Julia Mestre

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Julia Mestre
Born1996 or 1997 (age 28–29) [1]
Rio de Janeiro
Years active2017–present

Julia Mestre is a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter. She is a member of the band Bala Desejo and has released three albums as a solo artist.

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Music career

Mestre was born in Rio de Janeiro. [2] Before making music she acted, and appeared in the 2014 film Confissões de Adolescente . [3]

Mestre's first EP Desencanto was released in 2017. [3] Her debut album Geminis was released in 2019, and she performed it at the Centro Cultural Solar de Botafogo  [ pt ] in Rio de Janeiro in June of that year. [4]

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Mestre formed the band Bala Desejo with Dora Morelenbaum, Lucas Nunes, and Zé Ibarra, with whom she released an album and toured in Europe. [3] [5] She released her second solo album Arrepiada in 2023. [3]

In 2025 Mestre released her third album Maravilhosamente Bem on Mr Bongo Records. Mojo described the album as "a modern twist on 1980s MPB (música popular Brasileira)". [2] In a review for Songlines , Justin Turford wrote that "Mestre's voice is a sultry, bewitching instrument and the album is impressively produced but I can't help but find the music to be a bit too derivative." [6]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyYearCategoryWork(s)Result
Latin Grammy Awards 2025 Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album Maravilhosamente BemNominated
Best Portuguese Language Song "Maravilhosamente Bem"Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Julia Mestre, uma voz da nova MPB que vale a pena conhecer" [Julia Mestre, a voice from the new MPB that's worth getting to know], GQ (in Portuguese), 20 February 2019, retrieved 4 July 2025
  2. 1 2 David Hutcheon, "Julia Mestre – Maravilhosamente Bem", Mojo , no. 381 (August 2025), p. 83
  3. 1 2 3 4 Timothy Monger. Julia Mestre Biography at AllMusic . Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Julia Mestre lança seu álbum de estreia: 'Geminis'" [Julia Mestre releases her debut album: 'Geminis'], GQ (in Portuguese), 24 May 2019, retrieved 4 July 2025
  5. ↑ Joana Oliveira (8 July 2022), "Julia Mestre, a mulher-canção" [Julia Mestre, the songstress], Claudia (in Portuguese), retrieved 4 July 2025
  6. ↑ Justin Turford, "Julia Mestre – Maravilhosamente Bem" , Songlines , no. 209 (July 2025), p. 54, ISSN   1464-8113 , retrieved 4 July 2025
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