Biography
1992–2007: Before the fame
Mallu is the daughter of a landscape architect and an engineer with a passion for classic rock, which appears as an influence on their musical tastes. Aged eight, Mallu received a guitar from her father and two years later began teaching. At twelve, she began writing songs, mostly written in English.[1]
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On her 15th birthday, Mallu asked her parents and grandparents that their gifts were given in cash. With it, Mallu managed to record four songs in the studio Lucy Sky, and put them on her MySpace page, among which "Tchubaruba", "J1" and the music video "Vanguart" became best known.[1]
Mallu has received positive criticism in publications such as Rolling Stone,[2] Trip[3] and Bravo!,[4][5] and her music has been praised for its inception, spontaneity, cultural background and her talent for singing and composing both in English and Portuguese. Mallu also sings and composes in French.[1] She lists her influences as classic rock and folk as well as The Beatles, Belle & Sebastian, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and other similar musical styles.[1]
Mallu Magalhães was the first artist from Brazil to participate in the design world Sessions MTV and at the same station, had her first clip "J1", as one of the most requested by viewers.[1]
Mallu plays guitar, harmonica, melodica and banjo.[1]
[edit]2008–2009: First album, tour, DVD and loving relationship with older man
With shows selling out across the country, she has held a special show for the clothing line Maria Bonita Extra, at Fashion Rio, a major fashion events in Brazil, three shows in Portugal, one the biggest festival in the country, Southwest Festival, along with Faith No More and Lily Allen, and the song "J1" and "Tchubaruba" became the national campaign trail operator Vivo. [6]
Mallu already won also opinion leaders and personalities all over Brazil. It was a special guest of Tom Zé for his talk show and is one of his greatest fans declared the artist Tom Zé:
"I heard the music of Mallu and was very pleased. I turned a fan."[1]
During the holidays in July 2008, entered the studio Mallu AR in Rio de Janeiro to record their music with an analog console British EMI's Abbey Road Studios, analog tape recorders and microphones rare 60s were on hand to capture this atmosphere . The production was done by Mario Caldato Jr, who has worked with artists like John Lee Hooker, Beck and Björk, the album was released independently by the Agencia de Música and Microservice on November 15, 2008.[1]
Invited by the artist Marcelo Camelo (Los Hermanos), Mallu sings and plays guitar in music Janta (Marcelo Camelo), which is part of the debut CD of the artist, who has taken the dating show after the release of their first album.[1]
Also in 2008 she ran for the MTV Music Video Brazil 2008 in the category Artist of the Year, Band/Artist and Show of the Year, but lost. In 2008, she traveled around Brazil making many shows, including the so-called My Space Music Tour in which the entry was free. In early October, she recorded her first live DVD from a show in São Paulo.[7]
[edit]2009–present: Second album and tour
In August 2009, Mallu entered the studio again, this time under the direction of renowned producer Kassin (Vanessa da Mata, Caetano Veloso, Mariah Carey) to record her second CD, which was launched on December 8, 2009 Agência de Música/Sony Music with Shine Yellow as the first single. A tour supported the album pair began on January 23, 2010 in the "Festival de Verão de Salvador" in Salvador, Bahia.[1]
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.