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About Me

Singer. Actress. Cantora. Actriz.

Studied in the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. Acting Conservatory and Hot Club Jazz School in Lisbon.
Vocal teachers: Maria Cristina de Castro, Paula Oliveira and Manuel Brás da Costa.
Piano Mentor: Filipe Melo
Worked as an actress in theatre, independent films and television. She has now embraced a very chalenging project in portuguese television. vila faia
As a singer, she started singing with friends in a choir, then in cover rock bands, and soon she found the joy of funk and soul with dear Giant Step group. They recorded an original song for a young new talent record, PTProject.
She found that singing along improvising tunes with djs was fun. She did that for a long time until she found a perfect match with Dj Señor Pelota and her and together they formed "The Affair", playing in the clubs in Lisbon and around the country. It was a very interesting experience, where she learned a lot and played with her Kaos Pad. She sang in a very particular band called Lundum Ensemble , with a very beautiful musicality, inspired by the origins of fado and cape-verdian music.
She met producer/composer Armando Teixeira in 2006 and joined his band Balla for a year, playing in the most important and beautiful music halls and festivals in Portugal.
Now and finally, after all these different experiences she is devotig her time to the music she likes best, with her new project LAMA and working on her original material.
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Member Since: 7/3/2007
Band Members: COOLECTIVE - Fred Martinho, Daniel Lima, Bastos, Joca, Zé Maria.LAMA - Luís Barrigas, André Carvalho, Alexandre Alves.Mariana Norton's - com Fred Martinho e Daniel Lima.
Influences: a lot of amazing directors, musicians, composers, actors, writers and simple people...

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Record Label: unsigned
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