Silva (musician)

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Silva
Silva in concert, 2017
Silva in concert, 2017
Background information
Birth nameLúcio Silva de Souza
Born (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36)
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
GenresMúsica popular brasileira,
indie pop
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.silva.tv

Lúcio Silva de Souza (born 3 July 1988), known simply as Silva, stylized as "SILVA", is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

Career

Silva released his first album "Claridão" on the Som Livre label in 2012. In 2014 he released "Vista pro mar," followed by "Júpiter" in 2015, "Silva canta Marisa" in 2016, and "Brasileiro" in 2018. Silva has toured Brazil for each of his five albums and collaborated with Anitta, Fernanda Takai, Marisa Monte, Ivete Sangalo, Lulu Santos, and Ludmilla.[citation needed]

Discography

  • Claridão (2012)
  • Vista pro mar (2014)
  • Júpiter (2015)
  • Silva canta Marisa (2016)
  • Brasileiro (2018)
  • Cinco (2020)

Recognition

Rolling Stone Brasil named the album "Vista pro mar" as No. 8 in its list of the best Brazilian albums of 2014 and in 2018 "Brasileiro" was ranked No. 22.[1][2] The latter was also elected among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the first half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.[3]

Personal life

Silva is openly gay and was in a relationship with Fernando Sotele from 2016 to 2019.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Os melhores discos nacionais de 2014". rollingstone.uol.com.br. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Rolling Stone Brasil: os 50 melhores discos nacionais de 2018". rollingstone.uol.com.br. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ 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 Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Silva celebra ano de conquistas e fala abertamente sobre sua sexualidade". revistamarieclaire.globo.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Após quatro anos, Silva vai passar carnaval solteiro e põe seu bloco na rua". extra.globo.com. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.


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