Rafael Barreto (singer)
Encyclopedia
Rafael Rodrigues Barreto (born on October 21, 1985), best known as Rafael Barreto, is a Brazilian pop
singer and songwriter
. He rose to fame after winning the third season of the reality television show
Ídolos Brazil.
, Bahia
, Brazil. He singing since age 13 and began composing at 16.
Barreto became motherless in 2006, his father left home and gave no further news. Then, he had a brain aneurysm at the end of 2007 and receive a full support from his brother, Edu Barreto and his girlfriend Deya.
Rafael's musical inspirations include Michael Jackson
, Marvin Gaye
, LS Jack, Skank, Ana Carolina
, Jota Quest
, Djavan
and Lulu Santos
.
of Ídolos Brazil
in Salvador
, Bahia
.
, managed by Rede Record
in December 2008.
, São Paulo
early 2009. Rafael Barreto: Pensando em Você was released on June 2009 in Brazil, with the song "Pensando em Você" (English
: Thinking of You) as first single.
In a break with Ídolos
tradition, Barreto's Ídolos "coronation song", "Não Vou Duvidar" (English
: I Don't Doubt), despite being included on his major-label debut, wasn't released as a single, becoming the first Ídolos winner album to do so.
, São Paulo
. The video premiered first on June 26, 2009.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. He rose to fame after winning the third season of the reality television show
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
Ídolos Brazil.
Biography
Rafael Barreto was born on October 21, 1985 in SalvadorSalvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
, Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
, Brazil. He singing since age 13 and began composing at 16.
Barreto became motherless in 2006, his father left home and gave no further news. Then, he had a brain aneurysm at the end of 2007 and receive a full support from his brother, Edu Barreto and his girlfriend Deya.
Rafael's musical inspirations include Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
, LS Jack, Skank, Ana Carolina
Ana Carolina
Ana Carolina Sousa is a Brazilian singer, composer, and musician.-Career:Carolina has a contralto vocal range. Her musical influence comes from the crib, her grandmother used to sing on the radio, and her great aunt and uncle played percussion, piano, cello, and violin...
, Jota Quest
Jota Quest
Jota Quest is a Brazilian pop rock band. The band was founded in 1995, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest...
, Djavan
Djavan
Djavan is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, Djavan combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with popular music drawn from the Americas, Europe and Africa. He can arguably be categorized in any of the following musical genres: Música Popular Brasileira , samba, or Latin dance...
and Lulu Santos
Lulu Santos
Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos is a Brazilian singer and guitarist, considered one of the great names of Brazilian rock.- Career :...
.
Overview
Barreto auditioned for the third seasonÍdolos Brazil (season 3)
Ídolos Brazil 3 was the third season of Brazilian reality interactive talent show Ídolos , which premiered August 19, 2008 with the season finale airing on December 17, 2008....
of Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos is a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between 2001 and 2003....
in Salvador
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
, Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
.
