Gabriela Abreu Severino also known as Melody (/ˈmˈɛlədi/ mEl-uh-dee) is a Brazilian singer. She became known for her falsetto.
Melody | |
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.png) Melody performing in 2022 | |
| Born | Gabriela Abreu Severino São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Agent | Belinho |
| Musical career | |
| Genres |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | MB HITS |
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Early life
editAccording to her father, Thiago Abreu (better known as MC Belinho[1]), Gabriella dreamed of becoming a singer from a young age. Her father is a funk carioca singer. Her sister is one year older and is known as Bella Angel.[2] According with her father, Thiago Abreu, better known more as Belinho, Gabriella dreams to be a singer from a very young age, due to her influence, who is also a funk singer. Sister Bella Angel is also pursuing a music career. The mother of the girls, for her part, did not interfere in the musical career of the two until January 2019, claiming to be impeded by her father and her daughters, a situation confirmed by Belinho himself.[3]
Career
edit2015: "Fale de Mim" and falsetto
editMelody has won national notoriety in early of 2015, after posting a video on her Facebook page singing the song "Fale de Mim", a song written by her father, Belinho. In a next video, she tried to do a falsetto by Christina Aguilera that went viral. Soon after, she made another video doing falsetto, this time with a friend of her father's.
2016–2017: No parodies
editIn 2016 Melody announced through social media that she would no longer make falsette parodies. And that would improve his singing for his next songs.
2018–present: "Tô Bem, Tô Zen" and "Assalto Perigoso"
editOn June 5, 2018, Melody released her new videoclip. Vai rebola that reached 21,708,111 views, just on her channel. Months later, she dyed her hair to blonde for future work. For the 2018 FIFA World Cup, she released the hit Som da Copa in partnership with singer Vakeria. A month later, she, along with her sister Bella Angel, released the new hit Tô Bem, Tô Zen, through the KondZilla channel, with the participation of some famous, such as the youtuber "Viih Tube", the youtuber "Gregory Kessey" and the singer "Nicks Vieira". Weeks after its release, the clip was ranked 4th on YouTube's high. In three months, the videoclip reached 80,793,549 views, and on October 16, she, together with the duo Carlos and Christian, released together the singer's hit Hoje eu tô um Nojo and hit 4,647,647 views. And his song Assalto Perigoso is currently successful on the radio and among the famous, reaching a considerable position in the lists of successes.[4] In 2022 Melody becomes the youngest artist in Latin America to reach a global Spotify top 200 rank with the song Pipoco.[5]
Artistry
editMusical style, genres and influences
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The rhythm of Melody's songs is Pop and Funk melody, the timbre of Melody is lyric Soprano, with treble and falsetto tuning, Melody grew up listening to international artists such as Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande, most of her covers are falsettos where she sing the great songs of her inspirations, when she was younger Melody made a cover using only Mariah Carrey falsettes where she tried to bring her highs closer to the singer's, Melody telling to EGO, "Falset is part of my career"[6] where it says that it decreases to make falsetto but it will not stop, Melody also did a cover on YouTube at Christmas saying she was the Brazilian Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande. Melody has already said that Ariana Grande was her biggest inspiration for her artistic career, where most of her cover songs are by Ariana, many of these songs have gone viral with millions of views.[7]
Discography
editSingles
editAs a lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRA | |||
| "Tô Bem, Tô Zen" (feat. Bella Angel)[8] |
2018 | – | — |
| "Hoje eu tô um Nojo" | — | ||
| "Vingança" (feat. Bella Angel) |
2019 | — | |
| "Anjo" | — | ||
| "Fale de Mim" | 2021 | — | |
| "Assalto Perigoso" | 2022 | 29[4] | |
| "Fake Love 2" | – | ||
| "Love, Love" (feat. Naldo Benny) | 2023 | 50 |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Você Me Faz Tão Bem" (Rafinha Dragão & Melody)[9] |
2016 | — |
| "Nocaute" (Tilia feat. Melody) |
2021 | |
| "Pipoco" (Ana Castela feat. Melody) |
2022 | |
| "Barbie de Chapéu" (Paula Guilherme feat. Melody) |
2023 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro 2015 | Video Mais Visto De 2015 | Herself | Won | [10] |
| 2024 | Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro 2024 | Best Singer | Won | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "MC Melody sobre assédio na escola: 'Se ficar atrás de mim, leva suspensão'". Ego (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Conheça Bella, a irmã da Melody que quer cantar pop em inglês – Fotos – R7 Pop". entretenimento.r7.com. September 20, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Melody revela o que sonha para a carreira: 'Eu quero ser mundial'". Emais Estadão. April 16, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Com "Assalto Perigoso", Melody entra pela primeira vez no Top 50 do Spotify". portalpopline. January 21, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Melody entra no top 200 do Spotify Global com 'Pipoco' de Ana Castela". Jornal de Brasilia. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Melody compara seus falsetes aos de Mariah Carey e curte Dia das Crianças". EGO (in Portuguese). October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Melody se torna assunto do momento ao ser comparada com Ariana Grande em vídeo. Vem entender". Febre Teen. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Melody feat. Bella Angel – Tô Bem, Tô Zen on YouTube, 9 August 2018
- ^ Melody e Rafinha Dragão – Você Me Faz Tão Bem on YouTube, 19 September 2016
- ^ "Vencedores do Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro 2016 e 2015" (in Portuguese). breaktudo. July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro 2024: Melody, Ivete Sangalo e Sorriso Maroto entre os grandes vencedores" (in Portuguese). breaktudo. August 30, 2024.