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Ed Motta
Person · male · Brazil · Rio de Janeiro · born 1971 · recording since 1988
Brazilian musician
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Also known as Ed Mota · Eduardo Motta · エド・モッタ
Timeline
1970s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ed Motta & Conexão Japeri
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
Biography
Eduardo "Ed" Motta (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [eduˈaʁdu ˈmɔtɐ]; born August 17, 1971) is a Brazilian MPB, rock, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is the nephew of late singer-songwriter Tim Maia.
Career
Son of Luzia Motta (sister of Tim Maia) and Antonio Motta, Ed Motta listened to disco, soul and funk from an early age. He became a fan of rock music as a teenager.
His musical career started as vocalist of the hard rock band Kabbalah. After hearing Jeff Beck's album "Blow by Blow", he realized that the British guitarist had soul and funk influences. While still in his teens, he abandoned his studies to dedicate himself to music, and explored a fascination with soul music. He worked as a DJ and produced the fanzine "Curto Circuito", eventually meeting guitarist Luiz Fernando Comprido, with whom he formed the "Expresso Realengo", later renamed "Conexão Japeri" which recorded their first album in 1988.
In 1990 Motta departed to begin his solo career, recording his debut Um Contrato Com Deus, where he played almost all the instruments by himself. Since then he has released several solo albums. In 1997 he supplied the soundtrack to the film, Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso
Pequeno Dicionário AmorosoSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1Falso milagre do amor2Em ruínas3Céu de Jade4How insensitive5Boate de veludo6Valsa Nº 17Em ruínas (instrumental)8Grand cru classé9Lúcia's theme10Forever green11Idílio12Contra-luz13Será que ainda é cedo14Pandeirodance15Lamento16Vertigem17Paineiras18Futuros amantes19Falso milagre do amor (reprise) (The Book of Love).
In 1994, he lived in New York City for a year. There he recorded an album with American musicians that has not been released yet. He discovered the universes of classical music, which eventually reflected on his musical conception. Once opposed to Brazilian music, he discovered that foreign artists had recorded Brazilian songs, such as recordings of Francis Hime's Minha by jazz artist Bill Evans, and discovered a partnership between Brazilian Marcos Valle and American Leon Ware, famous for composing the song I Wanna Be Where You Are, recorded by Michael Jackson.
In 1999 he translated Phil Collins's songs for the Disney film Tarzan into Brazilian Portuguese.
His album Aystelum
AystelumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Awunism5:382Pharmácias3:183Aystelum6:514É Muita Gig Véi!!!3:545Samba Azul4:516Balendoah4:217O Musical Medley1:348Na Rua2:079Canção em Torno Dele1:5510A Charada4:0211Patidid2:2712Guezagui3:51 was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2006 in the Latin jazz category.
Motta has worked with Cassiano, Roy Ayers, 4 Hero, Seu Jorge, Eliane Elias, Incognito, Bo Diddley and Ryuichi Sakamoto among others.
His work covers a variety of genres from jazz to popular Brazilian music, rock to Hollywood film soundtracks, funk, classical music, AOR, bossa nova and reggae.
Controversies
Motta is known for controversies involving fans and fellow artists.
During a 2015 tour, Motta criticized Brazilians who at concerts would request songs in Portuguese, Brazil's native language. The singer would go on to claim those were "simple-minded", "rednecks", "native", "Brazilian bricklayers" fans of other musical genres who "jumped like animals", while calling Brazil a "shitty", "ignorant land". He has since apologized.
During an Instagram live broadcast he called hip hop fans "stupid", prompting backlash from fans and artists.
Selected discography
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Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 34 | 91.4th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (34 release groups · 16 studio albums)
Albums · 16
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 32:21
1Manuel3:502Vamos dançar3:463Lady3:194Seis da tarde3:595Um love3:036Baixo Rio3:187Caminhos3:508Parada de Lucas3:179A rua3:591990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:07:51
1Manuel3:502Vamos dançar3:453Lady3:194Seis da tarde3:595Um love3:026Baixo rio3:187Caminhos (Não é só o meu)3:498Parada de lucas3:179A rua3:5910Do You Have Other Loves?5:0011Body4:2112Já3:3813Solução4:0714What Would You Like?0:5415Um jantar pra dois4:0416Bye Bye Bird1:2317Shake Shake Baby3:3018Sombras do meu destino4:4119Um contrato com deus3:2220Goodnight Irene0:331992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:22
1O nu que vale4:182Bem longe4:223Agora que o dia acordou5:284Que tal Londres?4:475Leve-me ao sonho4:026Entre e ouça4:517Lulu prelude0:488Noir em tons pastéis3:429À vontade5:0410Se até às 115:00Manual Prático para Festas, Bailes e Afins, Vol. 1
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 57:23
1Daqui pro Méier4:522Vendaval4:023Fora da Lei4:514Lustres e Pingentes3:445Birinaite4:186Por Você Ser Mais3:427Como Dois Cristais4:018A Flor do Querer2:479Dias de Paz4:1810A Loja do Subsolo (Vinheta)1:3311Luna e Sera5:0112Mentiras Fáceis2:3113Falso Milagre do Amor3:1114Quais Serão Meus Desejos?4:0315Cartão de Visita (Vinheta)1:1616Falso Milagre do Amor (Versão Metais em Brasa)3:13As segundas intenções do manual prático...
