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.
Assimétrica
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Ser feliz, quer dizer, sem você
Prefiro assim, assimetricamente
Viver com você
Assimetricamentes nós dois
Assim como um mais um são três
Algo não se encaixa, mas quem acha que dá certo
Nós e nós e nós e nós e nós
Todos desatados
Muitos torcem, rezam, fazem ebó
Só pra ver você longe de mim (far away from me)
Só porque cismaram e inventaram
Que assim seria bem melhor
Só porque preferem me ver só
Só pra que só eles possam, enfim
Ver-me, ter-me, beber-me, comer-me
Tomar-me pra eles
E só pra eles, só
The lyrics of "Assimétrica" by Ivete Sangalo speak of a complex and asymmetric relationship between two individuals. The singer says that she no longer wants to be happy without her partner, indicating that their happiness is intertwined. She prefers to experience an asymmetric relationship with her partner rather than being happy without them. The singer uses the term "assimetricamente," which means asymmetrically, to describe their relationship.
The chorus of the song talks about how their relationship is not conventional but still works for them. The line "Assim como um mais um são três" translates to "just like one plus one equals three." This phrase suggests that their relationship does not fit into traditional notions of romance, but instead, they have found a way to make it work for them despite the societal norms.
The singer also acknowledges that people around them do not approve of their relationship, and everyone wants to see them apart. However, the couple is not willing to conform to societal pressure and still chooses to be together, even if it is an asymmetric relationship.
In conclusion, "Assimétrica" portrays a relationship that does not follow traditional norms but still works for the couple involved. The intention of the song is to emphasize that relationships do not have to fit into stereotypical molds to be successful.
Line by Line Meaning
Não quero mais ser feliz
I no longer want to be happy
Ser feliz, quer dizer, sem você
Because being happy for me means without you
Prefiro assim, assimetricamente
So I prefer this, asymmetrical relationship
Viver com você
Living with you
Assimetricamentes nós dois
Asymmetrical we are
Assim como um mais um são três
Just like how one plus one equals three
Algo não se encaixa, mas quem acha que dá certo
Something doesn't fit, but who cares if it works out
Somos nós
It's us
Todos desatados
Everyone is untied
Muitos torcem, rezam, fazem ebó
Many hope, pray or perform spiritual rituals
Só pra ver você longe de mim (far away from me)
Just to see you far away from me
Só porque cismaram e inventaram
Just because they decided and created falsehoods
Que assim seria bem melhor
That this way would be much better
Só porque preferem me ver só
Just because they prefer seeing me alone
Só pra que só eles possam, enfim
So that only they can, in the end
Ver-me, ter-me, beber-me, comer-me
Seeing me, having me, drinking me, eating me
Tomar-me pra eles
Taking me for themselves
E só pra eles, só
And just for them, only
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