Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as Ná Ozzetti, (born 12 December 1958) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been associated with the Vanguarda Paulista movement, having been a vocalist for the band Rumo before following a solo career.
Biography In her childhood, Ná Ozzetti learned to play the piano. After her graduation as a visual artist, she began her musical career as a singer of the group Rumo in the late 1970s, with whom she recorded a total of seven records. In 1988 her first album, Ná Ozzetti, was released. At the end of the 1980s, she was a member of Itamar Assumpção's ensemble on various tours in Europe. Her second album Ná was arranged to a large extent by her brother Dante Ozzetti. In 1996 her CD Love Lee Rita was released, a tribute to the Brazilian singer Rita Lee. With the pianist André Mehmari, she recorded Piano e Voz in 2005 in a duet. Her 2009 album, Balangandãs, includes compositions by Assis Valente, Ary Barroso and Dorival Caymmi. Ná Ozzetti received a number of awards in Brazil as a singer,
Discography Ná Ozzetti, Warner Continental, 1988 Ná, Ná Records, 1994 Love Lee Rita (Canções de Rita Lee desde os Mutantes), Dabliu, 1996 Estopim, Ná Records, 1999 Show, Som Livre, 2001 Piano e Voz (com André Mehmari), MCD, 2005 DVD Piano e Voz (com André Mehmari), MCD, 2006 Balangandãs, MCD, 2009 Meu Quintal, Borandá, 2011 Embalar, Circus Produções, 2013 Ná e Zé, Circus Produções, 2015 Thiago França, YB Produções, 2015
Awards 1989 – Sharp Brazilian Music Awards – Best New Female Singer 2000 –Festival de Música Brasileira- Best interpretation (song Show", by Luiz Tatit and Fábio Tagliaferri.) 2005 – Prêmio Bravo! Prime de música e cultura (Best Popular CD, with Balangandãs) 2024 - São Paulo Art Critics Association (50 best albums of 2024 (unranked), with De Lua, a collaboration with Luiz Tatit)
References
External links Official site (in Portuguese) Ná Ozzetti on Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Portuguese) Ná Ozzetti on Allmusic