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.
Meu Abraço
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Fazer você lembrar
Que quer voltar
Olhar pra mim
Me enxergar, me ouvir
E acreditar
Que te ouvir cantar
É como entrar num filme
Eu sei bem que terá
Nosso final feliz
Se você ficar comigo
O que é que me diz
Desse meu abraço que te faz feliz
Noite em meu quarto
A lua vem falar de nós
Procuro no rádio
Só durmo em paz se ouvir sua voz
In these lyrics, Ivete Sangalo expresses a desire to reconnect with someone she has lost. She wants to call them and remind them that they have unfinished business, that they want to get back together. She appeals to them to look at her, hear her, and believe that listening to her sing is like being transported into a movie. She believes that they will have a happy ending together if they stay together, and she asks them to consider her embrace, which brings them happiness.
In the second verse, Ivete is in her bedroom at night, reflecting on her thoughts and feelings. She says that the moon speaks to her about them, and she seeks solace in hearing the other person's voice through the radio. It's clear that Ivete is deeply in love and is doing everything in her power to recapture the spark that once existed between them.
Overall, "Meu Abraço" is a love song about two people who are meant to be together. Ivete is determined in her efforts to make it happen, and she is confident that the result will be a happy ending.
Line by Line Meaning
Quis te ligar
I wanted to call you
Fazer você lembrar
To make you remember
Que quer voltar
That you want to come back
Olhar pra mim
Look at me
Me enxergar, me ouvir
See me, hear me
E acreditar
And believe
Que te ouvir cantar
That hearing you sing
É como entrar num filme
Is like entering a movie
Com você ficar
Staying with you
Eu sei bem que terá
I know very well that we will have
Nosso final feliz
Our happy ending
Se você ficar comigo
If you stay with me
O que é que me diz
What do you say to me
Desse meu abraço que te faz feliz
About this hug of mine that makes you happy
Noite em meu quarto
Night in my room
A lua vem falar de nós
The moon comes to talk about us
Procuro no rádio
I look for on the radio
Só durmo em paz se ouvir sua voz
I only sleep in peace if I hear your voice
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALEXANDRE MARCOS CARVALHO DE AZEVEDO, IVETE MARIA DIAS DE SANGALO
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