4 people bested this! |
Official website:
Ivete Sangalo was in the band from 1993-1998.
Ivete Sangalo was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, where she spent her childhood. She started her singing career in events at school and then started singing at bars. After she received a Prêmio Caimmy, Bahia's somehow similar to the Grammy Awards, she started to achieve some attention and signed with Sony Music.
In 1993, Sony decided to re-make axé group Banda Eva and she was chosed as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon reached Brazilian's top charts. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies.
In 1997 she decided to start a solo career, and in 1999 she released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.








Comments
Post the first comment!