Those who are tuned into the pop scene surely know Luísa Sonza , one of the biggest names in Brazilian music today. But despite having established herself as a face of pop funk, the singer recently revealed that her roots are more connected to rock.
In an interview with Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos!, Luíza Sonza revealed that her favorite band is The Beatles and that her favorite musical genre is blues. The artist even included a blues song on her new album, DOCE 22 , which features Lulu Santos .
“From the moment I started making pop funk, I was stepping out of my comfort zone, 100%,” says Luísa. “I came completely from rock, completely from blues, completely from MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), from 60s rock, 80s Brazilian rock, I came from a wedding band. All my musical references are totally different from how I started my career in pop.”
Luísa Sonza also explains that she had to take a different path from her personal preferences when she decided to pursue a music career for strategic reasons. “The rock scene in Brazil today isn't one where if I come in doing, I don't know, a blues song… [shrugs],” Luísa reflects. “Not that you can't create your own market, I think anything is possible, which is why I included a blues song on my album. But I thought about a more business-oriented and somewhat legal strategy to, for example, launch DOCE 22 and achieve the size and power that would make the blues be heard in Brazil… Damn! With Lulu Santos!”
The singer also recalls her long journey before fame for those who might be surprised by her statement about rock: “I sang absolutely everything. I sang at funerals, in supermarkets, absolutely everything that exists on Earth I've done and sung, for 10 years! But my artistic taste always predominated in that area; Blues is my favorite rhythm, my favorite band is the Beatles, for example.”
The track “também não sei de nada :D”, a collaboration with Lulu Santos, closes the album DOCE 22 , which was a resounding success with the public and on social media, and allows new generations to experience a more classic musical genre.
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