Alcione was introduced to the traditional Brazilian music by her father. He was a military musician who worked as the conductor of the corps marching band. At the age of thirteen, she was already able to give vocal performance in college parties. At this same age, she began to study clarinet, and then learnt to play the trumpet.
At age 20 Alcione moved to Rio de Janeiro. There she worked at the city's TV Excelsior, and later went on tour in Argentina and Chile for four months. On returning to Brazil, she settled in São Paulo, working in nightclub and making appearances on television. In 1970, she started her two-year tour in Europe, performing as a vocalist and a trumpet artist.
In 1972, when back to Brazil, Alcione recorded her first single. The following year, she traveled to sing in Mexico and, in 1974, Portugal, where she recorded her first full-length album. In 1975 Alcione released her LP, A Voz do Samba, which achieved gold sales status and featured several hit tracks. The most successful songs were Não Deixe o Samba Morrer, written by Edson and Aloiso, and O Surdo, written by Totonho/Paulinho Resende.
In the late 1970s, Nazaré became well-known as a samba artist and achieved international recognition. She recorded Alerta Geral for Philips Records and, in 1978, released this album, the title of which was taken from a television show that Alcione had hosted on TV Globo for two years. Following its success, Alcione continued to release several other full-length albums in late 1970s and early 1980s, including her self-titled album.
In 1997, Alcione signed with Universal Records, subsequently releasing a label debut named Valeu, through Polygram the next year. This was followed by Celebração that same year, and Claridade---Uma Homenagem A Clara Nunes in 1999. In December 2002 Alcione was recognized for playing an important part in founding the Paraíso School of Samba in London, England. She also helped organizing and preparing the stage for a British version of the Carnival Brasil, Paraíso dos Orixás (Brazil, Paradise of the Gods). In 2003, her 2002 album, Ao Vivo, received the Best Samba/Pagode Album Award at fourth Latin Grammy Award ceremony.
She has interpreted several hits such as Não deixe o samba morrer, Lá vem você, Gostoso veneno and Ilha da maré.
On July 7, 2007 she performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth in Rio de Janeiro.
Quem É Você
Alcione Lyrics
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Que entra em todos os sonhos meus
Quem é você
Que invade dessa forma os meus desejos
Como se fossem seus
Quem é você
Que entra em mim desse jeito
Sem se importar
Quem é você
Que me confunde quando me possui
Quem é você
Que no seu corpo me transporta
Para lugares onde eu nunca fui
Quem é você
Que me transforma quando toca em mim
Quem é você
Que conseguiu me dominar assim
Quem é você
Que se apossou dos meus sentidos
E os meus defeitos mais antigos
Tirou de mim sem eu sentir
Quem é você
Que me amou sem que eu pedisse
Fazendo até com que eu te amasse
Sem nem saber quem é você
The lyrics of Alcione's song "Quem é você" revolves around a person who is deeply infatuated and confused by someone they cannot comprehend. The song begins by introducing this mysterious individual who enters the singer's dreams and desires, as if they were their own. The singer is left speechless, wondering why this person has such an enormous hold on them, without even granting them permission. The second verse talks about how the person is changing and transforming the singer when they touch them. They don't know who this person is, but they have somehow managed to take control of their feelings without even trying.
The chorus is a continuation of this mysterious feeling of love, where the singer is confused about this person who has possessed their senses and awakened their deepest insecurities. The bridge talks about the power of this love, where the other person has managed to make the singer love them, even though they don't know anything about them. In essence, the song is about the power of love that can consume a person, leaving them bewildered and lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Quem é você
Who are you?
Que entra em todos os sonhos meus
Who enters all of my dreams
Que invade dessa forma os meus desejos
Who invades my desires in this way
Como se fossem seus
As if they were yours
Que entra em mim desse jeito
Who enters me in this way
Sem se importar
Without caring
Se ao menos eu lhe dou esse direito
If I even give you that right
Que me confunde quando me possui
Who confuses me when you possess me
Que no seu corpo me transporta
Who transports me in your body
Para lugares onde eu nunca fui
To places where I've never been
Que me transforma quando toca em mim
Who transforms me when you touch me
Que conseguiu me dominar assim
Who managed to dominate me like this
Que se apossou dos meus sentidos
Who took possession of my senses
E os meus defeitos mais antigos
And my oldest flaws
Tirou de mim sem eu sentir
Took them from me without me realizing
Que me amou sem que eu pedisse
Who loved me without me asking
Fazendo até com que eu te amasse
Even making me fall in love with you
Sem nem saber quem é você
Without even knowing who you are
Contributed by Declan A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
JJ GAMER
Isso nem é uma música, é um tiro de 762 na cabeça!!! PQP!! Canta demais 😍😍😍👏👏👏🎶🎶🎶🎶
Ailton Soares
Música sensacional de Ed Wilson e interpretação magistral de Alcione.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Marilena Principe
Acho sensacional a interpretação da Alcione nessa música. Simplesmente perfeita !
MYRIAM ESTEVEZ
GENIAL TOTAL!!! LA ÚNICA POR SIEMPRE!!! SUS LETRAS SON INMENSAMENTE MARAVILLOSAS!!! CON MUCHO CARIÑO ALCIONE" AMADA!!! DESDE MONTEVIDEO ( URUGUAY )6/4/2020" IMPRESIONANTE VOZ E INTERPRE " TE AMAMOS EN URUGUAY" Y NO SABES CUÁNTO!!!
Alvaro Motta
Monumental
Daniela Orrico
Lembro de meu avó,ele dançando com minha mãe,último Natal dele conosco!
Saudades eternas!
Te amo meu avó Nini!
Aline Rolim
Letra forte demais, música linda mesmo
Josimar Oliveira
Minha tia canta demais grande voz brasileira 😘⚘
Marcos Gomes de Lima
Ela é fodaaa. ..tem uma técnica incrível, sem contar a Voz!!! Ela sabe tudo de música, toca vários instrumentos e ainda sabe ler partitura!!!
Isis Sena
Essa música descreve uma história muito especial da minha vida. Perfeita....Marron, única, mais uma de suas músicas marcando minha vida e me descrevendo. 💕