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| Birth_name = Daniela Mercuri de Almeida
| Alias = Daniela Mercury
| Born = {{birth date and age|1965|7|28}}
| Origin = [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]], [[Brazil]]
| Instrument = [[Vocals]]
| Genre = [[Latin pop]], [[Axé music|Axé]], [[Samba-reggae]], [[Música Popular Brasileira|MPB]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]], [[dance]]r
| Years_active = 1989–present
| Label = Estúdio Eldorado<br>[[Epic Records]]<br>BMG/MTV<br>[[Sony Music]]<br>[[EMI]]
| Associated_acts = Companhia Clic
| URL = [http://www.danielamercury.art.br/ DanielaMercury.art.br]
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'''Daniela Mercury''' (born '''Daniela Mercuri de Almeida''' on July 28, 1965), is a [[Latin Grammy Award]]-winning [[Brazil]]ian [[axé music|axé]], [[samba-reggae]] and [[Música Popular Brasileira|MPB]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]] and [[record producer]]. Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide.<ref>[http://music.msn.com.br/artista.aspx?id=5690&bio=1 Daniela Mercury on MSN Música]</ref> She is also the Brazilian female performer with most #1 hits in the country, with 14.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

==Early life==
Daniela Mercuri de Almeida was born on July 28, 1965, in the Portuguese Hospital in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bahia]].<ref name="canto">{{cite video | people= Mercury, Daniela|date=2008|title=Daniela Mercury: O Canto da Cidade - 15 Anos ''opening sequence''| medium=DVD|publisher=[[Sony BMG]]}}</ref> Her mother is Liliana Mercuri, a [[social worker]] of [[Italian Brazilians|Italian]] ancestry, and her father is António Fernando de Abreu Ferreira de Almeida, a [[Portuguese Brazilians|Portuguese]] industrial mechanic. Mercury spent her childhood in a house in the Brotas neighborhood with her four siblings: Tom, Cristiana, Vânia (who would also become a singer) and Marcos.<ref name="Daniela Mercury - Biography">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580536/bio Daniela Mercury - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A trouble-maker as a child, Mercury was nicknamed "drip-fire".<ref name="fac">[http://www.facom.ufba.br/com024/mercury/biografia.html<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She attended both the Ana Néri School and the Colégio Baiano.<ref name="fac" />

When Mercury was eight years old, she began taking dance lessons.<ref name="fac" /> At thirteen, influenced by the work of [[Elis Regina]], she decided to become a singer.<ref name="Allbr">[http://www.allbrazilianmusic.com/artistas/ver/daniela-mercury Daniela Mercury biography] in AllBrazilianMusic.com</ref> At sixteen, she started to sing in [[trio Elétrico|trio elétrico]]s. Two years later, she entered the [[Universidade Federal da Bahia|Federal University of Bahia]]'s Dance School.

==Career==
===Early career (1984-1990)===
From 1986 to 1988, Mercury was the lead singer for the band Cheiro de Amor.<ref name="dic">[http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/daniela-mercury/dados-artisticos Daniela Mercury on MPB Dictionary]</ref> In 1988 she started doing [[backing vocals]] for [[Gilberto Gil]]<ref name="Allbr" /> and, shortly after, recorded her first two albums as the lead singer of band Companhia Clic.<ref name="dic" /> Their songs "Pega que Oh!" and "Ilha das Bananas" became minor hits in Bahia radio stations. As the 1990s began, Mercury decided to pursue a solo career.<ref name="dic" />

===Rise to fame (1991-1993)===
Mercury's self-titled debut album was released in 1991 through independent record company Eldorado. The lead single of the album, "Swing da Cor", which features [[Olodum]], became a number-one hit in Brazil,<ref name="dic" /> and the album was soon known as ''Swing da Cor''. Another song from the album, "Menino do Pelô", which also features Olodum, became Mercury's second top-ten hit in Brazil, charting at number four. On the following year, Mercury shut off from the record company and, ever since, produces her own albums to negotiate the distribution of them later with the labels that are interested.

In 1992, Mercury became an independent artist, which means she would start to produce her own albums and sell them to record companies (since then, she has founded a production company called Canto da Cidade and Páginas do Mar, a publishing house). That same year, ''[[O Canto da Cidade]]'' was released through [[Sony Music|Sony]]. The title track became a number-one hit in Brazil for months. The album gave Mercury the distinction of being the first singer to sell more than two million copies in Brazil.<ref name="Daniela Mercury - Biography"/> The singles "Batuque", "O Mais Belo dos Belos" and "Você Não Entende Nada" all became number-one hits, while "Só pra te Mostrar", which features [[Herbert Vianna]], was a top-ten hit.

