Olga Souza

Olga Souza
Birth name	Olga Maria de Souza
Born	16 July 1968 (1968-07-16) (age 43)
Origin	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Eurodance, dance-pop
Occupations	Singer, record producer
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Zyx Records, Shake Records
Associated acts	Francesco Bontempi, Jenny B.
Website	www.coronadance.com

Olga Souza (born Olga Maria de Souza, 16 July 1968, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer, and dancer^[1] who was the lipsyncher and later singer in the musical project, Corona.

Biography

Souza was born to a musician father. She has two brothers: Roberto who is also a musician in Italy, and Ademar who is a dancer (or a singer) based in Spain. Her mother was a chef in a local restaurant. She started taking samba lessons very early. But Souza's first job was not artistic, as she worked for a bank in Rio, the Caixa Economica Federal. By chance, she met the football star Pelé, who advised her to choose to work on both careers. During the day, Souza worked in the bank, whilst she danced in the evening.

Some magazines attribute her a career purely as a dancer in the U.S.. However, a record producer proposed she record a Spanish language version of the Lambada. Afterwards, she lived for a while in Madrid, where she presented a television show.

In the early 1990s, she came to Italy where her brother offered her a place to stay. She met producer Francesco Bontempi who first signed her as a chorist. Shortly after their first meeting, Souza and Bontempi started a new project called Corona.

Souza now lives in Rome, but she returns to Brazil once a year.^{[citation needed]}

Souza is 1.80 metres tall (5'11"). She is married to Gianluca Milano, and is a fan of Prince, Stevie Wonder, Coolio, Whitney Houston, George Michael and Barbra Streisand.

Discography

Singles

• "Walking on Music" (1998)
• "Magic Touch" (1999)
• "Good Love" (2000)
• "Back In Time" (2006)
• "I'll Be Your Lady" (2006)
• "La Playa Del Sol" (2007)

Albums

• The Rhythm Of The Night (1995)
• Walking on Music (1998)
• And Me U (Brazil only) (2000)

References

1. ^ De Angelis, Matteo (30 April 2009). "Torna il ritmo di Corona, la regina degli anni '90 "La dance? ora piace anche ai più giovani"" (in Italian). il Resto del Carlino. http://ilrestodelcarlino.ilsole24ore.com/rimini/2009/04/30/171095-torna_ritmo_corona_regina_degli_anni.shtml. Retrieved 10 June 2010. 

External links

• Music-control.ch
• Discography at Discogs.com

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