Ava Rocha

Ava Rocha
Ava Rocha
	Rocha in 2012
Born	Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema Gaitan Rocha; 21 March 1979 (age 45); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2006–present
	Musical career
Genres	MPB, indie

Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema Gaitan Rocha (born 21 March 1979) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.

Biography

Born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the director Glauber and the visual artist Paula Gaitán [pt], Rocha started her career in theatre, with the stage company Teatro Oficina in São Paulo with whom she made her debut as an actress in 2006.^[1] She began her musical career in 2008 with a band bearing her name, "AVA", with whom she released her first album in 2011.^[2]

In 2015, she recorded her first solo album, Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema, thanks to which she won the Multishow Brazilian Music Award as the revelation artist of the year and the Prêmio APCA [pt] of the Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte in the same category.^[2] The album was also included in the list of the best albums of 2015, published by the New York Times.^[2]^[3] In 2018, she released her second album, Trança, launched by the single "Joana Dark".^[2]

She is married to Negro Leo, author of several songs for Rocha including the single Você Não Vai Passar, winner in 2015 of the Multishow Award in the category "Novo Hit".^[1]^[2]

Her album Nektar was chosen by the Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023.^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Diurno (2011)
Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema (2015)
Trança (2018)
Néktar (2023)

References

^ ^a ^b Vianna, Luiz Fernando (29 August 2016). "Filha de Glauber, cantora Ava Rocha encanta EUA e festivais brasileiros". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Ava Rocha". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. Instituto Cultural Cravo Albin. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ Pareles, Jon; Ratliff, Ben; Caramanica, Jon; Chinen, Nate (9 December 2015). "The Best Albums of 2015". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ Barros, Adriana de (19 January 2024). "APCA divulga os 50 melhores álbuns nacionais de 2023". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Fundação Padre Anchieta. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

External links

Ava Rocha discography at Discogs
Ava Rocha at IMDb

[fol-1] Vianna, Luiz Fernando (29 August 2016). "Filha de Glauber, cantora Ava Rocha encanta EUA e festivais brasileiros". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[bio-2] "Ava Rocha". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. Instituto Cultural Cravo Albin. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[3] Pareles, Jon; Ratliff, Ben; Caramanica, Jon; Chinen, Nate (9 December 2015). "The Best Albums of 2015". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[APCA23-4] Barros, Adriana de (19 January 2024). "APCA divulga os 50 melhores álbuns nacionais de 2023". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Fundação Padre Anchieta. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

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