB 2012" (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 20, 2012.

External links

• Musa do tecnobrega, Gaby Amarantos festeja música do Norte (in Portuguese)
• http://palinstravels.co.uk/book-4748