Angélica started her carreer at 4, when she won a contest to chose Brazil's most beautiful children at the popular variety show hosted by Chacrinha. At 13, she became famous when she replaced Xuxa as the host of the kids show Clube da Criança. Her popularity exploded when her hit single Vou de Taxi (remake of Joe le Taxi, by french singer Vanessa Paradis) topped the brazilian charts. Vou de Taxi became a classic song and is remember by pratically the whole brazilian population even after more than 20 years since the release of the song. She also starred on the popular mini-serie O Guarani.
In 1993, she signed with the second most popular channel in Brazil, SBT and started presenting the kids variety show Casa da Angelica (Angelica's House), which was a big hit. Her popularity was bigger than ever and she also hosted popular teen game show Passa ou Repassa and TV Animal.
In 1996 she signed a milionaire contract with media-giant Globo and started hosting her own show, Angel Mix every weekday morning, which was followed by Caça Talentos (Talent Hunter), a soap opera starred by her. The ratings were huge and she became even bigger than Xuxa, being the first time any TV female host had surpassed her in popularity. Sales of her merchandising and CDs were huge.
But soon, after the initial boom, the ratings begin to decline and she changed the format of the show several times. While in 1996 Angélica was unbeatable among kids, in 1997 she lost popularity to Chiquititas (that year, Angélica album sold 300,000 copies against 800,000 copies by the Chiquititas cast), but she was still very popular untill 1999. In 1998, she had 250 products with her name and made more money than Xuxa in licensing (the Angelica shoes by Grendene sold over 1 million pairs in 5 months; in the same period her cereal sold over 7 million boxes and her nailpolish sold 4 million). The sucess of her products were even more remarkable because unlike Eliana (3rd on the list) and Gugu (4th), she didn't promoted her product-line during her show.
Finally, she decided to end her carreer as a child show host and, with only three monts for her contract with Globo to end, she was chose as the host for Video Game, a five minutes segment on celebrity news show Video Show. Video Game was a game-show were two celebrities would compete against each other during the whole week. The segment made the Video Show rating double and what was suppose to be a 2001 summer-only 5 minute segment became a 20 minutes block (half of the show) which is still aired and still has big ratings every afternoon.
The success of Video Show made Angélica popularity climb a lot again and she was soon starring in lots of advertising campaign and appearing in magazine covers. She also hosted the first two seasons of Fama, brazilian version of Operacion Triunfo.
In 2003 her relationship with fellow host Luciano Huck became the biggest celebrity news of the year (they had already dated before) and after their marriage, they become the country favorite couple, starring in lots of advertising campaigns. They had a son, Joaquim, in 2005.
Since her well-received return to television hosting Video Show, Globo started to plan projects for her, but her own show finally started in April 2006. Estrelas (Stars) is a show where Angelica interview stars and show their intimacy (house, hobbies, etc). The show is the leader on it's time-slot and it's aired every Saturday after Caldeirão do Huck, her husband show.
Acting carreer
Angelica had her first acting role on the succeful mini-series O Guarani at Manchete. During the late 80s and early 90s, she had roles in several Os Trapalhões movies (Os Trapalhões movies are always huge hits).
She returned to acting in 1998, she had a starring role in Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão, Didi's (Os Trapalhões leader) movie and starred in her own movie, Zoando na TV. Both movies were very well-received by the public.
In 2004, Angelica was again one of the biggest TV hosts in Brazil thanks to Video Game popularity and Globo decided to release another movie with her in the leading role but the teen-oriented movie Um Show de Verão (which she starred with real life boyfriend Luciano Huck) didn't achieve the expected results, in part because it was PG-14.
In 1996, she starred on kids drama show Caça Talentos, which was aired daily after Angel Mix. While the show was a huge hit in the beginning, ratings soon started to decline and in 1999 it was replaced by Fada Bela, where she played a fairy. The show wasn't succeful either and was replaced by Bambulua, where she played a super-hero, which again, wasn't succeful.
At the end of 1996, at the peak of her popularity, she starred in a special and highly-promoted live special of popular sitcom Saí de Baixo and in 2001 she had a recurring role on soap opera Un Anjo Caiu do Céu, where she played an angel called Angelina.
On the news
After going to Globo and becoming a big star, the media became obsessed about Angélica: during the late-90s, they discussed her virginity (because, at the time, she only had two boyfriends) and her relationships with Marcio Garcia, Mauricio Manieri (who his drugs problems) and Luciano Hulk.
In 2004, rumours about Angélica and Luciano Hulk being a couple again started and they both declined, but paparazzi pictures of both of them in Aspen surfaced and ended at Contigo! cover. Since them, their marriage, the born of their first son and their vacations were all acompanied by gossip magazines.
