Mayra Corrêa Aygadoux (born 4 December 1986), known professionally as Maria Gadú, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Gadú has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy Award. She released her first album in 2009, self-titled Maria Gadú.Sidney Rezende – CD: "Maria Gadu" (Maria Gadu) – Um bom começo (publicado em 4 August 2009) Her single "Shimbalaiê" became a number one hit in Italy during summer 2011, staying atop the FIMI chart for five straight weeks.
Biography Maria Gadú started playing music as a child after having learned the basics of reading musical notation. Seven years later she began to record songs on cassette tapes. Her real musical training begins at the age of thirteen, when she began to give concerts in the bars of her native São Paulo, playing music by Adoniran Barbosa, Marisa Monte and Chico Buarque.
In 2008 she moved to Rio de Janeiro and began playing in bars, and she attracted the attention of famous musicians such as Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, João Donato among others. Maria Gadú gained renown playing "Ne me quitte pas" by Jacques Brel for Jayme Monjardim, who was in preproduction of the television series Maysa: Quando Fala o Coração (Maysa – when the heart sings). Maysa Matarazzo, singer and mother of the director, had been very successful in the 1950s and 1960s singing the title song, among others. Gadú's version was soon included in the soundtrack of the series that would premiere in January 2009. Gadú also had a small acting part in the series. As 2009 began, Maria Gadú prepared her first album for the Som Livre sublabel Slap.
Gadú also sang "Blue Velvet" with Tony Bennett on his 2012 CD Viva Duets.
In 2015, her album Guelã was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best MPB Album category.
Discography
Albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications BRA ITA POR Maria Gadú Released: 20 July 2009 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD 4 4 18 PMB: 3× Platinum FIMI: Gold Multishow ao Vivo – Maria GadúReleased: 2010 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD, DVD 7 — 10 PMB: Platinum Maria Gadú e Caetano Veloso – Multishow ao VivoReleased: 2011 Label: Universal Music Format: digital download, CD, DVD 3 — 2 PMB: 2× Platinum Mais Uma PáginaReleased: 16 December 2011 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD 5 48 22 PMB: 2× Platinum NósReleased: 19 July 2013 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD 2 — 27 GuelãReleased: 25 May 2015 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD 12 — — Guelã Ao VivoReleased: 2016 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD 47 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications BRA POR Multishow ao Vivo – Maria GadúReleased: 2010 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD, DVD 7 10 PMB: Gold Maria Gadú e Caetano Veloso – Multishow ao VivoReleased: 2011 Label: Universal Music Format: digital download, CD, DVD 3 2 PMB: Platinum Guelã Ao VivoReleased: 2016 Label: Som Livre Format: digital download, CD — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album BRA ITA "Shimbalaiê" 2009 5 1 Maria Gadú "Linda Rosa" 34 — "Dona Cila" 48 — "Laranja" 37 — "Bela Flor" 62 — "Rapte-me, Camaleoa" 2010 60 — "João de Barro" 66 — Multishow Ao Vivo "Quando Fui Chuva" 33 — "Lanterna dos Afogados" 65 — "Oração ao Tempo" 2011 76 — Mais uma Página "Like a Rose" 56 — "Em Paz" 2013 62 — Nós "Obloco" 2015 34 — Guelã "Trovoa" 2016 — — Guelã Ao Vivo "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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