Maria Gadú

Maria Gadú
Maria Gadú performing at Credicard Hall.
Background information
Birth name	Mayra Corrêa Aygadoux
Also known as	Maria Gadú
Born	December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04) (age 24) São Paulo, SP  Brazil
Genres	MPB, pop, samba, bossa nova, rock, blues[1]
Instruments	Vocals, guitar[1]
Website	mariagadu.com.br

Maria Gadú (born Mayra Corrêa Aygadoux December 4, 1986; São Paulo, Brazil), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been nominated twice for a Latin Grammy Award. She released her first album in 2009, self-titled Maria Gadú.^[2] Her single "Shimbalaie" became a number one hit in Italy during summer 2011, staying atop the FIMI chart for five straight weeks.

Biography

Begins to play as a child, and after having learned the basics for reading the musical notation, seven years later he begun to record songs on cassette tapes. His real musical training begins at the age of thirteen, when he began to give concerts in the bars of Sao Paulo, playing music by Adoniran Barbosa, Marisa Monte and Chico Buarque.

At the age of twenty he began to sing on television and he signed a recording contract with Rio Slap the label to make his first album.

Discography

Studio albums

Album Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		ITA [3]
Juquehy	Released: 13 March 2009 Label: Tratore/Fonomatic Format: Digital download, CD	—
Maria Gadú	Released: 7 June 2011 Label: Som Livre Format: Digital download, CD	4

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		ITA [4]
2011	"Shimbalaiê"	1	Maria Gadú

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Conheça Maria Gadú, cantora que caiu nas graças de Milton Nascimento e Caetano Veloso - O Globo". http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/mat/2009/05/22/conheca-maria-gadu-cantora-que-caiu-nas-gracas-de-milton-nascimento-caetano-veloso-755985716.asp. 
2. ^ Sidney Rezende - CD: "Maria Gadu" (Maria Gadu) - Um bom começo (publicado em 04/08/2009)
3. ^ "Search for: Maria Gadú - Albums". italiancharts.com. http://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Maria+Gad%FA&cat=a. 
4. ^ "Search for: Maria Gadú - Singles". italiancharts.com. http://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Maria+Gad%FA&cat=s. 

Persondata
Name	Gadú, Maria
Alternative names	Mayra Corrêa Aygadoux
Short description	Musician, songwriter
Date of birth	1986-12-04
Place of birth	São Paulo, SP
Date of death
Place of death