Marisa Monte

Marisa Monte was born in 1967, Rio de janeiro, Brazil. She began studying music at the age of 14, and was influenced by Bossa Nova musicians of the 60's and 70's. (A.C.J, Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, etc...)

She has inherited the legacy of Bossa Nova, taking in the elements of jazz and pops, at the same time.

She has inherited the beautiful voice of Elis Regina. She started playing the drums at the age of 9. At the age of 18, she moved to Italy to be an opera singer.
However, she returned to Rio, and started performing Bossa Nova in small clubs.

With the success of the album, "Rose and Charcoal", she became one of the most important female singers of the 90's.

She has established her original world by refining Bossa nova with the knowledge that she has acquired abroad.