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Maria Bethânia

1946 - Today

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Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈɾiɐ beˈtɐ̃niɐ]; born 18 June 1946) 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"), she is "The Queen of Brazilian Music". 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. She is the most awarded artist in the history of the Brazilian Music Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Bethânia is the 509th most popular singer (down from 447th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 159th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Brazilian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maria Bethânia ranks 509 out of 4,381. Before her are Stromae, Paula Abdul, Isabelle Aubret, Katy Perry, Johnny Rebel, and Esther Ofarim. After her are Natalie Cole, Randy Newman, Brenda Lee, Kaliopi, Kirsten Flagstad, and Chris Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Maria Bethânia ranks 222. Before her are Willy van der Kuijlen, Toquinho, Robert Mapplethorpe, Joseph Deiss, Craig Venter, and Ahmad al-Tayyeb. After her are Miguel Reina, Sven Nordqvist, Ruth Fuchs, Tom Savini, Michael Radford, and Matthieu Ricard.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Maria Bethânia ranks 188 out of 2,236. Before her are Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921), Rogério Ceni (1973), Félix Miélli Venerando (1937), Rubens de Falco (1931), Roberto Burle Marx (1909), and Lucélia Santos (1957). After her are Felipe Massa (1981), Hércules Brito Ruas (1939), Prudente de Morais (1841), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), Willian (1988), and Raí (1965).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Maria Bethânia ranks 6. Before her are Astrud Gilberto (1940), Roberto Carlos (1941), Elis Regina (1945), Loalwa Braz (1953), and Gal Costa (1945). After her are Jorge Ben (1942), Elza Soares (1930), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Flora Purim (1942), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), and Adoniran Barbosa (1910).

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