Marisa de Azevedo Monte (; born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and record producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million albums worldwide and has won numerous national and international awards, including four Latin Grammys, eight Brazilian Music Awards, seven Brazilian MTV Video Music Awards, nine Multishow de Música Brasileira awards, and 5 APCAs. Marisa is considered by Rolling Stone Brasil to be the second greatest singer, behind only Elis Regina. She also has two albums (MM and Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão) on the list of the 100 best albums of Brazilian music.
Biography Monte was born in Rio de Janeiro, daughter of the engineer Carlos Saboia Monte and Sylvia Marques de Azevedo Monte. On her father's side, she is descended from the Saboias, one of the oldest Italian families in Brazil. She studied singing, piano, and drums as a child, and began studying opera singing at 14.
At the age of 19, Monte went to Italy to study bel canto, while also performing Brazilian music in bars and clubs, leading her to meet famous producer Nelson Motta. Upon her return to Rio in 1987, Motta produced her live concert, where Monte became a hybrid of MPB diva and pop rock performer. While most of her music is in the style of modern MPB, she has also recorded traditional samba and folk tunes, largely in collaboration with such musicians and songwriters as Carlinhos Brown, Arnaldo Antunes, and Nando Reis and producer Arto Lindsay. She has also collaborated with the New York pop music vanguard, including Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Marc Ribot, Bernie Worrell and Philip Glass.
Career In 1988, Monte signed with EMI and took the opportunity of Rede Manchete wanting a TV special covering her live concert to release it as the LP and VHS MM in 1989, a critical and commercial success pushed by the single "Bem Que Se Quis", a Motta-penned Portuguese version of Pino Daniele's "E Po' Che Fa'".
Monte owns the rights to all of her songs; it was her chief demand for renewing her contract with EMI Music.Musitec
Her 2008 single "Não é Proibido" was used in the soundtrack of a video game by EA Sports, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
Discography
Album title Album details Peak chart positions BRA FRA ITA POR SUI Mais Released: 1991 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP Sales: 710,000 1 — — — — Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão Released: 1994 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP Sales: 1,050,000 1 — — — — Barulhinho Bom Released: 1996 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 750,000 1 — — — — Memórias, Crônicas, e Declaracões de Amor Released: 9 May 2000 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 2,000,000 1 — — — — Tribalistas (with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes) Released: 22 November 2002 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 3,500,000 1 39 2 1 90 Infinito Particular Released: 10 March 2006 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 500,000 1 — — 7 — Universo ao Meu Redor Released: 10 March 2006 Label: EMI Format: CD Sales: 500,000 2 161 — 9 — O Que Você Quer Saber de Verdade Released: 31 October 2011 Label: EMI Format: CD, download digital Sales: 260,000 2 — — 8 — Tribalistas (with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes) Released: 25 August 2017 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, download digital Sales: 50,000 1 67 30 2 — PortasReleased: 1 July 2021 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: download digital 1 20 32 6 —
Live albums Album title Album details Peak chart positions BRA POR MM Released: 1989 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP Sales: 700,000 1 — Verdade Uma Ilusão Released: 16 May 2014 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, download digital Sales: 100,000 1 18
Compilation albums Album title Album details Peak chart positions BRA POR Coleção Released: 29 April 2016 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, download digital Sales: 40,000 1 10
Video albums Album title Album details Peak chart positions BRA POR MM ao Vivo Released: 1989 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD 1 — Mais Released: 1991 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD 1 — Barulhinho Bom - Uma Viagem Musical Released: 1997 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD 1 — Memórias, Crônicas, e Declarações de Amor Released: 2001 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD 1 — Tribalistas (with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes) Released: 22 November 2002 Label: EMI Format: VHS, DVD 1 29 Infinito ao Meu Redor Released: 7 November 2008 Label: EMI Format: DVD 1 — Verdade, Uma Ilusão Released: 16 May 2014 Label: Universal Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray 2 —
References
External links
French site on Marisa Monte