Wanessa Camargo
Template:Short description Template:Pp-pc1 Template:Portuguese name Template:Use dmy datesTemplate:Infobox musical artist Wanessa Godói Camargo (born 28 December 1982) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.<ref>Álbum sertanejo de Wanessa Camargo volta com bônus e o mesmo tom artificial Ferreira, Mauro. G1.</ref>
Early life
Camargo is the daughter of Brazilian sertanejo singer Zezé Di Camargo, from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano, and businesswoman Zilú Godói. Her father worked on the Brazilian version of the musical Cats and was part of the group of dancers known as Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano.<ref name="gambare" />
Biography
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Wanessa was born in Goiânia, Goiás, on 28 December 1982. She is the daughter of the Brazilian sertanejo singer Zezé Di Camargo from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano and of the businesswoman Zilú Godói. She attended public schools during her childhood, but she had no toys because of the financial difficulties of her family.
In 1991, at 9 years old, she moved to São Paulo when her father and her uncle Luciano Camargo went in search of success.<ref name="Veja 2003">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1992, she was enrolled in a private school, but suffered prejudice from colleagues and employees because of her social class.<ref name="Veja 2003" />
During an interview for Veja, Wanessa said: "The principal of the school was always insinuating that we would not pay the college. She humiliated us, but I was so insecure that I never told this to my parents, and even that was a mockery. Once, to make me happy, my father took a borrowed lance just to give me the taste of going to the car class."<ref name="Veja 2003" />
Also in 1991, she started a band with her three friends Kiko, Leandro and Bruno, who in the future would form the group KLB.<ref name="ficha">Template:Cite web</ref> The boys played the instruments and Wanessa was the lead singer. The band's first name was The Fenders, a reference to the guitar brand. They then changed their name to Neon and started performing at clubs and parties with versions of songs by Xuxa and Leandro & Leonardo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1993, at the age of ten, Wanessa began to study theater, ballet and tap dance, and over time learnt street dance.<ref name="gambare">Template:Cite web</ref> As an adolescent, she began to do gymnastics and artistic gymnastics to gain physical fitness when dancing. In 1995, she had her first theater role in the musical Cats.<ref name="gambare" /> In 1996, she began to integrate the body of dancers of the duo Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano.Template:Clarify
Career
2000–02: First albums
Camargo recorded a demo CD in 1999 which led to her signing to the BMG Brasil record label in 2000. Her debut single, "O Amor Não Deixa (Love Won't Let Me)" was released on 11 November 2000,<ref name=resenhando>Template:Cite web</ref> followed by her debut album Wanessa Camargo on 12 December 2000, composed of country pop love songs. Her self-titled debut album was recorded between Nashville and Miami, where she resided at the time.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref name="uol00">Template:Cite web</ref> Five songs in the album were originally written in English but adapted to Portuguese,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> including a cover of Faith Hill's "Breathe", and the debut single, which was later re-recorded by country singer Tammy Cochran.
The follow-up single "Apaixonada por Você" was released on 12 February 2001, and was included on the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Um Anjo Caiu do Céu,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with radios being served a slow tempo country remix.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> New pressings of the album included the remixed version of the song, titled "Um Anjo Caiu do Céu version".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The third and final single, Eu Posso Te Sentir (Breathe), was released on 30 July 2001.<ref name="wanessacamargonews.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2001, Camargo made her acting debut as the fairy Honey Mel in the children's film Xuxa e os Duendes. She recorded the track "Tudo Que Você Sonhar" for its soundtrack.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 25 October, she released the first single from her second album, "Eu Quero Ser o Seu Amor", which marked a transition to a pop rock style with a music video inspired by video games and Japanese comics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 9 November, her sophomore album was released, also titled Wanessa Camargo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 21 February 2002, the second single "Tanta Saudade" was released, featuring backing vocals from her father, country singer Zezé Di Camargo.<ref name="wanessacamargonews.com" /> "Gostar de Mim" was released as the third and final single from the album.<ref name="praiagrande">Template:Cite web</ref> In July, she recorded the short film Socialmente Correto with Oscar Magrini; however, the project was canceled.Template:Clarify<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In September, she recorded Jovens Tardes, a special TV show on the Globo Network. This saw her work again with KLB, as well as with the sertanejo duo Pedro and Thiago and the singer Fael Mondego.<ref name="jt0101">Template:Cite web</ref> This aired from October and featured the presenters playing songs with their respective original artists.<ref name="jt0101" />
On 30 November 2002, Wanessa released the single "Um Dia ... Meu Primeiro Amor", followed on 2 December by her third eponymous album.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 22 February 2003, she released the pop rock single "Sem Querer", accompanied by a music video with Erik Marmo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Clarify The last single of the album, "Filme de Amor", was chosen after a vote on the singer's website, the other option being "Paga Pra Ver (Tô Pagando Pra Ver)".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2003–04: Transparente and television
In March 2003, following the good reception of the previous year's TV special, Jovens Tardes became a regular part of Globo Network Sunday's afternoon schedule. Wanessa appeared alongside the same co-presenters, with the addition of Luiza Possi. Each program focused on a different musical theme, such as rock, film classics and soap opera themes, with special guests playing the music.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Wanessa was due to appear in the short film S.O.S Cupido, but the project was never recorded.
