Monica Salmaso

Mônica Salmaso
Background information
Born	February 27, 1971 (1971-02-27) (age 40)
Origin	São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Música Popular Brasileira
Website	www.monicasalmaso.mus.br

Mônica Salmaso (born on 27 February 1971 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Música Popular Brasileira singer.

Career

Mônica Salmaso started her career in the play "O Concílio do Amor", directed by Gabriel Villela in 1989.

In 1995 she recorded her first solo CD Afro-sambas, accompanied by classical guitarist Paulo Bellinati, who also made the arrangements and produced the CD. It was a re-recording of the homonymous disc composed in the 1960s by Baden Powell and Vinícius de Moraes.

In 1996, recorded with Paulo Bellinati the song "Felicidade" (Happiness) by Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes for the CD Tom Jobim Songbook, by Lumiar Records.

She was nominated for the Prêmio Sharp – 1997 as Revelation singer in the category Música Popular Brasileira.

Salmaso released in 1998 her second CD, Trampolim, produced by Rodolfo Stroeter e with guest participations of Naná Vasconcelos, Toninho Ferragutti and Paulo Bellinati, among others.

In 1999 she was the winner of the second Prêmio Visa MPB – Vocal Edition, in a unanimous decision both by the jury and by popular acclaim.

In the same year she recorded her third CD, Voadeira, also produced by Rodolfo Stroeter. Guest participants in the CD were, among others, Marcos Suzano, Benjamin Taubkin, Toninho Ferragutti, Paulo Bellinati and Nailor Azevedo.

Discography

• Noites de Gala, ao vivo - 2009 (recorded 2008)
• Noites de Gala, Samba na Rua (DVD) - 2008
• Nem 1 ai - 2008 (recorded 2000)
• Noites de Gala, Samba na Rua - 2007
• Iaiá - 2004
• Voadeira - 1999
• Trampolim - 1998
• Afro-sambas - 1995

Besides these works, she also participated in more than 60 CDs by other artists.^[1]

References

1. ^ Discography - Other recordings

External links

• Official website
• The Lyrical Soul of Brazil - article at culturebase.net

Persondata
Name	Salmaso, Mônica
Alternative names
Short description	Música Popular Brasileira singer
Date of birth	27 February 1971
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death