Daniela Mercury

**Daniela Mercuri de Almeida** (born July 28, 1965), known by her stage name **Daniela Mercury**, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer. She is one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide.

## Early life

Mercury was born on July 28, 1965, in Salvador, Bahia. Her mother is Liliana Mercuri, a social worker of Italian descent. Her father is António Fernando de Abreu Ferreira de Almeida, a Portuguese-born industrial mechanic. Her four siblings include Tom, Cristiana, Vânia, and Marcos. She attended both the Ana Néri School and the Colégio Baiano.

When Mercury was eight years old, she began taking dance lessons,. At age 13, influenced by Elis Regina, she decided to become a singer. She started singing in local bars in 1980. Mercury went to the Universidade Federal da Bahia, where she enrolled in the Dance School in 1984. A year later she married electronic engineer Zalther Póvoas. She has two children in this marriage, Gabriel Almeida Póvoas. and Giovana Almeida Póvoas born in 1985 and 1986 respectively.

### Studio albums

- _Daniela Mercury_
- _O Canto da Cidade_
- _Música de Rua_
- _Feijão com Arroz_
- _Sol da Liberdade_
- _Sou de Qualquer Lugar_
- _Carnaval Eletrônico_
- _Balé Mulato_
- _Canibália_

### Live albums

- _Elétrica_
- _MTV ao Vivo – Eletrodoméstico_
- _Clássica_
- _Balé Mulato – Ao Vivo_
- _Canibália: Ritmos do Brasil_

### Compilations albums

- _Swing Tropical - Grandes Êxitos_
- _20 Grandes Êxitos_
- _XXI - Vinte um Grandes Êxitos_
- _The Very Best Gold_
- _O Canto da Cidade - 15 Anos_

### Concert tours

- _Canibália_

## Videography

|align="center"|Year|align="center"|Video|align="center"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1991|align="center"|"Swing da Cor" <small>(featuring Olodum)</small>|align="center"|_Daniela Mercury_|
|align="center" rowspan=3|1992|align="center"|"O Canto da Cidade"|align="center" rowspan=5|_O Canto da Cidade_|
|align="center"|"O Mais Belo dos Belos"|||||
|align="center"|"Batuque"|||||
|align="center" rowspan=2|1993|align="center"|"Você Não Entende Nada"|||
|align="center"|"Só Pra te Mostrar" <small>(featuring Herbert Vianna)</small>|||||
|align="center" rowspan=2|1994|align="center"|"Música de Rua"|align="center" rowspan=2|_Música de Rua_|
|align="center"|"O Reggae e o Mar"|||||
|align="center" rowspan=3|1997|align="center"|"Nobre Vagabundo"|align="center" rowspan=3|_Feijão com Arroz_|
|align="center"|"Rapunzel"|||||
|align="center"|"Feijão de Corda"|||||
|align="center"|1998|align="center"|"Trio Metal"|align="center"|_Elétrica - Ao Vivo_|
|align="center" rowspan=2|2000|align="center"|"Ilê Pérola Negra"|align="center" rowspan=2|_Sol da Liberdade_|
|align="center"|"Santa Helena"|||||
|align="center"|2001|align="center"|"Beat Lamento"|align="center" rowspan=2|_Sou de Qualquer Lugar_|
|align="center"|2002|align="center"|"Mutante"|||
|align="center" rowspan=2|2003|align="center"|"Dona da Banca"|align="center" rowspan=2|_MTV Ao Vivo - Eletrodoméstico_|
|align="center"|"Meu Plano"|||||
|align="center"|2004|align="center"|"Maimbê Dandá" <small>(featuring Carlinhos Brown)</small>|align="center"|_Carnaval Eletrônico_|
|align="center" rowspan=4|2005|align="center"|"Aeromoça"|align="center" rowspan=2|_Clássica_|
|align="center"|"Sua Estupidez"|||||
|align="center"|"Topo do Mundo"|align="center" rowspan=2|_Balé Mulato_|||
|align="center"|"Levada Brasileira"|||||
|align="center" rowspan=2|2006|align="center"|"Quero a Felicidade" <small>(featuring Jammil e Uma Noites)</small>|align="center" rowspan=2|_Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo_|
|align="center"|"Toneladas de Amor"|||||
|align="center"|2009|align="center"|"Oyá Por Nós" <small>(featuring Margareth Menezes)</small>|align="center"|_Canibália_|
|align="center"|2010|align="center"|"É Carnaval"|align="center"|_Canibália: Ritmos do Brasil_|

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Daniela Mercury
- **image**: Daniela Mercury no São João do Pelourinho.jpg
- **caption**: Daniela Mercury at São João do Pelourinho in 2009.
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Daniela Mercuri de Almeida
- **alias**: Daniela Mercury
- **origin**: Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **genre**: Latin pop, Axé music, Axé, Samba-reggae, Música Popular Brasileira, MPB
- **occupation**: Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer
- **years active**: 1989–present
- **label**: Estúdio Eldorado
Epic Records
BMG/MTV
Sony Music
EMI
- **associated acts**: Companhia Clic
- **website**: [http://www.danielamercury.art.br/ DanielaMercury.art.br]