Paula Fernandes

Biography

Paula Fernandes de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlɐ feʁˈnɐ̃dʒis]; born August 28, 1984, in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. She won Latin Grammy Awards for her albums Amanhecer×Amanhecer16 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Pronta pra você4:252A paz desse amor3:573Falar de fim3:314Depende da gente3:355Amanhecer4:016Piração3:187Água no bico3:218E eu?3:479Voltaria ao começo3:5010Menino bonito3:0611Pra quem sabe sonhar3:2412Pedaço de chão3:28 in 2016 and for Origens×Origens26 July 2019 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks1Seio de Minas2:302Fingindo paixão3:133Beijo bom3:364Se o coração viajar3:115Não te troquei por ela3:186Não precisa3:307Resgate2:378Sensações3:389Prometo3:1810Juntos3:3711Sonho da caça3:0512Te amo sem querer3:0813Ladrão de mulher / A coisa tá feia / Pagode4:2914Meu eu em você4:1515Traidor3:1416Eu sem você / Um ser amor6:1017Hora certa3:5018Virou mania2:5619Navegar em mim3:1020Evidências / Vida vazia / Cadê você?4:2221Pássaro de fogo4:2122Porque a resposta é o amor3:15 (Ao Vivo×Ao vivo1 January 2010 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 26 tracks1Pássaro de fogo (voz e violão)3:122Meu eu em você3:523Pra você3:344Apaixonados pela lua3:395Tocando em frente3:276Índia3:437Amargurado / Sem você / Ainda ontem chorei de saudade5:088Debaixo do cacho / Apaixonado por você4:539Complicados demais3:2210Voa4:0011Seio de Minas2:1112Jeito de mato4:5013Sensações3:4614Costumes4:1215Quero sim4:0016Quando a chuva passar4:0717Não precisa3:3318Navegar em mim3:2819Tarde demais3:1920Pra que conversar?3:2421Isso é amar você3:1822Pássaro de fogo (créditos) (full version)4:5623Man! I Feel Like a Woman3:4824Nem pensar3:3525Jeito de mato4:5826Making Of9:30 em Sete Lagoas) in 2020.

Biography

Fernandes was born in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, where she grew up on a farm with her parents and a younger brother. She went to college to study Geography in Belo Horizonte when she was 18 years old.
Fernandes started singing when she was eight years old, and released a self-titled debut album (Paula Fernandes) in 1993. Her second album, Ana Rayo, was released in 1995, inspired by the telenovela A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão. In 2005, she recorded "Ave Maria Natureza", one of the theme songs of Rede Globo's telenovela América. She released the album Canções do Vento Sul×Canções do Vento Sul1 January 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Rosa dourada3:402OK!3:443Meu eu em você3:484Sem você3:395Música e rodeio3:546Canções do Vento Sul4:257Vagalumes3:498Espaço sideral3:259Luz, paixão, rodeio4:2610Só penso em nós4:1711Dança viva3:3812Todo seu4:3313Ave Maria natureza2:1114Meu eu em você3:50 in 2005, for which she was nominated for the Best Popular Singer Award at the Prêmio da Música Brasileira. In 2007, Fernandes released an album in English titled Dust in the Wind×Dust in the Wind2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Dust in the Wind3:412Fallen3:453Iris3:384Ode to My Family4:195Angel5:356One of Us4:257Sweetwater5:098The Boxer4:299Nothing Else Matters5:3710Don't3:4811Behind Blue Eyes4:0412Un dia sin ti4:15, in an American western style.
The song "Jeito de Mato" from her 2009 album, Pássaro de Fogo×Pássaro de fogo18 April 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Pássaro de fogo4:052Chuva chover4:003Meu eu em você4:064Sem você3:505Complicados demais3:416Espaço sideral3:187Apaixonados pela Lua4:018Debaixo do cacho3:049Dança menina3:4710Sede de amor4:1611Quero sim5:1212Vai3:3613Pra que inventaram o amor?4:0214Jeito de mato4:5915Meu eu em você (versão acústica)4:30, was used as a theme song on the telenovela Paraíso, and her version of Ivete Sangalo's "Quando a Chuva Passar×Quando a chuva passar19 April 2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Quando a chuva passar3:10" was the main theme of the telenovela Escrito nas Estrelas. Fernandes released her first DVD in October 2010, and gained further recognition after participating in two Rede Globo specials: the Roberto Carlos' end of year show, broadcast on December 25, 2010, and Show da Virada, broadcast on New Year's Eve, 2010. Her live album, Paula Fernandes – Ao Vivo×Ao vivo1 January 2010 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 26 tracks1Pássaro de fogo (voz e violão)3:122Meu eu em você3:523Pra você3:344Apaixonados pela lua3:395Tocando em frente3:276Índia3:437Amargurado / Sem você / Ainda ontem chorei de saudade5:088Debaixo do cacho / Apaixonado por você4:539Complicados demais3:2210Voa4:0011Seio de Minas2:1112Jeito de mato4:5013Sensações3:4614Costumes4:1215Quero sim4:0016Quando a chuva passar4:0717Não precisa3:3318Navegar em mim3:2819Tarde demais3:1920Pra que conversar?3:2421Isso é amar você3:1822Pássaro de fogo (créditos) (full version)4:5623Man! I Feel Like a Woman3:4824Nem pensar3:3525Jeito de mato4:5826Making Of9:30, released in 2011, was the top seller that year. Fernandes became known across Latin America with her collaboration on the song "Hoy Me Voy", which was released on Juanes' 2012 album MTV Unplugged.
Fernandes' 2013 album Multishow ao Vivo – Um Ser Amor×Um ser amor4 June 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Um ser amor4:25 was nominated for the 2014 Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album, with the title song being nominated in the Best Brazilian Song category. Fernandes' album Hora Certa×Hora Certa13 February 2019 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Hora certa3:372Sem precisar3:443Nos braços do amor3:464Por nós dois3:415Chão de areia3:376Preciso te amar para viver4:03 was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2019, and she won a second Latin Grammy award in 2020 for her album Origens×Origens26 July 2019 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks1Seio de Minas2:302Fingindo paixão3:133Beijo bom3:364Se o coração viajar3:115Não te troquei por ela3:186Não precisa3:307Resgate2:378Sensações3:389Prometo3:1810Juntos3:3711Sonho da caça3:0512Te amo sem querer3:0813Ladrão de mulher / A coisa tá feia / Pagode4:2914Meu eu em você4:1515Traidor3:1416Eu sem você / Um ser amor6:1017Hora certa3:5018Virou mania2:5619Navegar em mim3:1020Evidências / Vida vazia / Cadê você?4:2221Pássaro de fogo4:2122Porque a resposta é o amor3:15 (Ao Vivo em Sete Lagoas), which was recorded live in June 2019.
Fernandes has sung a number of duets, and ensembles, with other artists including Michael Bolton, Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano, Shania Twain and Taylor Swift. Fernandes has toured internationally, performing to more than 500,000 people in Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Brazil, Portugal, United States, Luxembourg, Angola, Cape Verde, Spain, Argentina and Paraguay.
In 2013 Fernandes stated in an interview that she was a follower of Spiritism, leading some Christians to boycott her concerts.