Cláudya

Claudya
Birth name	Maria das Graças Rallo
Born	(1948-05-10) May 10, 1948
Origin	Rio de Janeiro
Genres	MPB, bossa nova, samba, samba rock, Young Guard, pop rock, rock and roll
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocal piano electric piano keyboards
Years active	1964–present
Labels	GER Winter and Summer Philips

Maria das Graças Rallo (born 10 May 1948), known by her stage name Cláudya (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdʒ(i)ɐ]), and formerly Cláudia and Cláudia Oliveira, is a Brazilian singer.

Biography

She debuted at age nine in a talent show at Radio Company of Juiz de Fora, where she grew up. At thirteen, she was a singer at many of the midnight feasts and dances of the region. She developed her career in São Paulo in the 60s, at the beginning, participating in the program O Fino da Bossa. In 1969, she won the Festival Song Fluminense, singing the song "Razão de Paz para Não Cantar" (Lage and Alesio Eduardo de Barros). She also participated in several festivals abroad, including Japan, Greece, Spain, Mexico, and Venezuela, becoming the most awarded singer outside Brazil.

She excelled in the music scene in 1982 with the song "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the musical Evita.

She has recorded over twenty albums and has huge record sales. Thanks to her great success, she was invited to participate in major television programs of the time. She launched an LP in Japanese, which sold over 200,000 copies and among the prizes won were the Roquette Pinto, the Golden Globe and Trophy Press. Among her biggest hits is the song "Com Mais de Trinta", a composition of Marcos Valle and Paulo Sérgio Valle.

Trivia

Claudya also plays piano and keyboard, from the age of 23. She is the mother of singer Graziela Medori.

Discography

• 1967 – Cláudia
• 1971 – Cláudia
• 1971 – Jesus Cristo
• 1971 – Você, Cláudia, Você
• 1973 – Deixa eu Dizer
• 1977 – Reza, Tambor e Raça
• 1979 – Pássaro Imigrante
• 1980 – Cláudia
• 1985 – Luz da Vida
• 1986 – Sentimentos
• 1992 – A Estranha Dama
• 1994 – Leão de Judá
• 1994 – Entre Amigos (with Zimbo Trio)
• 1998 – Cláudya Canta Taiguara
• 1999 – Brasil Rea'l
• 2005 – Horizons
• 2011 – Senhor do Tempo – Canções Raras de Caetano Veloso
• 2016 – Para Sempre Amanhecer – Duo Tiago Mineiro

External links

• Biography at Dicionário Cravo Albin Archived July 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)