Inês Brasil
Inês Brasil | |
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| Born | Inês Tânia Lima da Silva October 25, 1969 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer and Dancer |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Spouse | Christian Karp (1990-2000) [citation needed] |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | inesbrasil.tv |
Inês Tânia Lima da Silva, known professionally as Inês Brasil (Portuguese pronunciation: [iˈnejz bɾaˈziw]); born October 25, 1969) is a Brazilian singer, dancer and internet celebrity. Inês became famous in Brazil in late 2012 after publishing an audition video for the 2013 edition of Big Brother Brasil on YouTube, which became viral. Since then, most of the videos she publishes on social media become viral.
In 2015, she released her first studio album, Make Love,[1] which contains original songs, as well as covers of classic MPB songs. Currently, she travels all across Brazil for concerts in clubs, performing around 20 concerts a month.
Biography
Inês was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is of African origin.
In the 90's, before fame, she became a prostitute in Rio de Janeiro. There she met her ex-husband Christian Karp, a German, who took her to live in Germany. The marriage lasted ten years.
Inês lived in Germany for eighteen years, before returning to Brazil, her country of birth.
She has eight brothers and two daughters, Monique Lima Karp, who is also her manager, and Julia.[2]
In addition to her native Portuguese, she is able to speak German fluently.[3]
Career
Career beginning
Inês started her career at age 22 in a club called "Oba-Oba", a place where many shows took place. Her father was a singer and songwriter, and along with her mother and siblings she had a religious upbringing. The first time she sang was in a church. Later, she became a samba teacher in a school located in Rio de Janeiro. At this school she met her ex-husband, who helped her career develop and took her to Europe. He worked in a television channel in Germany and produced all her videos.
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2015: Make Love[4]
- Singles
Music videos
| Year | Work |
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| 2002 | "Oba Oba Oba" |
| 2002 | "Copa do Mundo" |
| 2015 | "Make Love" |
Filmography
| Television | ||||
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| Ano | Show | Role | Note | |
| 2013 | Superpop | Herself | Guest star[8] | |
| Agora é Tarde | Herself | Guest star[9] | ||
| Domingo Legal | Herself | Telegrama Legal contestant[10] | ||
| 2015 | The Noite | Herself | Guest star[11] | |
References
- ^ Felipe Blumen (2015-03-24). "Inês Brasil grava disco com clássicos da MPB e quer virar "musa gay"". Música UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ^ Yuri Lopes. "'Nasci dançarina de berço', diz candidata ao BBB que virou webhit" (in Portuguese).
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|acess-date=ignored (help) - ^ TV UOL. "Luciana Gimenez e Inês Brasil falando alemão" (in Portuguese).
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|acess-date=ignored (help) - ^ ""Make Love", álbum de Inês Brasil". iTunes (in português). Apple. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ ""Copa do Mundo", single de Inês Brasil". iTunes (in português). Apple. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ ""Oba Oba Oba", single de Inês Brasil". iTunes (in português). Apple. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ ""Make Love", single de Inês Brasil". iTunes (in português). Apple. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Luciana Gimenez entrevista Inês Brasil, que faz elogio a Mick Jagger no 'SuperPop'". Caras (in português). UOL. October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ ""Se entrasse no 'BBB' talvez estivesse morta", diz Inês Brasil". UOL (in português). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Aloizio Júnior (24 February 2015). "Vídeo da Hora – "Telegrama Legal" com Inês Brasil". TV Foco (in português). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ João Paulo Dell Santo (21 May 2015). "Gentili acerta com o "Meninas do Dan", novo quadro do "The Noite"". RD1 (in português). IG. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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