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 Maior Presente
Ivete Sangalo Lyrics
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Verei na minha estrada
As curvas e atalhos
Onde, às vezes, me perdi
E onde eu também achei
O meu maior presente
Aquele que eu guardo
E vivo a cada amanhecer
Foi você quem deu
Ou quem soube, ao menos me mostrar
Uma imensidão de cores no olhar
Foi você quem leu
O que já estava escrito em mim
E me ajudou a descobrir
O amor que hoje eu levo
Dentro do meu peito
É o meu maior presente
O amor que me faz cantar
Que me leva a qualquer lugar, o amor
In the first verse of 'Meu Maior Presente', Ivete Sangalo talks about looking back at her journey and seeing the twists and turns she took, including moments where she lost her way as well as moments where she found herself. She also reflects on how her biggest gift in life is the love she holds onto, which she keeps and experiences every morning. The second verse is a dedication to someone who has given her this gift of love. Whoever this person is, they have opened Ivete's eyes to a world of vibrant colors and have been able to read her innermost thoughts and feelings. They have helped her understand the truth of who she is and what she is capable of. In the end, the love that Ivete holds within herself is the most precious thing she could ask for, and it's the reason why she sings and feels free.
The song highlights the importance of self-reflection and love. Ivete looks back at her past and cherishes every moment because it has paved the way for where she is now. The person she sings about in the song is someone who she feels has seen her at her most vulnerable and has helped her in her journey towards self-discovery. The love she now experiences is the most valuable to her because it comes from within. By singing about this love, Ivete hopes to inspire others to appreciate and nurture the love they hold within themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
Se eu olhar pra trás
If I look back
Verei na minha estrada
I will see in my path
As curvas e atalhos
The twists and turns
Onde, às vezes, me perdi
Where, sometimes, I got lost
E onde eu também achei
And where I also found
O meu maior presente
My greatest gift
Aquele que eu guardo
The one that I hold onto
E vivo a cada amanhecer
And live every morning
Foi você quem deu
It was you who gave
Ou quem soube, ao menos me mostrar
Or at least knew how to show me
Uma imensidão de cores no olhar
An immense amount of colors in my eyes
Foi você quem leu
It was you who read
O que já estava escrito em mim
What was already written in me
E me ajudou a descobrir
And helped me discover
O amor que hoje eu levo
The love that I carry today
Dentro do meu peito
Inside my chest
É o meu maior presente
Is my greatest gift
O amor que me faz cantar
The love that makes me sing
Que me leva a qualquer lugar, o amor
That takes me anywhere, the love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RAMON BARRETO CRUZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Caio Santiago
Se eu olhar pra trás
Verei na minha estrada
As curvas e atalhos
Onde, às vezes, me perdi
Onde eu também achei
O meu maior presente
Aquele que eu guardo
E vivo a cada amanhecer
Foi você quem deu
Ou quem soube, ao menos, me mostrar
Uma imensidão de cores no olhar
Foi você quem leu
O que já estava escrito em mim
E me ajudou a descobrir
O amor que hoje eu levo dentro do meu peito
É o meu maior presente
O amor que me faz cantar
Que me leva a qualquer lugar, o amor
Foi você quem deu
Ou, ao menos, soube me mostrar
Uma imensidão de cores no olhar
Foi você quem leu
O que já estava escrito em mim
E me ajudou a descobrir
O amor que hoje eu levo dentro do meu peito
É o meu maior presente
O amor que me faz cantar
Que me leva a qualquer lugar, o amor
O amor que hoje eu levo dentro do meu peito
É o meu maior presente
O amor que me faz cantar
Que me leva a qualquer lugar, o amor
O amor
O amor
Rita decassia
Ivete não erra uma! Canções memoráveis! Uma verdadeira rainha! 👑
Vitória Alves
Muito lindo esse leve “spoiler-trocadilho” pq depois dessa musica “meu maior presente”ela apareceu num “presentão” cantando “easy”.
Leonardo Santana
LINDO DEMAIS!
boing boing plazy
Essa música é perfeita, para mim ela representa a minha filha, pq foi ela que deu a imensidão de cores no meu olhar e foi ela que leu o que já estava escrito em mim e me ajudou a descobrir o amor que hoje eu levo no meu peito. Julia, o meu maior presente.
Hoje já tenho dois filhos, mas sem dúvida essa música me lembra minha primogênita. 💕
Ricardo Costa
Amo esta música desde 2001, uma das que mais me apaixonei no Festa ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Welliton Lima
Ouvindo pela primeira vez em 2019, que perfeição!
Eliza Lanfranchi
@Kerolin Machado eu ja ouvi "meu segredo" eh linda, me lembrava um ex namorado do passado q cantava pra mim rsr
Eliza Lanfranchi
Eita kk essa musica eh de 2010😍linda neh, boa pra homenagear filho
Kerolin Machado
Já ouviu "Meu Segredo", "Isso Não Se faz"? É muito bom também.
Monique Sarly
Letra linda de Ramon Cruz, grande compositor baiano. <3 Ivete sempre acertando! Rainha do Brasil! Amor, essa música é pra você.