Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima (born 3 September 1990),[1][3] known professionally as IZA, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and dancer, who rose to fame recording cover songs of artists such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Sam Smith on her self-titled YouTube channel. She has also featured her songs on Spotify and SoundCloud.[4][5] In May 2016, she signed a contract with Warner Music Brasil.[6] Her debut album, Dona de Mim, was released in 2018 and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.[7]
IZA | |
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.png) IZA in September 2022 | |
| Born | Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima[1] 3 September 1990 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Spouse |
Sérgio Santos
(m. 2018; div. 2022) |
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| Labels | Warner Music Brasil[2] |
Early life
editIza was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of six, her family moved to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, where she began singing and performing at family parties and church events. After moving back to Rio de Janeiro at the age of eighteen, she got a degree in advertising from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and then she started her YouTube channel shortly thereafter.[8]
Career
editAt the age of 19 she returned to Rio de Janeiro and continued with that activity here as well. In 2009, at the age of eighteen, she attended the advertising course at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), graduating in 2013 and then began working as a video editor. In 2015, in parallel, she created a channel on YouTube and began posting music cover videos.[9]
At the end of 2017, she was the main attraction of Pré-Reveillon POPline.[10] On 3 February 2018, she participated in the Planeta Atlântida festival.[11]
Her album Dona de Mim was ranked as the 41st best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine[12] and among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the first half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.[13]
In May 2021, Iza was named one of Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders.[14]
On 2 September 2022, Iza released a three-song EP that makes up her upcoming album. Named Três, the project becomes a promotion for the singer's performance on the main stage of Rock in Rio 2022, who became the first black Brazilian singer to perform on the main stage.[15]
Iza revealed that in February 2023 she scrapped an album that was fully done. With that, the artist produced a new album in about 5 months. The first single from the album "Fé nas Malucas" in collaboration with MC Carol was released on 27 July 2023[16]
On July 30, the release date of the album AFRODHIT was announced, which was released on 3 August 2023, with 13 new tracks.[17]
Personal life
editIn 2016, Iza began dating Brazilian music producer Sérgio Santos. She married him in the Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro Church, in Rio de Janeiro on 16 December 2018.[18] Iza announced their divorce on 10 October 2022.[19]
Iza identifies herself as a feminist.[20][21] In 2022, Iza declared she is demisexual.[22]
On 14 February 2023, she announced that she started dating Brazilian soccer player Yuri Lima.[23] On April 10, 2024, Iza announced that she was pregnant with her first daughter.[24] On July 10, Iza announced that the relationship had come to an end due to the football player's infidelity.[25]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Dona de Mim | ||
| Afrodhit |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRA [26] [27] | |||
| "Te Pegar" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Esse Brilho É Meu" | — | ||
| "Pesadão" (featuring Marcelo Falcão)[28] |
41 | Dona de Mim | |
| "Ginga" (featuring Rincon Sapiência) |
2018 | 62 | |
| "Dona de Mim" | 69 | ||
| "Brisa" | 2019 | 48 | Non-album singles |
| "Meu Talismã" | 72 | ||
| "Evapora" (with Ciara and Major Lazer)[29] |
75 | ||
| "Let Me Be the One"" (with Maejor) |
2020 | 44 | |
| "Bend The Knee" (with Bruno Martini and Timbaland) |
59 | Original | |
| "Gueto" | 2021 | 30 | Non-album singles |
| "Sem Filtro" | 59 | ||
| "Fé nas Maluca" | 2023 | — | Afrodhit |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Quem Sabe Sou Eu" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Vim Pra Ficar" | 2017 |
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nada Será Como Antes | Cameo[30] | Episode: "October 4" |
| 2017–19 | TVZ | Guest TV host | Episode: "16 de outubro" Episode: "30 de maio" Episode: "18 de abril" |
| 2018 | Vai Que Cola | Teriza Sampaio | Episode: "A Prima de Terezinha" |
| 2018 | Popstar | Special judge | Episode: "September 30" |
| 2018–2019 | Música Boa Ao Vivo | TV host | |
