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Roberta Campos | |
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Born | Roberta Cristina Campos Martins 15 May 1987 (age 37) Caetanópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Occupation | singer |
Years active | 2008–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | MPB, Folk-pop |
Roberta Cristina Campos Martins (born 15 May 1987) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Born in Caetanópolis, Minas Gerais, Campos got her first guitar when she was 11 years old, and at 18 she formed her first band, Alpha Band, followed shortly later by another band, Pop Troti. [1] In 2008, she self-produced her first album, Para aquelas perguntas tortas, which through Myspace got her a significant fanbase. [1]
Put under contract by Deckdisc, in 2010 she released her second album, Varrendo a lua, which featured collaborations with Nando Reis, Lô Borges and Nô Stopa , among others. [1] Her 2015 album Todo Caminho é Sorte was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album. [2] In 2024, she launched the project 4Mãos together with Kid Abelha founding member George Israel. [3]
Campos is a lesbian and is married to music manager Marina Souza Campos. [4]
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