# Marisa Monte

Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million albums worldwide and has won numerous national and international awards, including four Latin Grammys, eight Brazilian Music Awards, seven Brazilian MTV Video Music Awards, nine Multishow de Música Brasileira awards, and 5 APCAs. Marisa is considered by Rolling Stone Brasil to be the second greatest singer, behind only Elis Regina. She also has two albums (MM and Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão) on the list of the 100 best albums of Brazilian music.

## Biography

Monte was born in Rio de Janeiro, daughter of the engineer Carlos Saboia Monte and Sylvia Marques de Azevedo Monte. On her father's side, she is descended from the Saboias, one of the oldest Italian families in Brazil. She studied singing, piano, and drums as a child, and began studying opera singing at 14.
At the age of 19, Monte went to Italy to study bel canto, while also performing Brazilian music in bars and clubs, leading her to meet famous producer Nelson Motta. Upon her return to Rio in 1987, Motta produced her live concert, where Monte became a hybrid of MPB diva and pop rock performer. While most of her music is in the style of modern MPB, she has also recorded traditional samba and folk tunes, largely in collaboration with such musicians and songwriters as Carlinhos Brown, Arnaldo Antunes, and Nando Reis and producer Arto Lindsay. She has also collaborated with the New York pop music vanguard, including Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Marc Ribot, Bernie Worrell and Philip Glass.

### Career

In 1988, Monte signed with EMI and took the opportunity of Rede Manchete wanting a TV special covering her live concert to release it as the LP and VHS MM in 1989, a critical and commercial success pushed by the single "Bem Que Se Quis", a Motta-penned Portuguese version of Pino Daniele's "E Po' Che Fa'".
Monte owns the rights to all of her songs; it was her chief demand for renewing her contract with EMI Music.
Her 2008 single "Não é Proibido" was used in the soundtrack of a video game by EA Sports, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

## Discography

| Album title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Album title | Album details | BRA | FRA | ITA | POR | SUI |
| Mais | Released: 1991 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP Sales: 710,000 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor de Rosa e Carvão | Released: 1994 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP Sales: 1,050,000 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barulhinho Bom | Released: 1996 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 750,000 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Memórias, Crônicas, e Declaracões de Amor | Released: 9 May 2000 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 2,000,000 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tribalistas (with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes) | Released: 22 November 2002 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 3,500,000 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 90 |
| Infinito Particular | Released: 10 March 2006 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 500,000 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — |
| Universo ao Meu Redor | Released: 10 March 2006 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 500,000 | 2 | 161 | — | 9 | — |
| O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade | Released: 31 October 2011 Label: EMI Format: CD, download digital Sales: 260,000 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — |
| Tribalistas (with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes) | Released: 25 August 2017 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, download digital Sales: 50,000 | 1 | 67 | 30 | 2 | — |
| Portas | Released: 1 July 2021 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: download digital | 1 | 20 | 32 | 6 | — |

### Live albums

| Album title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Album title | Album details | BRA | POR |
| MM | Released: 1989 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP Sales: 700,000 | 1 | — |
| Verdade Uma Ilusão | Released: 16 May 2014 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, download digital Sales: 100,000 | 1 | 18 |

### Compilation albums

| Album title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Album title | Album details | BRA | POR |
| Coleção | Released: 29 April 2016 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, download digital Sales: 40,000 | 1 | 10 |

### Video albums

| Album title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Album title | Album details | BRA | POR |
| MM ao Vivo | Released: 1989 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD | 1 | — |
| Mais | Released: 1991 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD | 1 | — |
| Barulhinho Bom - Uma Viagem Musical | Released: 1997 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD | 1 | — |
| Memórias, Crônicas, e Declarações de Amor | Released: 2001 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD | 1 | — |
| Tribalistas (with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes) | Released: 22 November 2002 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD | 1 | 29 |
| Infinito ao Meu Redor | Released: 7 November 2008 Label: EMI Format: DVD | 1 | — |
| Verdade, Uma Ilusão | Released: 16 May 2014 Label: Universal Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray | 2 | — |