Luedji Luna

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Luedji Luna
Luedji Luna en el cierre del MICA 2023 (cropped).jpg
Luna in 2023
Born
Luedji Gomes Santa Rita

25 May 1987 (1987-05-25) (age 37)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Occupationsinger
Years active2014–present
Musical career
Genres MPB, jazz

Luedji Gomes Santa Rita (born 25 May 1987), known professionally as Luedji Luna, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.

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Life and career

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Luedji Luna is the daughter of an economist mother and an historian father. [1] She studied law at the Federal University of Bahia and singing at the Escola Baiana de Canto Popular. [1] [2] She started performing in 2011, and in 2014 made her record debut with the single "Dentro ali". [2] In 2017, her debut album Um Corpo no Mundo was released; for this work, she was awarded a Bravo Award and was nominated as best new artist at the 2018 Multishow Brazilian Music Award. [2] [3] [4]

Luedji Luna's second album Bom mesmo é estar debaixo d'água was released in 2020, and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album. [5] A deluxe version of the album was released in 2022 and included 10 new songs. [2] [6] [7]

Luedji Luna toured in the United States, Europe and Canada, and performed in major events including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Rudolstadt-Festival, and the Amsterdam Roots Festival  [ nl ]. [2]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 "Luedji Luna". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Luedji Luna". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira . Instituto Cultural Cravo Albin. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cantora baiana Luedji Luna apresenta novo projeto musical em festival dos Estados Unidos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Oliveira, Luccas (8 September 2018). "Luedji Luna desponta na cena nacional cantando a diáspora africana e a saudade". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Luedji Luna assina com a BOA Music Rights, editora de Marina Sena e Arnaldo Antunes". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Lima, Claudia (25 November 2022). "Luedji Luna estreia 'Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo d'Água Deluxe'". Vogue (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Ribeiro, Isabella (11 January 2024). "Luedji Luna abre programação de 2024 da Casa Natura Musical com o show Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D'água Deluxe". Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2024.

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