
She collaborated with lyricists like Waly Salomão and António Cícero (brother and constant musical partner of fellow singer Marina Lima) and included the hits "Metade" and "Inverno." This was followed by Maritmo (a combination of the words marítimo (maritime) and ritmo (rhythm)), a concept album intended as the first part of a trilogy with water as a main theme.Īt the turn of the millennium, Adriana hit a career highpoint with the release of the album Público in 2000. In 1994, Adriana, sporting a new look of short black hair as opposed to the slightly longer bright blond haircut she'd had since the beginning of her career, released A Fábrica do Poema, which is considered by many to be her most poetic album.

The debut album spawned her first hit, a cover of Caetano Veloso's ”Naquela Estação,” which became successful thanks to it being included in the soundtrack of the primetime soap Rainha da Sucata, one of the most watched in the history of Brazilian television.ġ992 saw the release of Senhas, which included the hits "Mentiras" and "Esquadros" and was followed by a successful national tour. It included only one original composition, the title track. Adriana's first album, called Enguiço, was released in 1990 and consisted mostly of covers of well known MPB (Brazilian pop) songs, which were part of the repertoire she used to perform as a singer in restaurants and bars in Porto Alegre.

Adriana Calcanhotto was born the daughter of musician Carlos Calcanhotto (originally Calcagnotto) of Italian origin from Volpago del Montello, Veneto, and a Brazilian dancer.