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 59:24
1Mágica de um charlatão3:292Dez mais um amor4:183Colombina4:464Ela disse sim3:405À deriva4:226Conversa mole4:297Pisca-alerta3:378Uma vida inteira pra mim4:339Suddenly You4:3010Jóia de mágoa4:4611Assim, assim4:0712Outono no Rio4:1013Drive Me Crazy4:0114A Tijuca em cinemascope4:36A trilha sonora original do filme A Partilha
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:20
1Tardes de verão3:572Risos na noite4:523Apaixonada4:464A noite vai chegar3:555Don't Leave Me This Way3:366Dancin' Days5:437Meu bem, meu mal3:258Ovelha negra (ao vivo)5:419Bebel3:4010Apaixonada4:1111Tardes de verão (piano solo)3:5512Risos na noite (instrumental)4:5313Apaixonada (instrumental)4:462002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 46:53
1Um dom pra Salvador3:432No Carrão eu me Perdizes na Consolação2:253Sus-tenta4:264Doce ilusão3:525Lindúria3:466Valse au beurre blanc2:157Amalgasantos3:088A balada do mar salgado3:279Coisas naturais4:0510Malumbulo3:5911Madame pela umburgo (no seu teatro dos olhos)3:1512Cervejamento total2:0113Papuera3:5514Instrumetida2:362003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:16
1Minha Casa, Minha Cama, Minha Mesa3:242Tem Espaço Na Van4:053Eu Avisei3:524The Rose That Came To Bloom3:275Que Bom Voltar4:056Coincidência4:137Rainbow's End4:248Pra Se Lembrar3:539My Rules4:0710Fox Do Detetive3:5111Gifts And Sorrows2:5312Quem Pode Surpreender?5:022005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:49
1Awunism5:382Pharmácias3:183Aystelum6:514É Muita Gig Véi!!!3:545Samba Azul4:516Balendoah4:217O Musical Medley1:348Na Rua2:079Canção em Torno Dele1:5510A Charada4:0211Patidid2:2712Guezagui3:512008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:13
1The Man From the Oldest Building6:432You're Supposed to...3:453Twisted Blues3:194The Runaways5:035St. Christopher's Last Stand2:276Tommy Boy's Big Mistake3:307The Sky Is Falling5:298The Caretaker3:189Georgie and the Dragons4:4010Ikarus on the Stairs2:592009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:11
1Minha Vida Toda Com Você3:252Mensalidade3:553Pé na Jaca5:054Carência no Frio4:095A Turma da Pilantragem4:206Piquenique4:497O Mestre e o Aprendiz3:488Nefertiti3:539Compromisso2:5210Bel Prazer4:1511Nicole Versus Cheng3:3512Tanto Faz4:052013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:43
1Flores Da Vida Real5:562S.O.S Amor3:243Episódio3:554Ondas Sonoras5:285Marta4:20619784:387Latido4:418AOR0:229A Engrenagem5:592016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:32
1Captain´s Refusal4:432Hypochondriac´s Fun3:263Good Intentions5:314Reader´s Choice3:025Heritage Deja Vu4:186Forgotten Nickname5:477The Owner3:448A Town In Flames6:519I Remebre Julie4:3910Overblown Overweight7:312018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 33:44
1Lost Connection to Prague5:482Sweetest Berry3:463Novice Never Noticed4:294The Required Dress Code4:055X1 in Test3:516The Tiki's Broken There3:487Your Satisfaction is Mine4:208Shoulder Pads3:372023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:36
1Newsroom Customers4:552Slumberland5:383Safely Far3:064Gaslighting Nancy4:335Of Good Strain2:266Quatermass Has Told Us4:307Buddy Longway0:598Shot in the Park5:409Deluxe Refuge5:2710Tolerance on High Street4:1211Confrere's Exile3:102026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:22
1Eu Quero Ser Feliz3:302O Desejo Está Nu5:043Toc-Toc4:024Glamour Hotel3:385Casa de Frente Pro Mar3:196O Grande Plano3:147A Marina Acende3:308Beth6:049Não Tem Contradição2:5410Um Dia de Sol4:4611Voltei Pra Mim4:21
