Pitty

Priscilla Novaes Leone (born October 7, 1977), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilian hard rock singer. Pitty was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, the daughter of a musician. She spent much of her childhood in Porto Seguro, another Brazilian town, also in Bahia state. She grew up listening to various bands, including The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Faith No More, Pantera, Nirvana and Metallica.

In 1996, she moved back to Salvador and played in various garage bands. She was the vocalist for the hardcore band Inkoma, and released several albums with the band. When Inkoma ended, she was invited by the producer Rafael Ramos to record a solo album.

In 2003, she released her debut album Admirável Chip Novo, which sold more than 250,000 copies, being certified Platinum. The singles "Máscara", "Admirável Chip Novo" and "Teto de Vidro" were successful in Brazil, and "Equalize" hit number one. The album title was inspired by Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (translated to Portuguese as "Admirável Mundo Novo").

After Admirável Chip Novo, the expectations for Pitty's second album were high. Her second album, Anacrônico is heavier and more daring than its predecessor. It sold more than 150,000 (Platinum). During an interview around the release of her second album, Pitty and her band said that they had listened to too much Queens of the Stone Age while recording the album. The influence is clear, especially in the heavy and slow songs, "lightly and tireless feeling of Josh Homme stand in air".

Her biggest hits to date were "Admirável Chip Novo" (Brave New Chip), "Teto de Vidro" (Glass Ceiling), "Semana Que Vem" (Next Week) , "Equalize" (Equalize), "Máscara" (Mask), "Memórias" (Memories), "Na Sua Estante" (On Your Shelf), "Déjà Vu" (Déjà Vu), "Pulsos" (Wrists), "Anacrônico" (Anachronistic) and "Me adora" (Adore Me).

Ivete Sangalo

Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer,songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host. She is one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singers of the present, with six albums released with "Banda Eva",^[1] and seven more albums in a solo career, with a total of over 12 million albums sold worldwide. Sangalo is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also very popular in Portugal.^[2] She has received 14 nominations for Latin Grammy Awards alongside her career.

As a teenager, started to sing and play violin at gymkhanas, festivals and at presentations of the school where she studied. Ivete Sangalo's debut show happened in Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahia music. The solo singer was once part of a group called Banda Eva, and with them she recorded six CDs and sold over four million copies.^[3]

Alinne Rosa

Aline Oliveira Santos (aka Alinne Rosa) is a singer born in Itabuna, Bahia state. She begun her career singing Brazilian music styles such as forro and axe. She is currently the singer for famous axe group Cheiro de Amor.

Claudia Leitte

Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio, known as Claudia Leitte (born July 10, 1980^[1] in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro^[2]) is a Brazilianaxé singer, and former vocalist of the group Babado Novo.^[3] Since she is one of the most popular axé singers in Brazil,^[4][5] she hosted MTV Brasil's Video Music Brasil 2007,^[6] in which she had been nominated as best singer in that award.^[7] Claudia Leitte has also won other awards.