Blaya
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Karla Rodrigues (born May 27, 1987), known professionally as Blaya, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese singer and dancer.[1]
Career
Blaya started singing in 2001, but her professional career only began in 2008, after joining Buraka Som Sistema as a dancer, eventually becoming one of the group's vocalists. The partnership with the band lasted until 2016, after the group announced its hiatus for undetermined time.[1] Before that, in 2013, Blaya released a free solo EP, the self-named Blaya. To promote the EP, she released the music video for "Superfresh", one of the EP's tracks, in December 2013.
After a period of dance teaching, Blaya returned to singing. In March 2018, she released her single "Faz Gostoso", which was a huge success in
Personal life
Although born in
In 2012, she publicly announced her bisexuality.[4]
In July 2017 she gave birth to her first child, a girl named Aura Electra Rodrigues Russo.[5]
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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POR | |||
"Faz Gostoso" | 2018 | 1 | Non-album single(s) |
"Má Vida" | — | ||
"Vem na Vibe" | 46 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2018 | MTV Europe Music Award
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Best Portuguese Act | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Blaya. Buraka, aulas de kuduro e um disco "Superfresh"". ionline (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Group, Global Media (March 15, 2018). "Blaya tem música nova para mostrar como se "Faz Gostoso"". DN (in European Portuguese). Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ SAPO. "Blaya: "É muito complicado as pessoas ultrapassarem a barreira do rabo. Acham que eu sou só o rabo. E não sou"". SAPO 24 (in European Portuguese). Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Blaya, dos Buraka Som Sistema, assume bissexualidade (com vídeo)". dezanove.pt. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Group, Global Media (July 15, 2017). "Blaya já é mãe e partilha primeira fotografia da filha". JN (in European Portuguese). Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Blaya – Faz gostoso". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.