===Artistic development (1994-2000)===
In 1994, ''[[Música de Rua]]'' was released through Sony. The album was received with lukewarm reviews, with some critics complaining about the similarities between this album and its predecessor. Nevertheless, the album was very well received by the public, selling more than one million copies and producing the hits "Música de Rua", "O Reggae e o Mar" (both number-one hits), "Por Amor ao Ilê" (a top-ten hit) and "A Rosa" (top-twenty). This was Mercury's first album to produce singles which have failed to chart.

In 1996, ''[[Feijão com Arroz]]'' was released through [[Sony]]. This album was much more well-received by the critics than its predecessor. It is Mercury's most well rated album at [[Allmusic]], with four and a half stars. As of today, ''Feijão com Arroz'' is Mercury's second best selling album, behind only ''O Canto da Cidade''. It produced the hits "À Primeira Vista", "Nobre Vagabundo", "Rapunzel" (all number-one hits), "Minas com Bahia" (which features [[Samuel Rosa]] from [[Skank (band)|Skank]] and was a top-twenty hit) and "Feijão de Corda" (a top-ten hit).

In 1998, Mercury's first live album, ''Elétrica'' was released through Sony. It sold almost half a million copies and produced the top-ten hit "Trio Metal", which charted at number eight.

===Experimentation with electronica (2000-2004)===
[[Image:Daniela Mercury.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Mercury performing in the concert ''Solidariedade Brasil-Noruega'' on October 7, 2003 in [[Teatro Nacional]], [[Brasília]]]]
In 2000, Mercury released her fifth studio album, ''Sol da Liberdade'', through [[BMG]]. The album sold almost a million copies and produced two number-one singles ("Ilê Pérola Negra" and a cover of Antonio Marcus' "Como Vai Você"). The album, which was produced by Suba, was innovative in Mercury's career for its fusion with [[electronic music]] sounds.

The following year, Mercury released ''Sou de Qualquer Lugar'' through [[BMG]]. The album sold half of its predecessor, but was able to produce the number-one single "Mutante", a cover of [[Rita Lee]]. In this album, Mercury also experimented with electronic sounds.

In April 2003, Mercuy's second live album, ''Eletrodoméstico – MTV Live'', was released through [[BMG]]. It was recorded on January 23 and 24 of that same year at the Castro Alves Theater in Salvador for [[MTV Brasil]]. It was also released in the DVD format, Mercury's first. Among the artists who performed with the singer were [[Dulce Pontes]], [[Rosario Flores]], [[Jovanotti]], [[Carlinhos Brown]] and [[Olodum]]. The sales were very inferior to Mercury's previous and it only produced one top twenty hit ("Meu Plano").

In 2004, ''Carnaval Eletrônico'' was released through [[BMG]]. For the recording of this album, Mercury invited DJs and producers of electronic music in [[Brazil]], as well as [[Gilberto Gil]], [[Carlinhos Brown]], and Lenine. It is a commemorative disc celebrating the five years of her having formed ''TrioTechno'', the first trio elétrico of electronic music in [[Bahian Carnaval]]. The disc received a Latin Grammy nomination for best pop album of the year and Mercury was nominated for a TIM Award for best female pop/rock vocalist. Internet users voted ''Carnaval Eletrônico'' the best pop album of the year online in one of Brazil’s most important weekly magazines ''Revista Isto É''.

===Back to basics (2005-2007)===
In 2005, ''Clássica'' was released through [[Som Livre]] on both CD and DVD. Recorded from a concert Mercury gave the year before at [[São Paulo]]'s Casa de Espetáculo, the album is a sampler of [[bossa nova]], [[jazz]], and some of her biggest MPB hits. The record signaled a new phase for Mercury, who chose independence from record companies to gain full control of her work. Mercury was in [[London]], during the [[7 July 2005 London bombings|July 7 bombings]].<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u51823.shtml Folha Online - Ilustrada - Em Londres, Daniela Mercury relata horror das explosões - 07/07/2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

That same year, Mercury's eighth studio album, ''[[Balé Mulato]]'', was released, but through [[EMI]]. The album was very well received by the critics, with some even saying it was Mercury's best album since ''[[Feijão com Arroz]]'' (1996). It was not, however, very well received by the public, with none of the singles being able to chart on the top-ten; a large part due to lack of record company support. The next year, the [[Latin Grammy Award]]-winning [[Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo|live version]] of ''Balé Mulato'', was released. Daniela Mercury has completed her newest release, [[Canibália]]. Canibalia was launched in October 2009.

