Luka | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Luciana Karina Santos de Lima |
Born | Porto Alegre, Brazil | June 26, 1979
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Sony Music (2003-2004) Warner Music (2006-2007) Independent (2009-2014) VideoBes (2015-present) |
Website | luka |
Luciana Karina Santos de Lima [1] better known by her stage name Luka (born in Porto Alegre, Brazil on 26 June 1979) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She has released 4 studio albums.
She started singing and playing guitar at 16 when she was known as Luciana Lima, performed in venues in Rio Grande do Sul. She also appeared in music festivals such as Planeta Atlântica. Besides guitar, she learned piano, music theory and joined a choir called Arapy when she lived in Paraguay for 2 years.
Returning to Brazil, she had a big success with the single "Tô Nem Aí" co-written by Luka herself, Latino, [2] Lara Tausz and Alessandro Tausz.
Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
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BRA [3] | Top 40 [4] | ||||
Porta Aberta |
| 1 | 1 |
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Sem Resposta |
| 2 | 4 |
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O Próximo Trem |
| — | 27 |
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Céu de Diamantes |
| — | — | ||
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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BRA | AUT | NED | SPA | ALE | SWI | ITA | |||
2003 | "Tô Nem Aí" | 1 | 46 | 61 | 18 | 76 | 57 | 22 | Porta Aberta |
"Porta Aberta" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004 | "Difícil Pra Você" (feat. Billy) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Te Amaré" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Enamorada" | 38 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
2006 | "Sem Resposta" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sem Resposta |
"A Aposta" (feat. Sérgio Moah) | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Quando Você Passa" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009 | "Pelo Espelho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | O Próximo Trem |
"Cinderela Doida" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011 | "Love is Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2014 | "Livro Aberto" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Céu de Diamantes |
"Fala com a Minha Mão" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017 | "Céu de Diamantes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2018 | "Fuego En La Casa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | "Se Eu Fosse Você" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2024 | "MTG Tô Nem Aí" (with Lukkas and Mc Pretchako) | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Título | Album |
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2007 | "Tem Que Ser Diferente" | — |
2012 | "Você me Olha" | Céu de Diamantes |
2015 | "Vitaminada" | |
2016 | "A Vida é Andar, Andar" [5] | |
2018 | "Te Quiero, Tequila!" | — |
2019 | "Dia de Maldade" | |
"Vai" | ||
2020 | "Só Love" | |
2022 | "O seu Amigo gosta" |
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