C'est La Vie
Angélica Lyrics
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À luz do sol, o céu e o mar
Toda manhã, eu encaro esse show
No seu encalço, eu vou que vou
Por aí, descobrir o dom de viver, a dor e o prazer
Prosseguir, que ganhar também é perder
É só pagar pra ver
A vida anda por aí
Caminhando eu vou
Uma onda no céu
Uma estrela no mar
Por aí vou te encontrar amor
C'est la vie
Ele me leva por aí
Nuvem no vendaval
Uma gota que cai
Dentro do temporal
Uma estrada
Entre o bem e o mal
Toda manhã, ele vem e me trás
Uma esperança, um sonho a mais
Toda manhã, ele dança pra mim
Jura que nunca vai ter fim
Ele vem, ele faz, disfarça e desfaz
É pura sedução
É assim, ele dá, mas pode tirar
E te deixar na mão
C'est la vie
A vida anda por aí
Caminhando eu vou
Uma onda no céu
Uma estrela no mar
Por aí vou te encontrar amor
C'est la vie
Ele me leva por aí
Nuvem no vendaval
Uma gota que cai
Dentro do temporal
Uma estrada
Entre o bem e o mal
In this song, Angélica sings about her life's journey and the unpredictable nature of love. The opening lyrics describe how every morning, she wakes up to the beauty of the sky and the sea, and is determined to discover the joys and pains of life. She is pushing forward to find her purpose, even if it comes with its own set of losses. The chorus, "C'est la vie," translates to "that's life," in French and serves as a reminder that life has its ups and downs, and everyone must embrace it as it comes.
The lyrics are inspired by the idea that life is a journey with no guarantees, and Angélica does not know where it will lead her as she holds on tight to love. She describes her love as a mysterious force that dances around her, and she's unable to resist its charm. She knows that it can disappear as easily as it appears, but she is still drawn to it, hoping that it will never end. The song's overall message is to embrace life, good or bad and never stop pursuing what we believe in our hearts.
Line by Line Meaning
Toda manhã, ele vem e me dá
Every morning, he comes and gives me
À luz do sol, o céu e o mar
In the sunlight, the sky, and the sea
Toda manhã, eu encaro esse show
Every morning, I face this show
No seu encalço, eu vou que vou
In his pursuit, I go and go
Por aí, descobrir o dom de viver, a dor e o prazer
Out there, discovering the gift of living, the pain and pleasure
Prosseguir, que ganhar também é perder
To move forward, knowing that winning is also losing
É só pagar pra ver
It's just a matter of waiting to see
C'est la vie
That's life
A vida anda por aí
Life goes around
Caminhando eu vou
I'm walking around
Uma onda no céu
A wave in the sky
Uma estrela no mar
A star in the sea
Por aí vou te encontrar amor
I'll find you out there, my love
Ele me leva por aí
He takes me around
Nuvem no vendaval
Cloud in the storm
Uma gota que cai
A falling drop
Dentro do temporal
Within the storm
Uma estrada
A road
Entre o bem e o mal
Between good and evil
Toda manhã, ele vem e me trás
Every morning, he comes and brings me
Uma esperança, um sonho a mais
Another hope, another dream
Toda manhã, ele dança pra mim
Every morning, he dances for me
Jura que nunca vai ter fim
Swears that it will never end
Ele vem, ele faz, disfarça e desfaz
He comes, he does, he hides and undoes
É pura sedução
It's pure seduction
É assim, ele dá, mas pode tirar
That's how it is, he gives, but can also take away
E te deixar na mão
And leave you hanging
Contributed by Adrian K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@alexjeorge3618
Em 2020 alguém ouvindo? Conheci essa música através do meu ex-parceiro que é fã da Angélica.
@heloisapereiradesouza8181
Eu com certeza!😊😊
@marciofernandes_
Euuuuuuu
@elianasantos1351
Ouvindo em 2022 😍😍😍
@Bomberjoxer
Que viadão bonito
@rebeckadefranca1738
2023 serve?
@diogoseguranca
Até hoje sou fã da Angélica, ela parou de cantar nem sei porque. Seu ultimo disco, que por sinal, eu tenho, é todo maravilhoso, uma voz mais grave, mais segura, canções mais adultas. Sinto falta, que bom que tem mais gente que curti e posta estas coisas pra gente matar saudade, hehehe. Valeu, Henrique. Um abração!
@JuniorSantiagoFilho
Anos 80 e 90 deixaram muitas saudades ! Foi a última boa infância 😭😭😭
@aranaueplantas9849
Quando eu tinha 9 anos eu entendia: 'Se ela vir' kkkkkkk 🤣
Coloquei no YouTube 'Se ela vir Angélica' Agora décadas depois me surpreendi com essa linda expressão em francês. Ah, minha infância querida!😍 A vida é assim , e o bom de viver é a dor e prazer. Prosseguir sempre!🙏🏼
@daniellecoutinho2001
Sempre amei essas músicas sempre amarei ,escuto até hj não tenho vergonha ... Vergonha é as músicas de hj ... Melhor tempo anos 80;90 sorte que vivi nessa época ♥