Marina Machado

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Marina Machado (born October 20, 1972 in Belo Horizonte ) is a Brazilian singer .

Career

She is the daughter of the lawyer Oswaldo Machado dos Santos and the entrepreneur Rosélia Maria Machado de Almeida. Marina studied lyric and popular singing.

Machado made her first appearances as a professional singer in the musicals Hollywood-Bananas and Na Onda do Rádio . In addition, from 1992 to 1995 she formed the trio Zoombeedoo with the musicians Podé and Maurinho Nastácia , the group interpreted a style between Brazilian music and rock. She founded the Companhia Burlantins , with which she wrote the piece O Homem da Gravata Florida , in which she also participated. In 1998, together with Regina Spósito, she released the CD Desoriente um País , in the Hebraico style they interpreted their music with Hebrew and Yiddish elements.

In 1999 she was invited to take part in the Hermeto Pascoal show at the Palácio das Artes, in Belo Horizonte . She accompanied Milton Nascimento on his tour to his CD Crooner .

Next she produced the demo CD Candombe da Serra do Cipó with Afro-Brazilian roots music, the preoccupation with this musical style had a great influence on the work of the singer. Marina Machado's recordings were included in the Brazilian cartography Musiki by Itau Cultural. Machado was involved in CDs by Tavinho Moura, in Liliputz by the group Armatrux, in O Poder Mágico by Telo de Borges, in Livramento by Flavio Henrique and Chico Amaral and in a reggae version of the song Amor de Indio with Ronaldo Bastos and Beto Guedes . She sang four songs on the CD Pietá by Milton Nascimento. The 2008 CD by Marina Machado Tempo Quente includes Milton Nascimento, Seu Jorge and Samuel Rosa.

Discography (selection)

  • Baile the Pulgas (1999)
  • Marina 6 horas da tarde (2002)
  • Tempo Quente (2008)

Awards

  • With the CD Baile das Pulgas Marina Machado won the Troféu Pró-Música of the best CD in 1999 in Minas Gerais .
  • In 2002 Marina Machado was voted Best Singer by Minas Gerais.

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personal data
SURNAME Machado, Marina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Belo Horizonte