Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Lat… Read Full Bio ↴Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer, songwriter, television show host and occasional actress. She is currently one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singers, with six albums released with Banda Eva, and eight studio albums in her solo career, with a total of over 12 million albums sold worldwide. Sangalo is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also very popular in Portugal. She has received 14 nominations for Latin Grammy Awards in her career.

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.

Enfim Vencer
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics

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Mais um dia vem
Saio de casa
E vou em busca
De alguém
Que me sorria
Uma alegria
Pra felicitar a vida
Tao sofrida

Pra tentar fechar ferida
Que a vida sem querer
Me deu

Ontem eu sonhei
Que era feliz
E ate me lembro
Que chorei
Quando pensei
Que na verdade ser feliz
E encontrar a paz
E ouvir DEUS falar
E acreditar
Que a luz
Ha de brilhar

Oh! Amado DEUS
Da-me mais
Força pra seguir
Ao lado seu
Me ensina
Perdoar a quem
Um dia me fez
Algum mal
Ou quis magoar
Mostra como
Faz o amor
Planta no seu coraçao
Uma flor

Posso prosseguir
Ja recebi sua graça
Pronto pra viver
E confiar em mim
Incondicionalmente
Acordar e sorrir

Te agradecer por evoluir
E enfim vencer!

Overall Meaning

The song "Enfim Vencer" by Ivete Sangalo is a hopeful and introspective ballad about the struggles of daily life and the yearning for happiness and peace. The song starts with the singer waking up and going out in search of someone to make her smile and bring joy to her difficult life. She is trying to close a wound that life unintentionally inflicted upon her. The lyrics suggest that the quest for happiness is ongoing, but the hope and resilience to continue the journey come from faith in God's grace and the power of love.

In the second verse, the singer reflects on a dream where she was happy and cried upon realizing that true happiness is to find peace, hear God's voice, and believe that the light will shine. The bridge of the song is a prayer to God, asking for strength to keep going and learn to forgive those who hurt her. The song ends on a positive note, with the singer feeling grateful for the grace she received, ready to trust herself unconditionally, wake up with a smile, and evolve to finally triumph over her struggles.

Line by Line Meaning

Mais um dia vem
Another day begins

Saio de casa
I leave my house

E vou em busca
And I go in search

De alguém
For someone

Que me sorria
Who will smile at me

Uma alegria
With happiness

Pra felicitar a vida
To celebrate life

Tao sofrida
So full of suffering

Pra tentar fechar ferida
To try to heal a wound

Que a vida sem querer
That life, unintentionally

Me deu
Gave to me