On 20 September, she recorded her first DVD in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She sought to present a more adult image by wearing more sensual clothes, dying her hair red with bangs,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> posing semi-naked for VIP magazine, and giving interviews on sex and taboo subjects.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 11 January 2004, the Jovens Tardes project ended after the producer Marlene Mattos left the station. Mattos then signed with another station, Rede Bandeirantes, and invited Wanessa to host a show with the same format. She declined, wishing instead to focus on music.<ref name="uol11">Template:Cite web</ref> In February, she joined the main cast of the fourth season of the fifth version of the adaption of the children's book Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, in which she played the rock star Diana Dechamps.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 12 March, she released her new single, "Me Engana que I Gosto", a version of "Miénteme" by the Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 24 May, she released her first live album, Transparente Ao Vivo, which featured four new songs and previous hits.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July, she made appeared in the children's film Cine Gibi, adapted from the Monica's Gang comic books.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 12 October, she released the second single from her live album, "Metade de Mim" and appeared naked in the music video.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December, she starred in the second season of the reality show Quebrando a Rotina, travelling in a trailer with Felipe Dylon and the host Luciano Huck between the south coast of Rio de Janeiro and the north coast of São Paulo.<ref name="musicade1">Template:Cite web</ref> She and Dylon recorded the song "Amor de Praia" at the end of the season.<ref name="musicade1" /> In 2005 she appeared in another reality show, Subindo a Serra with Huck, Dylon, Karina Bacchi, Preta Gil and Popó, documenting their trip to Teresópolis in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2005–09: W, Total and Meu Momento
On 11 June 2005, Wanessa released the single "Amor, Amor", in a Latin pop style comparable to the music of Colombian singer Shakira.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
On 8 August, she released her fourth studio album, W, which lacked the country elements of her previous albums and focused on pop and pop rock. She composed ten of the fifteen songs, her most substantial songwriting contribution so far.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The album was well received by critics, who noted its maturity and originality.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 10 January 2006, the second single, "Não Resisto a Nós Dois" was released; it became the seventh most played song on Brazilian radio that year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In February, she premiered the W in Tour ... Era Uma Vez, her biggest tour. Inspired by Broadway musicals, it was directed by theatre diva Marília Pêra and featured five acts and costume changes.<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
On 22 August, the third single from W, "Louca", was released, having been chosen by the public through a website vote.<ref name="uolouca">Template:Cite web</ref>
After spending a year working on a new album, Wanessa released the single "Não Tô Pronta Pra Perdoar" on 2 August 2007; it was a version of the song "Not Ready to Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 21 August, she released her fifth studio album, Total, which sold 100,000 copies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In April, her Total Tour began at Citibank Hall in São Paulo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also worked with the Mexican band Camila on a Portuguese language version of "Abrázame".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 2009, she changed her musical style again and began to use her first name Wanessa only. Her single "Fly" saw her collaborate with the rapper Ja Rule.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 1 June, she released her the sixth studio album Meu Momento, featuring collaborations with Rita Lee and Alexandre Carlo and showing R&B and urban musical influences.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The second single, "Não Me Leve a Mal", was chosen by a Twitter and was released on 28 September.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite high expectations and a large budget, which included opening for some of Beyoncé's shows in Brazil, the album sold only 20,000 copies.<ref name="momento">Template:Cite web</ref>
2010–15: DNA and DNA Tour
In 2010, she changed musical direction again, inspired by Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas to embrace electronic music .<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 1 July, Wanessa provided vocals for the track "Falling for U" by DJ Mister Jam.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 9 September, she released the first single from her forthcoming work, "Worth It", a version of "Beautiful Encounter (Yan Yu)" by Elva Hsiao.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two days later her first EP, Você não Perde por Esperar, sold through a music ticket – a magnetic card from which the buyer entered a code into her website to download the songs. On 31 March she released the single "Stuck On Repeat".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 5 July 2011, she released the single "Sticky Dough" in collaboration with the American rapper Bam Bam. In the same month, she released her seventh studio album, DNA, recorded in English and produced by Mister Jam. Its promotion was interrupted by the announcement of Wanessa's pregnancy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The title track "DNA" was released as a second single on 24 October.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A third single, "Get Loud!", was released on 26 June 2012 after the singer returned from maternity leave.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 1 December 2012, she released "Hair & Soul" with a music video sponsored by Wella.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In April 2013, she released the single "Shine It On" and the live album DNA Tour.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> This was followed in June by the single "Amor, Amor", and in November by "Turn It Up", which featured the rapper Soulja Boy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2015, she began the W15 Tour, celebrating 15 years of her career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016–17: Reformulation and 33
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In early 2016, she began recording her eighth studio album with a more commercial pop style and Portuguese lyrics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was to be produced by Mister Jam and César Lemos.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also announced that she was returning to using the surname Camargo after 8 years.
