Laava (singer)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Laava
Img_capt = Fernanda Brandao
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Fernanda Brandao


Alias =
Born = March 5, 1983
Died =
Origin = flagicon|Brazil Brazil and Germany
Instrument =
Voice_type =
Genre = Dance-pop, Club/Dance
Occupation = singer
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Robbins Ent.
URL = [http://www.fernanda-brandao.de/ Official website]

Laava is the stage name of Brazilian singer Fernanda Brandao, born 1983.

Career

In 2002 Fernanda released her single album, Wherever You Are (I Feel Love). Although her music originates from Germany, miss Brandao considers herself a Brazilian. Born on March 5^th 1983 in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais) she grew up it in Rio de Janeiro. Already at the age of 4 years Fernanda danced with the Karneval in Rio and sang to Samba-folklore hits also. She came from an artist family. Her mother produced some successful Brazilian Pop Songs and her aunt and uncle are well-known singers in Brazil. Fernanda spent much of her childhood time in studios.

When Fernanda was nine years old, her mother fell in love with a German man and they moved to Hamburg. Since then she commuted back and forth between Brazil and Germany to dance. She also took up jazz, modern Dance, HipHop, ballet, as well as vocal lessons in Germany.

Trained in Tae Bo, box CUT, BBP and crew Class, Fernanda is a licensed fitness trainer (the youngest in Germany far Fact|Is there a source for this statement? Is it still true?| ()|date=October 2008) in Aerobics, body pump. She has done her own Choreographies for various music videos as well. As a dancer she is seen in many music tie-clips. Likewise Fernanda participated in different stage and TV-appearances with national and international artists, like e.g. Shaggy, decaying Talking, ATC, Sarah Connor, and Rick Astley.

Fernanda gained notice from their producers and the song "“Wherever You are (I Feel Love)”" was written for her. They decided on the name LAAVA for her. She currently is in the band Hot Banditoz.

Her Hamburg producer Sliteye & Newsky of O.M.O could as Song scriber and producers already with productions such as Dune vs. Trubblemaker, ScapeBabyz, Underdog Project, and Nelifer, which the last year Sat1 “Girlscamp” - Titelsong supplied, their first charter sequence book.

Fernanda speaks four languages (Portuguese, Spanish, German and English). In 2001 she quit school, in order to be able to concentrate solely on her music.

Discography

'Wherever You Are (I Feel Love)'

Record Label : Robbins Ent. Llc

Release Date : 2003-09-09

"CD Tracks/SongsDisc 1"

1. Wherever You Are (I Feel Love) [Dance Edit]

2. Wherever You Are (I Feel Love) [Original Radio Edit]

3. Wherever You Are (I Feel Love) [Dance Mix]

4. Wherever You Are (I Feel Love) [Pulsedriver Remix]

5. Wherever You Are (I Feel Love) [Chopstick Club Mix]

6. Wherever You Are (I Feel Love) [Original Mix]

External links

* [http://www.fernanda-brandao.de/ Fernanda Brandao's Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fernandabrandao/ Laava Official Myspace Page]
* [http://www.hot-banditoz.de Hot Banditoz webpage]