==Present==
Daniela Mercury's last US performance, an open air free concert, on Sunday March 22, 2009 took place on Hollywood Beach, FL. As the headline act for 'Brazil on the Beach', she performed to the largest single-day crowd in Hollywood history. More than 65K attended the festival on Sunday alone, according to official estimates.

[[Image:Daniela Mercury 004.jpg|thumb|Daniela Mercury performing at the inauguration of [[Goiânia]]'s Parque Flamboyant on September 16, 2007. Special concert celebrating the fifteen years of ''O Canto da Cidade''.]]

On July 13, 2007, Daniela Mercury closed the opening ceremony of the [[XV Pan American Games]] singing a [[Medley (music)|medley]] of André Filho's "[[Cidade Maravilhosa]]" and [[Ary Barroso]]'s "[[Aquarela do Brasil]]".<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/esporte/ult92u311838.shtml Folha Online - Esporte - Público usa branco e mostra patriotismo em abertura do Pan - 13/07/2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On July 25, 2007, Mercury went to [[Buenos Aires]] to record a duet with [[Argentina|Argentine]] singer [[Marcela Morelo]]. The song, titled "Ponermos de Acuerdo", will be featured in Morelo's first acoustic CD/DVD which is set to be released in the end of the year.<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u315415.shtml Folha Online - Ilustrada - Daniela Mercury participa de novo trabalho da argentina Marcela Morelo - 26/07/2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

An article published in the website of [[newspaper]] ''[[Folha de S. Paulo]]'' on August 15, 2007<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u320134.shtml Folha Online - Brasil - D. Odilo diz desconhecer ato do "Cansei" na Catedral da Sé - 15/08/2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> erroneously referred to Mercury as being a member of the controversial [[Movimento Cívico pelo Direito dos Brasileiros]] (popularly known as ''Cansei''). The newspaper later released an [[erratum]] note on August 23 stating that Mercury is not a member of the organization.<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u322486.shtml Folha Online - Brasil - Erramos: D. Odilo diz desconhecer ato do "Cansei" na Catedral da Sé - 23/08/2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1984, at 19, Mercury got married to electronic engineer Zalther Portela Laborda Póvoas, her high school boyfriend.<ref name="fac" /><ref>[http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/detalhe_eng.asp?nome=Daniela+Mercury&tabela=T_FORM_ENG_A&qdetalhe=art Dictionary Cravo Albin of the Brazilian Popular Music<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The next year, on September 3, 1985, she gave birth to their first child, Gabriel (who is also a singer and songwriter). The following year, she gave birth to a girl named Giovanna (who is now a dancer in Mercury's ensemble). In 1996, Mercury and Póvoas divorced.<ref name="Daniela Mercury - Biography"/> That same year, she was pointed by the sensationalist media as the reason for the split between [[Chico Buarque]] and [[Marieta Severo]]. In an interview to ''[[ISTOÉ|Istoé]]'' magazine, Mercury said that "it was a levity what they did, an irresponsibility that caused an uproar in my life and in the lives of both of them".<ref>[http://www.terra.com.br/istoe/vermelha/142702.htm ]</ref>

In 2007, the gossip column "Retratos da Vida", of the [[Rio de Janeiro]] newspaper ''Extra'', reported that Mercury was dating a [[New York City]]-based woman architect.<ref>[http://www.parana-online.com.br/colunistas/271/50720/?postagem=NOTA+10]</ref> Mercury's press office said it would not comment about the singer's personal life. In July 2008, Mercury stirred up debate about her sexuality when she kissed fellow axé singer Alinne Rosa during the recording of a DVD for Rosa's band, Cheiro de Amor.<ref>[http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL634459-9798,00-DANIELA+MERCURY+E+ALINNE+ROSA+DAO+UM+BEIJAO+NA+BOCA.html]</ref> In 2009, however, Mercury married the [[Italy|Italian]] advertiser Marco Scabia, nine years her junior, in a private ceremony in [[Rome]].<ref>[]http://blogs.abril.com.br/ego-famosos/2009/05/daniela-mercury-se-uniu-ao-publicitario-marco-scabia-em-cerimonia-na-casa-sogra-em-roma.html]</ref>

== Controversies ==
At late 2005, Mercury, a devout [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], was uninvited from a Christmas concert in the [[Vatican City]] due to her endorsement of a [[Ministry of Health (Brazil)|Ministry of Health]] campaign encouraging young people to use [[condom]]s.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-141801527.html "Vatican cancels singer for "pro-condom" statement"]</ref> Church officials feared she would use the occasion to promote the use of condoms.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-140142817.html "Daniela Mercury dropped from the Vatican's annual Christmas concert"]</ref>