On 17 May, she announced that she had shelved the material she was recording and changed the producer team to make a redirection in her career and a move towards sertanejo music.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She re-recorded the album with Eduardo Pepato as producer,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> explaining: "The way of pop I do not identify myself, it is not my beach, my footprint is romanticism and the sertanejo is a strong mark of my I'm doing what I believe."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
She left her contract with Sony Music and signed with Work Show, known for its sertanejo releases.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 26 July, she released the first single from the album, "Coração Embriagado"; this reached number 19 on Billboard Brasil, the best result of her career until then.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Vai que Vira Amor" was released as a promotional single on 26 August.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="vqvalanca">Template:Cite web</ref> On 19 August she released her eighth studio album, titled 33.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The work received harsh criticism, with critics labelling her a sell-out "without musical identity".<ref name="g1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Musical characteristics
Influences
Wanessa has cited Celine Dion, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey as three of her great references.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=ego2016>Template:Cite web</ref> In her early albums, she sought inspiration from country pop artists, noting Twain as well as Dixie Chicks and Faith Hill; she has covered the songs "Not Ready to Make Nice" and "Breathe" by the latter two artists.<ref name=ego2016/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She performed with her father on the Pai e Filha Tuor and sang several songs by artists who influenced her, including "From This Moment On" and "You're Still the One" by Twain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Another artist cited as important in her development is Rita Lee, with whom she re-recorded the track "Coisas da Vida" for the album Meu Momento.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2005, as she moved to a pop music style, she cited influences such as Christina Aguilera,<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> Shakira, Michael Jackson and Madonna (noting that her favorite Madonna songs were "Like a Prayer" and "La Isla Bonita").<ref name=itpop>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=ego2016/>
In 2010, during an interview with Kboing, she cited Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, and Lady Gaga as influences.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2016, during an interview for the Programa do Porchat, she mentioned other women of the genre, such as Paula Fernandes, Maiara and Maraisa, Marília Mendonça and Naiara Azevedo, as references for the new phase of the career in sertanejo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Musical style
Wanessa's earlier career encompassed country pop, pop music and dance-pop. She also recorded songs in genres such as pop rock ("Sem Querer", "Não Resisto a Nós Dois"), reggaeton ("Me Engana que Eu Gosto", "Amor Amor"), forró ("Me Pega de Jeito"), dubstep ("Sticky Dougth"), arrocha ("Vai Que Vira Amor") and R&B ("Fly", "Não Me Leve a Mal").<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In an interview in 2013, she said that she has always tried to keep Brazilian elements in her songs, for example funk carioca from Rio in "Sticky Dough."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
She set aside her usual musical styles on the album DNA in 2011, which featured EDM, electronic and electropop and was recorded entirely in English.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2016, she began to record in the sertanejo genre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Voice
Wanessa has a mezzo-soprano voice with a range of 3.2 octaves. In the songs "Não Me Leve a Mal" and "Eu Estarei Aqui", she holds a note for 16 seconds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
In 1998, at age 16, she was the initial target of a kidnapping; the kidnappers accidentally took her uncle Welington Camargo instead and sent the family a piece of his ear, and the incident became a national story.<ref>Sequestro de Wellington Camargo tinha como foco inicial Wanessa Bombeiros Anjos da Vida</ref> Soon after, even though she was protected by security, she suffered a new attack when her school was robbed.<ref name="Veja 2003"/> After that attack, her family moved to the city of Plantation, Florida, United States for a year, to protect her from future attacks.<ref name="Veja 2003"/>
In 1998, during adolescence, Wanessa dated the singer Leandro Scornavacca, a member of KLB. The relationship ended a year later when she moved to the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2000 she began a relationship with the actor Dado Dolabella, which lasted until 2002. In 2003 she had brief relationships with the actor Erik Marmo and with the singers Felipe Dylon and Rogério Flausino.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2004 also she dated the actor Rodrigo Prado for six months.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2003 Wanessa revealed in an interview for Veja magazine that she had not been a virgin for some time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her parents did not know this and, days later, her father was surprised by the news in an interview.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2005 she met Marcus Buaiz, businessman from Espírito Santo, and the couple married on 26 May 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 18 June 2011 she announced her first pregnancy during an interview for the magazine Contigo!. José Marcus was born on 5 January 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="CR">Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2013 she announced she was pregnant again. Her second son, João Francisco, was born on 19 June 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Activism
