Lili Rocha

Lili Rocha
Birth name Lindinalva de Souza Rocha
Also known as Lili Rocha
Born Bahia, Brazil
Genres Pop, pop rock, rock
Occupation(s) Singer, musician
Instruments Vocals
Labels IDEA Musica, Milan, Italy
Website Official website

Lindinalva de Souza Rocha (born December 23), better known by her stage name Lili Rocha, is a pop/rock singer from Bahia, Brazil.

Life and career

Rocha was named the winner of the prominent "Gabriela" talent show in Ilhéus, Brazil. She then toured throughout Portugal, Italy, and Switzerland. She moved to Switzerland, and entered the Accademia di Musica Italiana to study under Antonio Guglielmi with whom she also recorded her first songs.

Rocha's albums contain songs in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.[1] The first album, Me Deixa Sonhar (2003), sold modestly in Brazil, and sold over 80,000 records in Italy.[2] Rocha promoted this album by appearing in TV and live performances in São Paulo, and Rio. The following year, Rocha released the album Recomeçar (2004) in Europe. Recomeçar was certified Gold in Italy with 40,000 copies sold.[3] Rocha's third album, Amuleto (2007) was promoted with a concert tour of Italy and Spain. The tour resulted in a live album: Lili Rocha Live (2009). This album went Gold in Italy.[4]

Present

Rocha recently completed her first English album in the US. She gave concerts in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami.

Discography

Notes

  1. ↑ "Biography Lili Rocha." Lili Rocha Myspace. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2010.<http://www.myspace.com/lilirocha2009sucesso>.
  2. ↑ "Lili." Lili Rocha. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. <http://www.lilirocha.com/lili.html>.
  3. ↑ "Biography." Facebook. Facebook © 2010, n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2010.<http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Lili-Rocha/145618828802725?v=info>.
  4. ↑ "Artist Information." Sonicbids. © 2010 Sonicbids Corporation, n.d. Web. 19 Oct.2010. <http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=279522>.


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