Michel Teló

Biography

Michel Teló (Brazilian Portuguese: [miˈʃɛw teˈlɔ] ) (born 21 January 1981) is a Brazilian sertanejo singer-songwriter and actor. Before his solo act, he was a lead singer in various bands, most notably Grupo Tradição. His biggest national and international hit "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" reached number one in most European and Latin American charts.
Teló's artistic career began in 1987 when he made his first solo performance in his school choir, singing a piece by Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos. At ten, his father gave him an accordion. At age 12, upon encouragement by neighbors, school friends, and his brothers, he formed a band, "Guri," which played traditional music. He was the band's lead singer and composer. Besides his love for the harmonica, Teló also took piano lessons for five years. He was also a dancer and played the accordion, harmonica, and guitar.

Grupo Tradição (1997–2008)

In 1997, Teló joined the band Grupo Tradição where he sang the band's biggest hits, such as "Barquinho", "O Caldeirão", "Pra Sempre Minha Vida", "A Brasileira", and "Eu Quero Você." In 2008, he left Grupo Tradição, and his final album with the band, Micareta Sertaneja 2, was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Brazilian music category. He was replaced by Guilherme Bertoldo, but the band had lost most of its appeal due to his departure and soon members began to quit the band, not having enough trust in the viability of the band without Teló.

Solo career (2008–present)

Teló’s debut solo album Balada Sertaneja×Balada sertaneja1 July 2009 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Larga de bobeira3:412Ei, psiu! Beijo me liga2:353Faz de dificil2:524Orelhão3:075Amanhã sei lá3:086Ponto certo3:197Balada sertaneja2:538Cai na real / Não olhe assim3:389Gotas de água doce3:0710Explodiu2:5111Horizonte3:4612Você vai pirar3:0113Seu coração não tem dó do meu / Eu hoje entrego os pontos3:4014Cilada2:3415Pai, mãe3:17 was released in 2009 by Brazilian record label Som Livre.
It was produced by Ivan Myazato and had two charting singles: "Ei, psiu! Beijo me liga" and "Amanhã sei lá". The release of the live album Michel Teló – Ao Vivo×Ao vivo20 August 2010 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Ei, psiu! Beijo me liga3:322Me odeie3:053Fugidinha3:114Pode ir3:125Curtindo solidão3:146Larga de bobeira3:467Amanhã sei lá3:088É amor pra valer3:119Fala coração2:3810Saudade de minha terra / 60 dias apaixonado3:3211Dominou geral2:4012Se não tem mar, vamos pro bar3:0313Olhos negros3:1514Barquinho / Eu quero você4:2115Orelhão3:1016Amor não é paixão3:1117A voz3:4118Balada sertaneja3:47 earned him a gold disc and featured the single “Fugidinha,” which reached number one in the Brazilian Hot 100 charts.
Throughout 2011, Teló played over 240 shows. According to Forbes magazine, Teló's Fugidinha Tour was attended by more than 17 million people, and Teló reportedly made $18 million alone in 2011. Teló has also released two DVDs, one containing songs from the 1980/90s and in collaboration with Milionário & José Rico, Bruno e Marrone, and João Bosco & Vinícius, and the other, entitled Michel Na Balada, which contained new songs.
In 2014, Michel Teló worked with Prince Royce to create a Portuguese version of Royce's song "Darte un Beso". The pair performed it live together for the first time at the Premios Billboard Latin Awards ceremony in late April of that year.
From 2015–2023, Teló was a coach on The Voice Brasil and The Voice Kids Brasil. Out of his eleven seasons, 8 of them were won by his team. Marking Teló the second most winningest of The Voice franchise, behind Blake Shelton with 9 wins overall.

International fame

In 2011, Telo released "Ai Se Eu Te Pego," which became popular when Brazilian soccer player Neymar danced to the song in a viral YouTube video. In the Spanish professional league, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid danced to the song when Ronaldo scored the first goal against Málaga on October 22, 2011. On October 29, 2011, Brazilian left-back André Santos danced to “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” after scoring the 2–2 equalizer in Arsenal's 5–3 victory over London rivals Chelsea. In the Super League Greece, Simão Mate, Cleyton, Sebastián Leto, and other Panathinaikos' players danced to it when Cleyton scored the first goal against PAOK on October 30, 2011. Other players who have publicly celebrated to this song include: Adrian Mierzejewski, Marco Reus, Lewis Holtby, Alexandre Pato, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Robinho, Lucas, Maxi Rodríguez, Sebastián Coates, Marquinhos, Ricardo Laborde, Felipe Melo, Emmanuel Eboué, and Farid El Alagui.

Live albums

2010: Michel Teló Ao Vivo
2011: Michel na Balada
2013: Sunset
2015: Baile do Teló

Collaborative

2010: «Alô» (de Léo & Junior)
2011: «Vamo Mexê» (con Bruninho & Davi)
2013: «Como le gusta a tu cuerpo» (de Carlos Vives)
2013: «Que viva la vida (Remix)» (de Wisin)
2014: «Te dar um Beijo» («Darte un beso» de Prince Royce)