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Birth name
  
Fabiana Masili

Years active
  
1992–present

Education
  
University of Campinas

Role
  
Singer


Origin
  
Name
  
Fabiana Masili

Also known as
  
La Bella

Associated acts
  
Brazooka

Genres
  
Funk carioca, Jazz

Fabiana Masili

Born
  
22 May 1978 (age 45) Rio Claro, Brazil (
1978-05-22
)

Occupation(s)
  
Singer & songwriter

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Fabiana Masili (Rio Claro, (1978-05-22)22 May 1978) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Musical from her earliest years, she started playing the organ at the age of 8 and began working professionally and singing in bands at 15.

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Fabiana Masili studied at the prestigious State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, in Brazil, earning her bachelor's degree in Popular Music while singing in several bands and producing at a Brazilian recording studio, Fabrica do Som.

Afterwards she started a meteoric international career singing in São Miguel Island (Portugal), in Berkeley (United States) and, finally, in New York City (United States). Throughout her career, Fabiana Masili has also participated in several Album recordings.

Dan & Rob ft. Fabiana Masili - Balizas [Rob Coração Pulsante Mix]


Awards

Masili's singing has earned her prominent awards in Brazil such as "Best Jingle (2000)" and "Best Soundtrack for TV (2001) with Cicero Fornari, Gustavo Souza and Eric dos Santos".

International career

Fabiana started her international career in 2000, after spending 6 months singing in São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

In 2001 she moved to the United States to study at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA. Her road to bigger fame came in around 2003, when she moved to New York City. After that, she has worked with names such as Claudio Roditi, Cidinho Teixeira, Dom Salvador, Frank Martin, Ledisi, Mauricio Baia, Tiago Machado, Mike Moreno, Slide Hampton, John Lee, Sergio Brandao, Gilmar Gomes, Jorge Continentino, Davi Vieira, Sandro Albert, Nation Beat, Dario Boente, Ricardo Vogt, Zé Luis, Michael O'brien, Itaiguara Brandão, Mauricio Zottarelli, David Schommer, Marcos Vigio, Eliano Braz, Scott Kettner and many more quickly becoming a crowd favorite.

With regular performances at The Zinc Bar, Cafe Wha?, The Darby, Drom, Joe's Pub, Nublu, Village Underground, and S.O.B.'s, With her outgoing personality and unique stage presence, she instantly became a big hit and made her mark among the greatest performers in the city.

Present

She is currently working on her first album featuring Davi Viera and her band Jabacule. It will comprise many Brazilian funk numbers and her expertise in Brazilian Jazz numbers. Masili is at her peak form with regular appearances for the Brazooka at the World Famous, "Café Wha?" the Zinc Bar and S.O.B.’s.

She also performed at the Brazil Premiere 2009 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, with Davi Vieira.

On 3 May 2013 was released the Love Science Music Album, by Josh Giunta, which counts with the participation of Fabiana Masili on the vocals.

Selected discography

2003   "Nunca Desista" - Cicero Fornari - Bebê com Lobo

2008   "Vai Tristeza" - Duke Mushroom - Bahia 2 Harlem, vol1

2010   "Game Over" - Dário Boente & Huge in Japan - Sambatronic

2010   "Sorte" - Dário Boente & Huge in Japan - Sambatronic

2010   "My life has Value" - Dário Boente & Huge in Japan - Sambatronic

2010   "Bahia" - Dário Boente & Huge in Japan - Sambatronic

2013   "Simplify" - Josh Giunta - Love Science Music

2014   "Rastros" - Jeremy Pelt - Face Forward, Jeremy

References

Fabiana Masili Wikipedia