Ana Carolina Sousa (, born September 9, 1974) is a Brazilian pop rock singer, songwriter and musician.
Career Carolina has a contralto vocal range.Musica Popular Brasileira: Singers to watch Her musical influence comes from the crib, her grandmother used to sing on the radio, and her great-aunt and uncle played percussion, piano, cello, and violin. She grew up listening to Brazilian musical icons such as Chico Buarque, João Bosco, Maria Bethânia as well as international icons such as Nina Simone, Björk, and Alanis Morissette. She began her career singing in local bars.
With the determination to become a successful professional musician, she left Minas Gerais and moved to Rio de Janeiro. Shortly after moving to Rio de Janeiro, she signed a contract with the BMG recording company. She released her first CD, Ana Carolina, in 1999, which was responsible for her nomination in the Latin Grammy Awards.
Her second album, Ana Rita Joana Iracema e Carolina was another success, released in 2001. The album's title is in reference to songs by the singer Chico Buarque, one of Ana Carolina's idols. This album contained hits like "Quem de nós dois" and "Ela é bamba".
In 2003, she released her third album, Estampado which showed her musical originality. Her 4th CD, Ana Carolina: Perfil released in 2004, was a collection of her most successful songs from her first 3 CDs and, according to ABPD, is the best-selling in Brazil in 2005. Also in 2004 she performed a show with Seu Jorge and released a live CD and DVD of the show called Ana & Jorge. The song, "É Isso Aí", a Portuguese version of Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter", reached the #1 spot on the charts.
Carolina came out in Veja magazine as bisexual in 2005, creating much debate and attracting new fans. She released her 6th album, Dois Quartos, in 2006. The album contained 2 CDs, the 1st called 'Quarto' and the 2nd called 'Quartinho'.
In December 2017, Alice Caymmi released a song and an accompanying video called "Inocente" that was co-written by Carolina.
Discography
Studio albums YearAlbumFormatsSales1999 Ana CarolinaCD 250,0002001 Ana Rita Joana Iracema e CarolinaCD 350,0002003 EstampadoCD 600,0002006 Dois QuartosCD 200,0002009 N9veCD 100,0002013 #ACCD 75,0002019 Fogueira em Alto MarStreaming Digital download2025Ainda JáStreamingDigital download
Compilation albums YearAlbumFormatsSales2005 Perfil: Ana CarolinaCD 700,0002010 Perfil: Ana Carolina - Vol. 2CD 100,0002012 Mega Hits: Ana CarolinaCD 200,000
Live/video albums YearAlbumFormatSales2003 Estampado (documentary) DVD 50,0002004 Estampado - Um instante que não pára DVD 100,0002005 Ana & Jorge (with Seu Jorge) CD, DVD 500,000 (CD), 100,000 (DVD)2008 Multishow ao Vivo: Ana Carolina - Dois Quartos CD, DVD 250,000 (CD), 200,000 (DVD)2009 Multishow Registro: Ana Car9lina + Um CD, DVD, blu-ray 100,000 (CD/DVD)2012 Ensaio de Cores CD, DVD, LP 100,000 (CD), 60,000 (DVD)2015 #AC ao Vivo CD, DVD 20,000 (CD), 40,000 (DVD)2025 Ana Canta Cássia StreamingDigital download
Singles AnoSingleChartsAlbum BRA Hot 100 BRA Year End1999"Tô Saindo" 26 97Ana Carolina"Nada Pra Mim" 19 502000"Garganta" 1 5"Beatriz" 58 —2001"Ela é Bamba" 6 30Ana Rita Joana Iracema e Carolina"Confesso" 22 912002"Quem de Nós Dois (La Mia Storia Tra le Dita)" 1 22003"Encostar na Tua" 1 10Estampado"Elevador" 1 32004"Uma Louca Tempestade" 4 9"Nua" 42 —2005"Pra Rua me Levar" 29 —"Que Se Danem os Nós" 25 —Perfil: Ana Carolina2006"É Isso Aí (The Blower's Daughter)" (feat. Seu Jorge) 1 6Ana & Jorge"Pra Rua me Levar" (2nd Version) (feat. Seu Jorge) 15 —"Rosas" 1 9Dois Quartos2007"Carvão" 7 69"Ruas de Outono" 11 —"Aqui" 36 —"Vai" (Simone Saback cover) 21 —Multishow ao Vivo: Ana Carolina - Dois Quartos2008"Tolerância" 39 —"Eu Comi a Madona" 28 —Dois Quartos2009"Tá rindo, é?" 11 —N9ve2009"Entreolhares (The Way You're Looking at Me)" (feat. John Legend) 11 —2010"10 Minutos" 33 —2011"Problemas" 15 —Ensaio de Cores2012"Simplesmente Aconteceu" 25 —"Un Sueño Bajo El Agua" (feat. Chiara Civello) — —#AC2013"Combustível" 46 —2014"Libido" — —2015"Coração Selvagem" — —#AC ao Vivo"Descomplicar" — —align="center" rowspan="3" "Quer Saber?" — —2016"Mais uma Vez (Nós Dois)" (with Seu Jorge) — —2017"A Pele" — —Som (Ruído Branco)"Qual É?" — —"Velho Piano" — —2019"Não Tem no Mapa" 63 —Fogueira em Alto Mar
References
External links Official Page Magazine Veja – A nação das cantoras