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Daniela Mercury
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Brazilian singer-songwriter
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Daniela Mercury is a Brazilian and Portuguese singer, composer, songwriter, and record producer. Born Daniela Mercuri de Almeida in Salvador, Bahia, in 1965, she performs as a mezzo-soprano. Her musical work spans Latin pop and música popular brasileira, and she is also associated with the Axe genre. She began her professional career in 1989 and speaks Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish.
Mercury has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and received the Order of Cultural Merit. She practices Candomblé and identifies as non-heterosexual. She is the mother of two children. Her name in her native language is Daniela Mercuri de Almeida Verçosa, or Daniela Mercuri de Almeida Póvoas. She uses the pseudonym Daniela Mercury for her public work.
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Film & TV
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Known for
- WR Discos - Uma Invenção Musical2024
- Navio da Xuxa — Self2023
- É d'Oxum: a Força que Mora N'água — Self2023
- Sobre Nós Dois2023
- Canto ao Tempo — Self2023
- The Masked Singer Brasil — Self - Guest Judge2021
- Que História é Essa, Porchat? — Self2019
- Axé: Music of a People — Self2017
- Lady Night — Self2017
- Vai Fernandinha2016
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1965
Discography
- Daniela Mercury1991
- O canto da cidade1992
- Música de rua1994
- Feijão com arroz1996
- Rapunzel1996
- Elétrica1998
- Swing tropical1999
- Sol da Liberdade2000
- Swing Da Cor2000
- Sou de qualquer lugar2001
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 197,151
- Total plays
- 3,681,363
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Daniela Mercuri de Almeida Verçosa (born July 28, 1965 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), best known as Daniela Mercury, is a Brazilian axé, samba-reggae and MPB singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, entrepeneur, producer, poet, philanthropist and activist for LGBTQ+ rights. For her pioneering of the axé genre, she is also known as the "Queen of Axé." Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide. <a href="https://ww
Key facts
- Born
- Daniela Mercuri de Almeida , ( 1965-07-28 ) July 28, 1965 (age 60) , Salvador, Bahia , Brazil
- Genres
- Latin pop axé samba reggae MPB
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer dancer
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Labels
- Estúdio Eldorado Epic BMG/MTV Sony Music EMI
- Website
- Official website
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Official website
Daniela Mercury
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniela
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Salvador
- Occupation
- singer
- Position held
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Religion
- Candomblé
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.danielamercury.com.br
- Image
- Conferencia de prensa por festival Acá Estamos 20 (Daniela Mercury).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- Commons category
- Daniela Mercury
- Commons gallery
- Daniela Mercury
- date of birth
- 1965-07-28
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- sexual orientation
- non-heterosexuality
- name in native language
- Daniela Mercuri de Almeida Póvoas
- pseudonym
- Daniela Mercury
- social media followers
- 190000
- P10632
- Daniela Mercury
- first family name in Portuguese name
- Almeida
- birth name
- Daniela Mercuri de Almeida
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniela Mercury (born Daniela Mercuri de Almeida on July 28, 1965) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, and producer. In her solo career, Mercury has sold over 11 million records worldwide, and had 24 Top 10 singles in the country, with 14 of them reached No. 1. Winner of a Latin Grammy for her album Balé Mulato – Ao Vivo, she also received six Brazilian Music Award, an APCA award, three Multishow Brazilian Music Awards and two awards at VMB: Best Music Video and Photography.
In 1991, Mercury released her self-titled album, which was followed by O Canto da Cidade a year later, boosting her career as a national artist and taking the axé music to the evidence. Over the years, Mercury released several albums, generating great singles like "Swing da Cor", "O Canto da Cidade", "À Primeira Vista", "Rapunzel", "Nobre Vagabundo", "Ilê Pérola Negra", "Mutante", "Maimbê Dandá", "Levada Brasileira", "Oyá Por Nós", among others. She recorded a commemorative DVD of Cirque du Soleil's 25th anniversary, and was part of the Montreal Jazz Festival. In addition, Mercury was invited to participate in the Alejandro Sanz's DVD, and sing with Paul McCartney in Oslo, Norway, during the delivery of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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