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.
BOTA PRA FERVER
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Onde o vento sentiu a cor
A vida
Bota pra ferver
Sabor de mel
Tempero de perfume
Sou louco por você
Bota pra ferver
Nessa constelação de luz néon
Herança de um batom cor de maçã
Gritei pro céu
Oio oio oio
Agora a nave-mãe vai decolar
Eu já não posso mais te dar a mão
Fiquei pinéu
Oio oio oio
Eu disse
Bota pra ferver
O caldeirão do amor
Bota pra ferver
A ilusão, na dor
Bota pra ferver
Um rio de lágrimas
No céu azul, destino das estrelas
Onde o vento sentiu a flor
A vida
Bota pra ferver
Sabor de mel
Veneno de perfume
Sou louco por você
Mas vida
Bota pra ferver
Nessa constelação de luz neon
Herança do batom cor de maçã
Gritei pro céu
Oio oio oio
Agora a nave-mãe vai decolar
Eu já não posso mais te dar a mão
Fiquei pinéu
Oio oio oio
Bota pra ferver
O caldeirão do amor
Bota pra ferver
A ilusão, na dor
Bota pra ferver
Um rio de lágrimas
In "Bota Pra Ferver," Ivete Sangalo describes an intense and passionate love that must be heated and brought to a boil. The song speaks of destiny and the power of love to overcome obstacles. In the first verse, she sets the scene, describing the sky as the destination of stars and wind, where life can be put to a boil. The chorus repeats the desire to heat up the love, to use it to create passion, illusions, and even tears. This is a call for action and a push to bring their relationship to its boiling point.
The second verse reinforces the first, describing a "constellation of neon lights" inherited from a "lipstick apple color." Ivete shouts to the heavens, declaring her desire for the relationship to ignite. The bridge of the song is where the lyrics become more obscure. Ivete refers to a spaceship taking off, leaving her behind. She cannot give this person her hand, and she feels lost. However, she concludes by repeating the chorus, emphasizing the need to heat this love until it boils over.
This song speaks to the power of passionate love and the need to express it fully. The lyrics reflect a sense of urgency and the desire to seize opportunities. The act of "Bota Pra Ferver" is a call to action, a plea to make the most of every moment. The lyrics are also augmented by the music, which is upbeat, injecting energy into the song.
Line by Line Meaning
No céu azul, destino das estrelas
In the blue sky, where the stars go to rest
Onde o vento sentiu a cor
Where the wind felt the color
A vida
Life
Bota pra ferver
Let's make it hot
Sabor de mel
Taste of honey
Tempero de perfume
Spice of perfume
Sou louco por você
I'm crazy about you
Mas vida
But life
Bota pra ferver
Let's make it hot
Nessa constelação de luz néon
In this neon light constellation
Herança de um batom cor de maçã
Inheritance of an apple-colored lipstick
Gritei pro céu
I screamed to the sky
Oio oio oio
Oh oh oh
Agora a nave-mãe vai decolar
Now the mothership is going to take off
Eu já não posso mais te dar a mão
I can't hold your hand anymore
Fiquei pinéu
I'm freaking out
Bota pra ferver
Let's make it hot
O caldeirão do amor
The cauldron of love
A ilusão, na dor
The illusion, in the pain
Um rio de lágrimas
A river of tears
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Durval Lelis Tavares
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