Singer. She was a Brazilian singer and songwriter born Loalwa Braz Vieira. Her success brought new attention to Latin music in non-Latin regions. Through her talent she gained recognition of Brazil's greatest pop artists Gilberto Gil, Alcione, Maria Bethânia, Emílio Santiago, Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso. She was known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma in their 1989 worldwide hit "Lambada". She composed and sang two songs for the sound-track of the movie "Le Roi Desperados", which was produced by French TV studio Canal. In 2003 she was a member of the Arts, Sciences and Literature French Academy and was decorated with the silver medal (Prix Thorlet). She was also honorably named Ambassadress of the Association Francophone pour la Promotion de l'Esprit Sportif (AFPES) all over the world. Her songs include Brésil (1989), Recomecar (2003), Ensolarado (2011), with Kaoma Worldbeat (1989), Tribal-Pursuit (1991) and A La Media Noche (1998).
Singer. She was a Brazilian singer and songwriter born Loalwa Braz Vieira. Her success brought new attention to Latin music in non-Latin regions. Through her talent she gained recognition of Brazil's greatest pop artists Gilberto Gil, Alcione, Maria Bethânia, Emílio Santiago, Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso. She was known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma in their 1989 worldwide hit "Lambada". She composed and sang two songs for the sound-track of the movie "Le Roi Desperados", which was produced by French TV studio Canal. In 2003 she was a member of the Arts, Sciences and Literature French Academy and was decorated with the silver medal (Prix Thorlet). She was also honorably named Ambassadress of the Association Francophone pour la Promotion de l'Esprit Sportif (AFPES) all over the world. Her songs include Brésil (1989), Recomecar (2003), Ensolarado (2011), with Kaoma Worldbeat (1989), Tribal-Pursuit (1991) and A La Media Noche (1998).
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