| 2019 | SóTocaTop | TV host[31] | |
| 2019 | Mulheres Fantásticas | Narrator[32] | |
| 2019–2023 | The Voice Brasil | Judge/Coach[33] |
Films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Lion King | Nala (voice) | Brazilian Portuguese Dub |
Awards and nominations
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2019) |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2017 | Prêmio Multishow | Fiat Argo Experimente | Herself | Nominated |
| Meus Prêmios Nick | Musical Revelation | Nominated | ||
| Women's Music Event Awards | Revelation | Won | ||
| 2018 | Prêmio Multishow | Song of the Year | Pesadão | Won |
| Latin Grammy Awards | Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album | Dona de Mim | Nominated[7] | |
| 2023 | Best Portuguese Language Urban Performance[34] | "Fé" | Pending | |
| 2020 | Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira | Artista do Ano[35] | Herself | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "Dona de voz poderosa, a cantora Iza é novo nome do pop nacional". Vip.abril.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "TAG: 50 Fatos Sobre Iza / Prezinha de Boa / Música Multishow". YouTube (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "SETE VERSOS DE 'PESADÃO', DA IZA COM MARCELO FALCÃO, PRA TER A LEGENDA MAIS EMPODERADA DE TODO O INSTA". Topsify.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Artistas da Warner Music". Warnermusic.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "IZA CONHEÇA A HISTÓRIA DO NOVO TALENTO WARNER". Warnermusic.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). Latin Grammy Awards. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Iza celebra sucesso e projeta 2018 com lançamento de álbum: 'Estou fazendo tudo com calma'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Costa, Camilla (16 May 2018). "IZA: dez covers já realizados pela cantora". Nação da Música (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Pré-Reveillon POPline com IZA: Saiba tudo sobre a nossa festa de final de ano!". Portalpopline.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Planeta Atlântida 2018 divulga programação completa; confira". Correiobraziliense.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Antunes, Pedro (21 December 2018). "Rolling Stone Brasil: os 50 melhores discos nacionais de 2018". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Antunes, Pedro (30 November 2018). "Baco Exu do Blues, Gilberto Gil, Duda Beat: os 25 melhores discos brasileiros do segundo semestre de 2018, segundo a APCA". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Afro-Brazilian Star Iza Is Using Her Platform to Fight Racism". Time.com. 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Iza lança projeto 'Três': 'Carro chefe do meu álbum'". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Iza lança novo clipe empoderador da música "Fé Nas Maluca", gravado com Mc Carol: "uma mistura de irmandade e amizade"". Mundo Negro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Iza anuncia álbum "AFRODHIT" com Djonga, L7nnon, MC Carol e mais". Portal RapMais (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Warner Music Brasil - Notícias - IZA | CONHEÇA A HISTÓRIA DO NOVO TALENTO WARNER". Warnermusic.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "IZA anuncia fim do casamento". Vogue Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Fialho, Beatriz (7 March 2018). "Para IZA, ser mulher no Brasil é ser resistente" [For IZA, being a woman in Brazil means being resilient]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "'Feminismo não é ser contra homens', explica cantora IZA" ['Feminism is not being against men', explains singer IZA]. Jovem Pan (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Demissexual: entenda o termo usado por Iza e Giovanna Ewbank para explicar sexualidade". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Demissexual, Iza assume relacionamento com jogador Yuri Lima: 'Meu'". Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Iza está grávida de seu primeiro filho e conta tudo na Glamour de maio" [Iza is pregnant with her first child and tells everything in Glamour in May]. Glamour (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Grávida, Iza anuncia fim do relacionamento com Yuri Lima: "Ele me traiu"" [Pregnant, Iza announces the end of her relationship with Yuri Lima]. CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 July 2024.
- ^ Desempenho de canções:
- "Pesadão": "RANKINGS - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Brasil. Retrieved 31 October 2017.[dead link]
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- ^ "Iza quebra tudo ao lado de Marcelo Falcão, de O Rappa, no clipe de 'Pesadão'; veja aqui - Música - MULTISHOW". Multishow (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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