MC Carol

Biography

Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço (born 6 October 1993 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), known professionally as MC Carol, is a Brazilian singer and composer. She is known for her social themes regarding feminism and, at the same time, double entendre songs related to explicit sex.

Biography

Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço was born in the city of Niterói, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, having lived on the Morro do Preventório.

Musical career

As a solo artist, she started to gain notoriety after the release of a few singles and internet releases. Her first hit was with the song "Bateu uma Onda Forte" ("It Kicked Hard"). Afterwards, the singer and composer also gained notoriety with "Jorginho Me Empresta a 12" ("Jorginho Give Me the Shotgun"), "Liga pro Samu×Liga pro Samu15 May 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Liga pro Samu2:20" ("Call the 911") and "Não Foi Cabral" ("It Wasn't Cabral" [who discovered Brazil]), with lyrics that raise a discussion about the history of Brazil taught in the education system.
Subsequently, MC Carol announced the release of her first studio album, Bandida×Bandida28 October 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Não foi cabral (Heavy Baile mix)3:452Prazer amante do seu marido2:573O amor acabou2:284Propaganda enganosa3:125100% feminista3:206Jorginho me empresta a 122:087762 fez ela esquecer a familia2:448A vingança2:429Delação premiada3:07 ("Bandit"). As a preview, the artist released two singles: the first one was the song "Delação Premiada×Delação premiada22 July 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Delação premiada3:06" ("Plea Bargaining"), produced by Leo Justi and the second one was "100% Feminista×100% feminista7 October 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1100% feminista3:19" ("100% Feminist"), with the singer Karol Conka. The album was released on the digital platforms on October 28, 2016.

Political career

She ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 Brazilian elections for Rio de Janeiro state representative on the Brazilian Communist Party ticket. She had discussed running with Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco prior to the latter's assassination and announced her candidacy shortly after Franco was assassinated.