Mel Gonçalves
Mel Gonçalves | |
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Mel Gonçalves de Oliveira | |
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| Born | December 14, 1991 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and presenter |
Mel Gonçalves de Oliveira,[1] known as Candy Mel or mononymously Mel (stylized as MEL[2]; born 14 December[3] 1991), is a Brazilian singer and presenter. Starting her career as Candy Mel, as a vocalist of Banda Uó together with Mateus Carrilho and Davi Sabbag.[4]
Biography
[edit]Mel was raised by her aunt and grandmother. She faced many prejudices in her childhood and adolescence and at the age of 16 she assumed her gender identity as a trans woman.[5]
The trio from Goiânia Mel, Mateus and Davi moved to São Paulo in 2011 due to the band's work.[5] Banda Uó soon achieved national recognition by mixing pop music with other musical genres, such as tecnobrega.[6]
In 2016, Mel was the first trans woman to star in a campaign for cosmetics brand Avon.[7] In the #EuUsoAssim campaign, Mel talks about beauty and breast cancer while doing a makeup tutorial with products in shades of pink and purple.[8]
Em 2016, Mel became part of the cast of presenters of the debate program Estação Plural alongside singer and composer Ellen Oléria and journalist Fernando Oliveira (Fefito). The TV Brasil program talked about diversity, human rights and citizenship. All the presenters are from the LGBT universe and every week they received a guest to discuss their topics.[9]
Mel is currently seeking to consolidate her solo career as a singer and has collaborated with the carnival group Domingo Ela Não Vai singing axé songs.[10]
Mel debuted her film career in the feature Vento Seco, by Daniel Nolasco, which was selected for Berlinale, the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. The film has an LGBTQIA+ theme and also features Leandro Faria Lelo, Rafael Theophilo, Renata Carvalho, Del Neto, Macelo D'Avilla, Leo Moreira Sá and Conrado Helt. There is still no forecast of when the film will arrive in Brazilian cinemas.[11]
Personal life
[edit]In 2022, Mel tweeted about being demisexual.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Fernandes, Tatiane; Oliveira, Carolline (2016-09-27). "Cantora Mel conquista etapa no processo de retificação do nome". O Popular (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ "MEL:"Vivi um momento de morte e renascimento"". Revista Balaclava (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ M.E.L 🫀🫁 [@melpormel] (2021-12-14). "Já é meu aniversário ❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB. "Rolling Stone · Moderno, Brega e Pop". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ a b Panerari, Vanessa (2018-07-22). "Conheça a luta e resistência de Candy Mel, vocalista da Banda Uó". Medium. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "O retorno do grupo de tecnobrega que fez sucesso na meca do sertanejo | O Som e a Fúria". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Cantora trans estrela campanha nacional da Avon". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "ASSISTA: Candy Mel, da Banda Uó, é estrela de campanha de beleza para o 'Outubro Rosa'". HuffPost Brasil. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ Estação Plural | TV Brasil, retrieved 2020-06-15
- ^ "Bloco 'Domingo Ela Não Vai' faz esquenta para o Carnaval em SP". LeiaJá - Carnaval 2020. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ Redação. "Exitoína · Mel Gonçalves, ex-Banda Uó, estreia no cinema em Vento Seco; assista ao trailer". Exitoína. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ Saraiva, Fabio (2022-12-19). "Depois de Iza, ex-Banda Uó se declara demissexual". MIX ME (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-26.