Album · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ed Motta - Ao VivoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 53:111Vamos Dançar4:38 2Já3:05 3Sombras Do Meu Destino3:06 4Um Jantar Prá Dois3:08 5Lady2:59 6Um Contrato Com Deus3:20 7Baixo Rio4:26 8Body4:28 9Do You Have Other Love?5:13 10Pout Pourri: Goodnight Irene / Manuel / Brick House / You And I / Ladies Night / Solução / Fechamento18:48 | Live | 1994 | |
| 1997 | Pop BrasilSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 56:431Um Contrato Com Deus3:22 2Vamos Dançar3:45 3Solução4:07 4Manuel3:50 5Baixo Rio3:17 6Entre E Ouça4:46 7Um Jantar Pra Dois4:04 8Sombras Do Meu Destino4:40 9Um Love3:01 10Agora Que o Dia Acordou5:23 11Já!!!3:37 12Do You Have Other Loves?4:55 13Seis Da Tarde3:58 14A Rua3:58 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1997 | Pequeno Dicionário AmorosoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks1Falso milagre do amor 2Em ruínas 3Céu de Jade 4How insensitive 5Boate de veludo 6Valsa Nº 1 7Em ruínas (instrumental) 8Grand cru classé 9Lúcia's theme 10Forever green 11Idílio 12Contra-luz 13Será que ainda é cedo 14Pandeirodance 15Lamento 16Vertigem 17Paineiras 18Futuros amantes 19Falso milagre do amor (reprise) | Soundtrack | 1997 | |
| 1999 | Remixes & AperitivosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 59:181Manuel3:27 2Baixo rio3:53 3Você mentiu pra mim5:09 4Vendaval3:15 5Dias de paz6:35 6Fora da lei4:51 7Vamos dançar4:46 8A flor do querer6:23 9Solução4:30 10Daqui pro Méier4:15 11Fora da lei (remix 2)5:42 12Dias de paz (remix 2)6:32 | Remix | 26 January 1999 | |
| 2000 | e-Collection: Sucessos + RaridadesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:42:45Disc 1 1Solução4:08 2Vamos dançar3:46 3Contrato com Deus3:22 4Manuel3:51 5Baixo Rio3:19 6A rua3:59 7Seis da tarde4:00 8Goodnight Irene0:35 9Entre e ouça4:49 10Um Love3:03 11Parada de Lucas3:17 12Body4:22 13Lady3:20 14Já!!!3:38 Disc 21Ainda lembro4:07 2Baixo Rio (ao vivo)4:28 3Parada de Lucas (ao vivo)5:29 4Manuel (remix)6:53 5Know How3:47 6Rub U'Dub Styley (vinheta)0:33 7Ed's Blues (vinheta)0:56 8Party Everywhere (vinheta)0:43 9What Would You Like? (vinheta)0:35 10Bye Bye Blackbird (vinheta)1:24 11Ed's Reggae (vinheta)0:33 12Ed's Groove (vinheta)0:41 13Pot-pourri (ao vivo)18:52 14Bem longe4:15 | Compilation | 5 May 2000 | |
| 2001 | Ed Motta Sem LimiteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:52:35Disc 1 1Colombina4:44 2Vendaval4:01 3Você Mentiu Pra Mim5:07 4Risos Da Noite4:47 5Daqui Pro Méier4:50 6Mentiras Fáceis2:29 7Joia De Magoa4:43 8Dias De Paz4:13 9Suddenly You4:29 10Luna E Sera5:00 11Birinaite4:17 12Quais Serão Meus Desejos?4:03 13Fora Da Lei (Tony Rato Remix)4:51 14Solução4:28 Disc 21Fora Da Lei4:50 2Manuel (Remix)3:27 3Baixo Rio3:53 4Por Você Ser Mais3:40 5Outono No Rio4:10 6Como Dois Cristais / Música Incidental: Jah Dread4:00 7A Flor Do Querer2:47 8Tardes De Verão3:55 9Vamos Dançar4:47 10Conversa Mole4:25 11Falso Milagre Do Amor3:09 12Daqui Pro Meier (The Brand New Baby G-Vo Mix)4:15 13Vendaval (Nado & G-Vô Remix)3:15 | Compilation | 8 January 2001 | |