In 2006, Mercury openly opposed to [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]'s reelection. This has drawn criticism from other artists, such as [[Zeca Baleiro]], which accused her of being favored by the late [[Antônio Carlos Magalhães]], a controversial [[Oligarchy|oligarch]] from Bahia (what she denied vehemently). Later that same year, in an interview to ''[[Folha de S. Paulo]]'', Mercury declared she was against reelections in general. She also said to have voted in Lula four times and that she was disappointed "by his first term (...), shocked with all these scandals". However, she said to hope that "Brazil will now have the four years of Lula that we hoped it would be in the first term."<ref>[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u67075.shtml]</ref>

==Philanthropy==
Mercury has performed at a large number of charitable events. She is the second Brazilian honored as an ambassador for [[UNICEF]] ([[Renato Aragão]] was the first). She is also an ambassador for [[UNAIDS]] and [[UNESCO]]. She has performed at [[Rede Globo]]'s annual charity ''Criança Esperança'' for fifteen consecutive years (1992–2007). She also represents various non-profit organizations including Caravana da Musica which has spawned her own Instituto Sol da Liberdade.

==Discography==
:''See: [[Daniela Mercury discography]]''

==Videography==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Year
!align="center"|Video
!align="center"|Album
|-
|align="center"|1991
|align="center"|"Swing da Cor" <small>(featuring [[Olodum]])</small>
|align="center"|''Daniela Mercury''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=3|1992
|align="center"|"O Canto da Cidade"
|align="center" rowspan=5|''O Canto da Cidade''
|-
|align="center"|"O Mais Belo dos Belos"
|-
|align="center"|"Batuque"
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|1993
|align="center"|"Você Não Entende Nada"
|-
|align="center"|"Só Pra te Mostrar" <small>(featuring [[Herbert Vianna]])</small>
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|1994
|align="center"|"Música de Rua"
|align="center" rowspan=2|''Música de Rua''
|-
|align="center"|"O Reggae e o Mar"
|-
|align="center" rowspan=3|1997
|align="center"|"Nobre Vagabundo"
|align="center" rowspan=3|''Feijão com Arroz''
|-
|align="center"|"Rapunzel"
|-
|align="center"|"Feijão de Corda"
|-
|align="center"|1998
|align="center"|"Trio Metal"
|align="center"|''Elétrica - Ao Vivo''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|2000
|align="center"|"Ilê Pérola Negra"
|align="center" rowspan=2|''Sol da Liberdade''
|-
|align="center"|"Santa Helena"
|-
|align="center"|2001
|align="center"|"Beat Lamento"
|align="center" rowspan=2|''Sou de Qualquer Lugar''
|-
|align="center"|2002
|align="center"|"Mutante"
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|2003
|align="center"|"Dona da Banca"
|align="center" rowspan=2|''MTV Ao Vivo - Eletrodoméstico''
|-
|align="center"|"Meu Plano"
|-
|align="center"|2004
|align="center"|"Maimbê Dandá" <small>(featuring [[Carlinhos Brown]])</small>
|align="center"|''Carnaval Eletrônico''
|-
|align="center" rowspan=4|2005
|align="center"|"Aeromoça"
|align="center" rowspan=2|''Clássica''
|-
|align="center"|"Sua Estupidez"
|-
|align="center"|"Topo do Mundo"
|align="center" rowspan=2|''Balé Mulato''
|-
|align="center"|"Levada Brasileira"
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|2006
|align="center"|"Quero a Felicidade" <small>(featuring Jammil e Uma Noites)</small>
|align="center" rowspan=2|''Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo''
|-
|align="center"|"Toneladas de Amor"
|-
|align="center"|2009
|align="center"|"Oyá Por Nós" <small>(featuring [[Margareth Menezes]])</small>
|align="center"|''Canibália''
|-
|align="center"|2010
|align="center"|"É Carnaval"
|align="center"|-
|}

==References==
*[http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/detalhe.asp?nome=Daniela+Mercury&tabela=T_FORM_A&qdetalhe=bio '''(Portuguese)''' Biography at the dictionary of MPB]
*[http://ofuxico.uol.com.br/Materias/Noticias/noticia_22353.htm '''(Portuguese)''' Biography at gossip site ''O Fuxico'']

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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.danielamercury.art.br/ Daniela Mercury's Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/danielamercury Daniela Mercury MySpace Fan page]
* [http://www.brazilonthebeach.com/ Brazil on the Beach Webpage- with photos of event]
* http://twitter.com/danielamercury Daniela's Official Twitter site

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