Wanessa is an ambassador for the NGO Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, which is fighting for the preservation of the Atlantic Forest. Due to her efforts to promote the NGO and its goals, and her work for the clean-up of the Tietê River in São Paulo, she was awarded the 2007 Pro-Social Prize at the My Nick Awards event.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> She also received the title of Personality of the Year and JK Jewel from Cicesp. In 2012, she donated a fee of $150,000 from an advertisement to Unicef.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2014, she donated a $50,000 fee from Caras magazine towards social projects.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also put on a virtual fundraising show as part of a fundraising campaign for a boy named Ryan, who suffers from Ondine syndrome.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2015, Wanessa was appointed a UN ambassador, committing herself to UNAIDS actions in response to HIV and discrimination.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
LGBT advocacy
In 2009, Wanessa became involved in LGBT causes and the fight for equal rights for all: "Every human being has the option of loving whoever he or she wants, regardless of their sexual choice. I think it's great, I do not see anything against being against people who make love, is ridiculous. It is a posture of society that no longer fits in today's time."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2011 and 2015, Wanessa performed at the 15th São Paulo Gay Pride Parade for audiences of 1 million people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After having her first child with businessman Marcus Buaiz, the singer was asked how she would react if her son was gay: "I look the best I can."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2013, she celebrated on social media the approval of law 4277, which recognized same-sex marriage in Brazil and has criticized Marco Feliciano's 'Gay Cure' project.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2015, Wanessa criticized opposition to adoption by homosexual couples: "A human being who says in the name of God that it is better for a child to be abandoned than to have two parents can not speak in the name of God. A lack of education and prejudice dictate what you are. God is in our hearts, in our actions, in the love of our neighbor, in compassion; love is God, love is greater than everything."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Discography
- Wanessa Camargo (2000)
- Wanessa Camargo (2001)
- Wanessa Camargo (2002)
- W (2005)
- Total (2007)
- Meu Momento (2009)
- DNA (2011)
- 33 (2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Universo Invertido (2020)
- Pai & Filha (with Zezé di Camargo) (2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Livre (2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002–2004 | Jovens Tardes | TV host | |
| 2004 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Diana Dechamps | Season 4 |
| 2004 | Quebrando a Rotina | Contestant | Season 2 |
| 2005 | Subindo a Serra | Season 1 | |
| 2008 | High School Musical: A Seleção | Coach / Mentor | Episode: "Desafio das Duplas" |
| 2012 | Cheias de Charme | Herself | Episode: "September 6, 2012" |
| 2013 | Fábrica de Estrelas | Episode: "Segunda Etapa para Seleção da Nova Girl Band" | |
| 2014 | Domingo da Gente | TV host | Episode: "January 26, 2014" |
| 2015 | Hora do Faro | Episode: "October 18, 2015"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2015 | Peladão a Bordo | Coach / Mentor | Episode: "November 17, 2015"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2017–2018 | Popstar | Episode: "August 13, 2017" Episode: "October 28, 2017"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2018 | Dra. Darci | Leandra | Episode: "A Concorrente" |
| 2020 | Wanessa em Terras Capixabas | TV Host<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Wanessa feat. Espírito Santo | TV Host | ||
| 2021 | Show dos Famosos | Contestant | Season 4, 2nd place |
| 2021 | É o Amor: Família Camargo | Herself | Documentary<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2022 | Wanessa Sunset | TV Host | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2024 | Big Brother Brasil | Herself (Housemate) | Season 24<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Xuxa e os Duendes | Fairy Mel | |
| 2004 | Cine Gibi | Herself | |
| 2010 | High School Musical: O Desafio | Herself | |
| 2016 | Sing | Ash | Brazilian Dubbing<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Ash | Brazilian Dubbing<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dossiê Wanessa | Herself | Web-documentary.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Concerts
Tours
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References
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External links
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- Living people
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