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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Fernanda Abreu| image = Fernanda Abreu, 2009.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Fernanda Sampaio de Lacerda Abreu| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1961|9|8|mf=y| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro (city)|Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | death_date =| death_place =| origin =| instrument = Singing | genre = Brazilian funk , disco, pop| occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Fernanda Abreu (born September 8, 1961) is a Brazilian singer.
Biography
Fernanda was born and raised in a middle-class family of the Rio de Janeiro#South Zone|South Zone , a neighborhood of Rio. Her first notable public appearance was the backing vocal of the band Blitz (Brazilian band)|Blitz until 1986. After that, in 1990, she started a solo career singing Brazilian funk|funk , disco music|disco and dance music , achieving great success in her native country.
In 1989, she met Herbert Vianna , and with his help and encouragment formed a funk band. Her first solo album, SLA Radical Dance Disco Club (1990), was produced by Herbert Vianna and Fábio Fonseca and had a hit with A Noite . Her second album, SLA2/Be Sample (1992), was one of the earliest Brazilian pop records to extensively employ the sampler, and had success with Rio 40 Graus Yúdice, George. "The Funkification of Rio." In Microphone Fiends, 193-220. London: Routledge, 1994. portraying Rio de Janeiro climate, people and lifestyle. Since then, Abreu has been considered the first lady of Brazilian funk . http://fernandaabreu.uol.com.br/prehome.htm
In 2006, she released Ao Vivo MTV , the first DVD of her career, which includes many of her hit songs. http://www.sites-faction.mus.br/Biografias/Fernanda%20Abreu.htm
Abreu is married to the musician and designer Luis Stein and has 2 daughters, Alice and Sofia.
Discography
Sla Radical Dance Disco Club (1990)
Sla 2 Be Sample (1992)
Da Lata (1995)
Raio X (álbum)|Raio X - Revista e Ampliada (1997)
Entidade Urbana (2000)
Na Paz (2004)
MTV Ao Vivo (2006)
References
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External links
Commons category|Fernanda Abreu
http://fernandaabreu.uol.com.br/ Official website
Persondata| NAME =Abreu, Fernanda | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION =Singer | DATE OF BIRTH =September 8, 1961 | PLACE OF BIRTH =Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
DEFAULTSORT:Abreu, Fernanda Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian female singers Category:Brazilian singers Category:Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Category:People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Funk carioca musicians
