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Ana Carolina

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Ana Carolina
Ana Carolina in 2009, on the Dois Quartos tour
Born
Ana Carolina Sousa

(1974-09-09) September 9, 1974 (age 50)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • instrumentalist
Years active1999–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
  • pandeiro
  • piano
LabelsSony BMG
Websiteana-carolina.com

Ana Carolina Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃nɐ karoˈlinɐ], born September 9, 1974) is a Brazilian pop rock singer, songwriter and musician.

Career

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Carolina has a contralto vocal range.[1] Her musical influence comes from the crib, her grandmother used to sing on the radio, and her great aunt and uncle played percussion, piano, cello, and violin. She grew up listening to Brazilian musical icons such as Chico Buarque, João Bosco, Maria Bethânia as well as international icons such as Nina Simone, Björk, and Alanis Morissette. She began her career singing in local bars.

With the determination to become a successful professional musician, she left Minas Gerais and moved to Rio de Janeiro. Shortly after moving to Rio de Janeiro, she signed a contract with the BMG recording company. She released her first CD, Ana Carolina, in 1999, which was responsible for her nomination in the Latin Grammy Awards.

Her second album, Ana Rita Joana Iracema e Carolina was another success, released in 2001. The album's title is in reference to songs by the singer Chico Buarque, one of Ana Carolina's idols. This album contained hits like "Quem de nós dois" and "Ela é bamba".

In 2003, she released her 3rd album, Estampado which showed her musical originality. Her 4th CD, Ana Carolina: Perfil released in 2004, was a collection of her most successful songs from her first 3 CDs and, according to ABPD, is the best-selling in Brazil in 2005. Also in 2004 she performed a show with Seu Jorge and released a live CD and DVD of the show called Ana & Jorge. The song, "É Isso Aí", a Portuguese version of Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter", reached the #1 spot on the charts.[citation needed]

Carolina came out in Veja magazine as bisexual[2] in 2005, creating much debate and attracting new fans. She released her 6th album, Dois Quartos, in 2006. The album contained 2 CDs, the 1st called 'Quarto' and the 2nd called 'Quartinho'.[citation needed]

In December 2017, Alice Caymmi released a song and an accompanying video called "Inocente" that was co-written by Carolina.[3]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album Formats Sales
1999 Ana Carolina CD 250,000
2001 Ana Rita Joana Iracema e Carolina CD 350,000
2003 Estampado CD 600,000
2006 Dois Quartos CD 200,000
2009 N9ve CD 100,000
2013 #AC CD 75,000
2019 Fogueira em Alto Mar Streaming Download digital

Compilation albums

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Year Album Formats Sales
2005 Perfil: Ana Carolina CD 700,000
2010 Perfil: Ana Carolina - Vol. 2 CD 100,000
2012 Mega Hits: Ana Carolina CD 200,000

Live/video albums

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Year Album Format Sales
2003 Estampado (music documentary) DVD 50,000
2004 Estampado - Um instante que não pára DVD 100,000
2005 Ana & Jorge (with Seu Jorge) CD, DVD 500,000 (CD), 100,000 (DVD)
2008 Multishow ao Vivo: Ana Carolina - Dois Quartos CD, DVD 250,000 (CD), 200,000 (DVD)
2009 Multishow Registro: Ana Car9lina + Um CD, DVD, blu-ray 100,000 (CD/DVD)
2012 Ensaio de Cores CD, DVD, LP 100,000 (CD), 60,000 (DVD)
2015 #AC ao Vivo CD, DVD 20,000 (CD), 40,000 (DVD)
2023 Ana Canta Cássia - Estranho seria se eu não me apaixonasse por você To be announced To be announced

Singles

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Ano Single Charts Album
BRA Hot 100 BRA Year End
1999 "Tô Saindo" 26 97 Ana Carolina
"Nada Pra Mim" 19 50
2000 "Garganta" 1 5
"Beatriz" 58
2001 "Ela é Bamba" 6 30 Ana Rita Joana
Iracema e Carolina
"Confesso" 22 91
2002 "Quem de Nós Dois (La Mia Storia Tra le Dita)" 1 2
2003 "Encostar na Tua" 1 10 Estampado
"Elevador" 1 3
2004 "Uma Louca Tempestade" 4 9
"Nua" 42
2005 "Pra Rua me Levar" 29
"Que Se Danem os Nós" 25 Perfil: Ana Carolina
2006 "É Isso Aí (The Blower's Daughter)" (feat. Seu Jorge) 1 6 Ana & Jorge
"Pra Rua me Levar" (2nd Version) (feat. Seu Jorge) 15
"Rosas" 1 9 Dois Quartos
2007 "Carvão" 7 69
"Ruas de Outono" 11
"Aqui" 36
"Vai" (Simone Saback cover) 21 Multishow ao Vivo: Ana
Carolina - Dois Quartos
2008 "Tolerância" 39
"Eu Comi a Madona" 28 Dois Quartos
2009 "Tá rindo, é?" 11 N9ve
2009 "Entreolhares (The Way You're Looking at Me)" (feat. John Legend) 11
2010 "10 Minutos" 33
2011 "Problemas" 15 Ensaio de Cores
2012 "Simplesmente Aconteceu" 25
"Un Sueño Bajo El Agua" (feat. Chiara Civello) #AC
2013 "Combustível" 46
2014 "Libido"
2015 "Coração Selvagem" #AC ao Vivo
"Descomplicar"
"Quer Saber?"
2016 "Mais uma Vez (Nós Dois)" (with Seu Jorge)
2017 "A Pele" Som (Ruído Branco)
"Qual É?"
"Velho Piano"
2019 "Não Tem no Mapa" 63 Fogueira em Alto Mar

References

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  1. ^ Matins, Sérgio (December 21, 2005), "Sou bi. E daí?", Veja, retrieved 2007-10-05
  2. ^ Antunes, Pedro (7 December 2017). "Alice Caymmi se une a Ana Carolina para compor um amor descompassado; ouça 'Inocente', a primeira música do novo disco". O Estado de S. Paulo. Grupo Estado. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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