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,Daniela Mercury biography. Internet Movie Database. in Salvador, Bahia. Her mother is Liliana Mercuri, a social workerBiography at official website . of Italian descent.Birchmeier, Jason. [ Daniela Mercury biography]. All Music Guide. 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,.Biography . Cravo Albin Dictionary of Brazilian Popular Music. 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.Botelho, Thaís and Blanes, Simone. "O casamento secreto de Daniela Mercury" . Istoé Gente. She has two children in this marriage, Gabriel Almeida Póvoas. and Giovana Almeida Póvoas born in 1985 and 1986 respectively.

Discography
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
YearVideoAlbum1991"Swing da Cor" (featuring Olodum)Daniela Mercury1992"O Canto da Cidade"O Canto da Cidade"O Mais Belo dos Belos""Batuque"1993"Você Não Entende Nada""Só Pra te Mostrar" (featuring Herbert Vianna)1994"Música de Rua"Música de Rua"O Reggae e o Mar"1997"Nobre Vagabundo"Feijão com Arroz"Rapunzel""Feijão de Corda"1998"Trio Metal"Elétrica - Ao Vivo2000"Ilê Pérola Negra"Sol da Liberdade"Santa Helena"2001"Beat Lamento"Sou de Qualquer Lugar2002"Mutante"2003"Dona da Banca"MTV Ao Vivo - Eletrodoméstico"Meu Plano"2004"Maimbê Dandá" (featuring Carlinhos Brown)Carnaval Eletrônico2005"Aeromoça"Clássica"Sua Estupidez""Topo do Mundo"Balé Mulato"Levada Brasileira"2006"Quero a Felicidade" (featuring Jammil e Uma Noites)Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo"Toneladas de Amor"2009"Oyá Por Nós" (featuring Margareth Menezes)Canibália2010"É Carnaval"Canibália: Ritmos do Brasil

References

Category:1965 births
Category:Brazilian singers
Category:Brazilian songwriters
Category:Brazilian record producers
Category:Living people
Category:People from Salvador, Bahia
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