As a teenager, Sangalo started to sing and play acoustic guitar at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Her debut show happened in the Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahian music.
In 1993, Sony decided to reform the axé group Banda Eva and she was chosen as the lead singer. With her charismatic image, their first album soon topped the Brazilian album chart. Her live album with the band, Banda Eva Ao Vivo, was their best-selling album, selling over a million copies in 1997. In 1999, she decided to start a solo career and released her first self-titled album. With lots of upbeat Bahian rhythms and axé, the album received gold and platinum certification. The following year she released another album, Beat Beleza, which also achieved platinum status.
In 2001 she released the album Festa. The title teack was very popular and the album got platinum certification. "Festa" was her biggest hit single up to that point and the video also received huge airplay. "Festa" ended up being the most popular song of 2001 in Brazil. In 2002, she released the compilation album Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, titled after one of her biggest number-one hits. The album, which features a duet with American singer Brian McKnight, didn't sell as much , but was still a hit. Following Se Eu Não Te Amasse Tanto Assim, she released Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes Em Progresso in 2003. It was the lowest-selling solo album of her career but it still managed to receive gold certification.
Her first solo live album MTV Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo released in 2004, included her biggest hits, lots of them never released on an album before, and some Banda Eva hits. The album received diamond certification and was the second best-selling album of 2004.
Her 2005 album, As Supernovas, received triple platinum certification shortly after it's release. The album was less upbeat than the others and included some songs with a 70's touch, with the big influence of Brazilian singer Ed Motta. She also included the hit "Soy Loco Por Ti America", a Gilberto Gil song. "Quando a Chuva Passar" recently reached number two on the Brazilian singles chart and was notable for being nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards, an uncommon feature for a non-Spanish speaking singer.
On December 16, 2006, she performed in the biggest stadium in the world, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, where Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Police, and Madonna have also performed. She was the first Brazilian act to perform in this stadium since pop phenomenon Sandy & Junior in 2002.
Ivete has sold more than 7 million CD copies and more than 2.5 million DVD copies.
100 o Seu Amor
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Vou cair na solidão
Sem o seu amor
Vou grudar, pegar na mão
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na folia
Sem o seu amor
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na solidão
Sem o seu amor
Vou grudar, pegar na mão
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na folia
Sem o seu amor
Vou 'tá só com alegria
Não saio em contramão
Aceito acarajé
Mas não caldo de onda
Mão é garfo e é colher
Fiquei no orelhão
Cadê, cadê você?
Liguei só por saudade
Meu bem, quero te ver
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na solidão
Sem o seu amor
Vou grudar, pegar na mão
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na folia
Sem o seu amor
Vou 'tá só com alegria
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na solidão
Sem o seu amor
Vou grudar, pegar na mão
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na folia
Sem o seu amor
Vou 'tá só com alegria
Não saio em contramão
Aceito acarajé
Mas não caldo de onda
Mão é garfo e é colher
Fiquei no orelhão
Cadê, cadê você?
Liguei só por saudade
Meu bem, quero te ver
Não, não saio em contramão
Aceito acarajé
Mas não caldo de onda
Mão é garfo e é colher
Fiquei no orelhão
Cadê, cadê você?
Liguei só por saudade
Meu bem, quero te ver
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na solidão
Sem o seu amor
Vou grudar, pegar na mão
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na folia
Sem o seu amor
Eu vou 'tá só com alegria
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na solidão
Sem o seu amor
Vou grudar, pegar na mão
Sem o seu amor
Vou cair na folia
Sem o seu amor
Vou 'tá só com alegria
The lyrics of Ivete Sangalo's "100 o Seu Amor" express the singer's dependence on her lover's presence in her life. The song is a plea for her loved one not to leave her, as without their love, she will fall into deep loneliness or superficial happiness. The repetition of "Sem o seu amor" ("Without your love") reinforces the theme of dependence and need for their love in her life.
The lyrics also feature references to Brazilian culture, such as "acarajé," a popular street food in Salvador, Bahia, where Sangalo is from. She also mentions "caldo de onda," a type of alcoholic beverage typically consumed at the beach. Sangalo expresses her willingness to accept certain aspects of the culture, but not at the expense of losing her lover.
The final verse repeats the references to Bahian culture and the singer's desire for her lover's presence in her life. The repetition of the chorus throughout the song emphasizes the central message of the lyrics.
Overall, "100 o Seu Amor" is a passionate love song that captures the feeling of dependence and longing for someone's love.
Line by Line Meaning
Sem o seu amor
Without your love
Vou cair na solidão
I will fall into loneliness
Vou grudar, pegar na mão
I will stick to, hold hands
Vou cair na folia
I will fall into revelry
Vou 'tá só com alegria
I will only have joy
Não saio em contramão
I don't go against the grain
Aceito acarajé
I accept acarajé (Brazilian food)
Mas não caldo de onda
But not the broth of the wave
Mão é garfo e é colher
Hand is fork and spoon
Fiquei no orelhão
I stayed by the public phone
Cadê, cadê você?
Where, where are you?
Liguei só por saudade
I called just because I miss you
Meu bem, quero te ver
My love, I want to see you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANTONIO CARLOS SANTOS DE FREITAS, LUIZ CEZAR PEREIRA CALDAS
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