| 2002 | GoldSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:02:101Colombina4:43 2Por Toda M Minha Vida (Exaltação Ao Amor)1:59 3Azul da Cor Do Mar (ao vivo)2:48 4Amor E Saudade/Vinheta 2: Toy Piano7:22 5Vendaval3:59 6Medo de Amar4:56 7Manuel3:26 8Bye, Bye, Brasil6:04 9Caso Sério (ao vivo)/Música Incidental: Lígia3:04 10Par Constante5:45 11Dez Mais Um Amor4:17 12Daqui Pro Méier4:50 13Outono No Rio4:09 14Fora da Lei4:48 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2003 | PerfilSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 56:051Fora da Lei4:51 2Colombina4:36 3Manuel3:51 4Vendaval4:01 5Azul da Cor do Mar (Ao vivo)4:15 6Daqui pro Méier4:51 7Vamos Dançar3:45 8Solução4:04 9Caso Sério (Ao vivo)2:02 10Doce Ilusão3:53 11Nascente3:21 12Falso Milagre do Amor3:09 13Garota de Ipanema5:02 14Colombina (Versão acústica)4:24 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2005 | Novo MillenniumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:19:381Tem Espaço Na Van3:45 2Manuel3:27 3Fora Da Lei4:30 4Vendaval3:49 5Colombina4:21 6Daqui Pro Meier4:49 7Vamos Dançar4:45 8Amor E Saudade7:22 9Baixo Rio3:53 10Você Mentiu Pra Mim5:06 11A Flor Do Querer2:47 12Caso Serio3:22 13Doce Ilusão3:51 14Mentiras Faceis2:30 15Falso Milagre Do Amor3:08 16Birinaite4:17 17Coisas Naturais4:01 18Mesa De Bar3:46 19Outono No Rio4:10 20Cervejamento Total1:59 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2006 | Ao VivoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:34:341Intro / Dwitza Overture (Ao Vivo)2:07 2Minha Casa, Minha Cama, Minha Mesa (Ao Vivo)3:18 3Tem Espaço na Van (Ao Vivo)3:54 4Fora da Lei (Ao Vivo)4:55 5Dez Mais um Amor (Ao Vivo)4:34 6A Flor do Querer (Ao Vivo)4:31 7Vendaval (Ao Vivo)7:01 8Entre e Ouça (Ao Vivo)7:05 9Coincidência (Ao Vivo)3:56 10My Rules (Ao Vivo)5:03 11Baixo Rio (Ao Vivo)3:26 12Drive Me Crazy (Ao Vivo)3:17 13Falso Milagre do Amor (Ao Vivo)3:48 14Outono no Rio (Ao Vivo)4:22 15Solução (Ao Vivo)4:48 16Manoel (Ao Vivo)4:23 17Vamos Dançar (Ao Vivo)3:29 18Colombina (Ao Vivo)6:38 19Que Bom Voltar (Ao Vivo)4:11 20Funk Tamborim (Ao Vivo)9:48 | Live | 2006 | |
| 2006 | Warner 30 AnosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Entre E Ouça 2O Nu Que Vale 3Solução 4Um Love 5Ainda Lembro 6Parada De Lucas 7Sombras Do Meu Destino 8Caminhos (Não É Só O Meu) 9Fora Da Lei 10Vamos Dançar 11Colombina 12Daqui Pro Méier 13Manuel 14Um Jantar Pra Dois | Compilation | 2006 |
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Overblown OverweightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 11:071Overblown Overweight7:31 2Overblown Overweight (Radio Edit)3:36 | 26 February 2016 | ||
| 2017 | Living Inside MyselfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:201Living Inside Myself4:20 | 15 September 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Your Satisfaction is MineSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:201Your Satisfaction is Mine4:20 | 7 September 2018 | ||
| 2023 | Safely FarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:061Safely Far3:06 | 23 June 2023 | ||
| 2023 | SlumberlandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:381Slumberland5:38 | 4 August 2023 | ||
| — | Baixo Rio / Cicciolina (O Cio Eterno)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:331Baixo Rio3:18 2Cicciolina (O Cio Eterno) (Versão Erotic House)7:15 | — |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | When the Devil's PaidSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1When the Devil's Paid A2When the Devil's Paid (Jimi Tenor remix) B1When the Devil's Paid (Alex Trebo remix) B2When the Devil's Paid (Vanilla Dream Dnb remix) | 27 July 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ed Motta head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 34 | 91.4th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Mottabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q2701997 · MusicBrainz: ffdf7f27-a12c-40fe-8ae3-050b46fc2f79
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