Performances
| Week # | Theme | Song Choice | Original Artist | Order # | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "Quando Chove" | Patricia Marx Patricia Marx Patricia Marx is an American humorist and writer. She currently works as a staff writer for The New Yorker, and teaches at Princeton University.... |
N/A | Advanced |
| Theater | First Solo | Você Chegou | LS Jack | N/A | Advanced |
| Top 30 | Semi-Final/Group 2 | "Uma Carta" | LS Jack | 9 | Advanced |
| Top 10 | My Idol | "Pra Rua Me Levar" | Ana Carolina Ana Carolina Ana Carolina Sousa is a Brazilian singer, composer, and musician.-Career:Carolina has a contralto vocal range. Her musical influence comes from the crib, her grandmother used to sing on the radio, and her great aunt and uncle played percussion, piano, cello, and violin... |
6 | Safe |
| Top 9 | Female Singers | "Nada Por Mim" | Leila Pinheiro Leila Pinheiro Leila Pinheiro is a Brazilian Bossa Nova singer, pianist and composer. Her self-titled debut album had the guest performances of Tom Jobim, João Donato, Ivan Lins, Francis Hime, and Toninho Horta, and she later went on to perform with great names such as Zimbo Trio, Pat Metheny, Baden Powell,... |
8 | Safe |
| Top 8 | Love Songs | "Anjo" | Roupa Nova Roupa Nova Roupa Nova is a Brazilian pop band, who had many hits in the 1980s and early 1990s. Their sound is often compared to the American band Toto... |
4 | Safe |
| Top 7 | Country Pop | "Como Um Anjo" | César Menotti & Fabiano | 7 | Bottom 2 |
| Top 6 | Samba Samba Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival... |
"Tarde em Itapuã" | Vinicius de Moraes Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music... / Toquinho Toquinho Antônio Pecci Filho , better known as Toquinho , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes.-Childhood and musical studies:... |
5 | Safe |
| Top 5 | Birth Year Songs | "Olhar 43" | RPM RPM (Brazilian band) RPM , is a Brazilian Pop Rock band. It was formed by singer/bassist Paulo Ricardo, keyboardist Luiz Schiavon, guitarist Fernando Deluqui and drummer Paulo Antônio "P.A." Pagni.... |
5 | Safe |
| "Dona" | Roupa Nova Roupa Nova Roupa Nova is a Brazilian pop band, who had many hits in the 1980s and early 1990s. Their sound is often compared to the American band Toto... |
10 | |||
| Top 4 | Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos (singer) Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music.... & Elis Regina Elis Regina Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina was an important singer of Brazilian popular music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing Arrastão in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record... |
"É Preciso Saber Viver" | Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos (singer) Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music.... |
2 | Safe |
| "Romaria" | Elis Regina Elis Regina Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina was an important singer of Brazilian popular music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing Arrastão in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record... |
6 | |||
| Top 3 | Jovem Pan Jovem Pan Jovem Pan is the main Brazilian radio station based in São Paulo, Brazil,leading the largest Latin America radio stations network, Jovem Pan Sat. The network has several bureaus, 142 affiliated stations all over Brazil. Jovem Pan broadcasts through satellite digital quality sound reaching more than... Number 1 Hits |
"O Sol" | Jota Quest Jota Quest Jota Quest is a Brazilian pop rock band. The band was founded in 1995, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest... |
2 | Safe |
| "Tem Que Ser Você" | Victor & Leo | 5 | |||
| "Por Mais Que Eu Tente" | Marjorie Estiano Marjorie Estiano Marjorie Estiano is a Brazilian popular actress and singer who rose to prominence in 2004 playing Natasha in the Brazilian teen seriesMalhação.-Biography:... |
8 | |||
| Top 2 | Winner's Single #1 | "Ficou No Ar" | Rafael Barreto | 2 | Winner |
| Contestant's Choice | "You'll Be in My Heart You'll Be in My Heart "You'll Be in My Heart" is a song by Phil Collins, from the 1999 Disney animated feature Tarzan. It appeared on Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack as well as various other Disney compilations... " |
Phil Collins Phil Collins Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist.... / Ed Motta Ed Motta Ed Motta , is a Brazilian MPB, rock, soul music, funk and jazz musician. He is nephew of late Brazilian singer Tim Maia.... |
4 | ||
| Winner's Single #2 | "Não Vou Duvidar" | Rafael Barreto | 6 |
Career
Barreto signed a recording contract with Sony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
, managed by Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
in December 2008.
Pensando em Você
Studio recording sessions for the eponymous major label debut Rafael Barreto ran in São PauloSão Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
early 2009. Rafael Barreto: Pensando em Você was released on June 2009 in Brazil, with the song "Pensando em Você" (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Thinking of You) as first single.
In a break with Ídolos
Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos is a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between 2001 and 2003....
tradition, Barreto's Ídolos "coronation song", "Não Vou Duvidar" (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: I Don't Doubt), despite being included on his major-label debut, wasn't released as a single, becoming the first Ídolos winner album to do so.
Music Video
Filming of Rafael Barreto's first music video started between May to June 2009 in São PauloSão Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
. The video premiered first on June 26, 2009.