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Place of Birth: Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil
About Maria Bethânia
- Maria Bethânia Viana Telles Veloso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ma'?i? be't?~ni?]; born June 18, 1946), known by her stage name Maria Bethânia, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
- Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion").
- Due to its popularity, with performances all over the country, and the popularity of her 1965 single "Carcará", the artist became a star in Brazil.Bethânia is the sister of the singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso and of the writer-songwriter Mabel Velloso, as well as being aunt of the singers Belô Velloso and Jota Velloso.
- The singer has released 50 studio albums in 47 years of career, and is among the 10 best-selling music artists in Brazil, having sold more than 26 million records.
- Bethânia was ranks in 2012, by Rolling Stone Brasil magazine, as the fifth biggest voice of Brazilian music.
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