- Pitty
Infobox musical artist
Name = Pitty
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Priscilla Novaes Leone
Born = birth date and age|1977|10|7Salvador, Bahia ,Brazil
Instrument =Vocals
Genre =Hard rock Alternative rock
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 2003–present
Label =Deckdisc
Associated_acts =Inkoma
URL = [http://www.pitty.com.br/ Pitty.com.br]Priscilla Novaes Leone (born
October 7 ,1977 ), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilianalternative rock singer.Biography
Pitty was born in Salvador,
Bahia ,Brazil , the daughter of a musician. She spent much of her childhood inPorto Seguro , another Brazilian town, also in Bahia state. She grew up listening to various bands, includingThe Beatles ,Elvis Presley ,Faith No More ,Pantera , Nirvana andMetallica .In 1996, she moved back to Salvador and played in various garage bands. She was the vocalist for the hardcore band
Inkoma , and released several albums with the band. When Inkoma ended, she was invited by the producerRafael Ramos to record a solo album.In 2003, she released her debut album "Admirável Chip Novo", which sold more than 250,000 copies, being certified Platinum. The singles "Máscara", "Admirável Chip Novo" and "Teto de Vidro" were successful in Brazil, and "Equalize" hit number one. The album title was inspired by
Aldous Huxley 's "Brave New World " (translated to Portuguese as "Admirável Mundo Novo").After "Admirável Chip Novo", the expectations for Pitty's second album were high. Her second album, "Anacrônico" is heavier and more daring than its predecessor. It sold more than 150,000 (Platinum). During an interview around the release of her second album, Pitty and her band said that they had listened to too much
Queens of the Stone Age while recording the album. The influence is clear, especially in the heavy and slow songs, "lightly and tireless feeling ofJosh Homme stand in air".Her biggest hits to date were "Admirável Chip Novo", "Equalize", "Máscara", "Memórias" and "Na Sua Estante" and "Pulsos".
Discography
ingles
Backing band
*Martin – lead guitar, backup vocals
*Joe – bass guitar, backup vocals
*Duda – drums, backup vocalsTrivia
*When she won viewer's choice award at the
MTV Video Music Brasil , Pitty said:ee also
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Mononymous persons References
External links
* [http://www.pitty.com.br Pitty Official website] (in Portuguese/English)
* [http://www.myspace.com/bandapitty Myspace Page]
* [http://www.pittystop.com Pitty Fan Site]
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