Amanda Magalhães

Amanda Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro, 9 September 1991[1][2][3]) is a Brazilian actress, singer-songwriter, pianist and producer, known for the role of Natália on Netflix series 3%. In 2020, she released her debut album, Fragma.

Amanda Magalhães
Pronunciation[aˈmɐ̃ŋðɐ [unsupported input]aɣaʎˈ[unsupported input]eʃ]
Born (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo
OccupationSinger-songwriter, pianist, producer, actress
Years active2017–present
Parent(s)
  • William Magalhães (father)
RelativesOberdan Magalhães (grandfather)

Childhood and personal life

Amanda is the daughter and granddaughter of notorious musicians (respectively, William and Oberdan Magalhães).[3] Her mother was a backing vocalist for Baby Consuelo.[4] Many other of her relatives were musicians, but except for her great-grandmother Yolanda, who played the acoustic guitar, women would mostly only sing, which made her feel she would follow the same path.[2] At the age of nine, she discovered Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Nina Simone, all women who sing and play, and realized she would draw inspiration from them. Her father supported her and she began to study.[2] At 15, she earned her first piano.[5] Her parents divorced when she was six and, some years later, her father moved to São Paulo, where he would play live more often, and he eventually convinced her to move in.[4]

Magalhães spent half her life in São Paulo,[5][6] where she studied at she University of São Paulo Drama Arts School (EAD-USP).[2]

Music career

Beginnings and musical instruction

Magalhães considered being a composer, but not necessarily a singer. She liked soundtrack composers such as Alexandre Desplat and tried to compose songs inspired by such music. In her teenage years, she would listen to a lot of classic rock, including Jimi Hendrix. Later, she turned to her father's black music.[4]

Later in life, she shifted focus and entered USP to study drama arts. The director of a play she was cast in, (Na) Solidão nos Tempos de Algodão ((In the) Solitude in the Cotton Times) wanted her to sing "Solitude", by Billie Holiday. After receiving positive feedback on her performance, she decided to invest on a musical path, as well.[2][4] She spent the next years buying equipment and learning musical production to record her own compositions.[4]

First singles and Fragma

Starting in 2018, Magalhães started to prepare her first album. Until 2020, she released three singles. The first was "Fazer Valer" (To Make It Count), featuring rapper Rincon Sapiência,[3][7] a trap song created on the piano and released on 14 December on Rolling Stone Brasil's website and with lyrics inspired by Buddhism.[4][8][9] After this song, she also released "Vai Ouvir" (Gonna Listen) and "Coração Só" (Lonely Heart).[3] "Vai Ouvir", from 21 February 2019, was created after the end of a relationship and is influenced by gypsy jazz, which she listened to a lot during a trip to France to work on a play,[4] besides elements of Latin music, Bollywood, pop, walking bass and references to Chico Buarque's play Gota d'Água (Water Drop).[10] "Coração Só" was released on 4 July 2019, influenced by folk pop.[11]

As she released the fourth one, "Saiba" (Know It), on 4 November 2019, featuring Seu Jorge, she announced the three previous ones wouldn't be part of the album, titled Fragma.[3] In July 2020, she released a single named "Na Sua Casa" (In Your House), released with a stop motion video recorded via an app.[12]

Influences

Besides Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Nina Simone and her own father,Magalhães also cites Daft Punk, FKJ, Hiatus Kaiyote, Solange Knowles, Ray Charles, Zaz, Flume, BaianaSystem, Céu, Rita Lee, Liniker, Jorge Aragão, Mozart, Alcione, Erykah Badu, Madonna, Elis Regina, Björk, Amy Winehouse, A Tribe Called Quest, Childish Gambino, Rosalía, Jorja Smith, Letrux, Caldeirão, Quincy Jones and others as influences.[6][13][14]

Acting career

Magalhães worked on Netflix Brazilian series 3% on the role of Natália,[2][4][6][15] and also on the series Psi, by HBO Brasil,[4] and on the movie Querida Mamãe.[16]

Discography

Albuns

  • Fragma (2020)

Singles

  • "Fazer Valer" (2018, featuring Rincon Sapiência)
  • "Vai Ouvir" (2019)
  • "Coração Só" (2019)
  • "Saiba" (2019, featuring Seu Jorge)
  • "O Amor Te Dá" (2020)[6]
  • "Na Sua Casa" (2020)

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Note
? Psi ?
2018—2020 3% Natália Seasons 2—4[15]

Cinema
Year Title Role Note
2017 Querida Mamãe ?

Theater
Year Title Role
? (Na) Solidão Nos Tempos de Algodão

References
  1. Magalhães, Natália (9 September 2020). "Parabéns pra você! (...)". Post at the singer's official profile. Instagram. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. Geremias, Priscilla (18 May 2020). "Herdeira do soul e samba, Amanda Magalhães lança single "O amor te dá"". Marie Claire. Grupo Globo. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. Ferreira, Mauro (5 November 2019). "Amanda Magalhães, neta do fundador da banda Black Rio, lança single com Seu Jorge". G1. Grupo Globo. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. Lima, Lucas (17 March 2017). "Entrevista: as facetas de Amanda Magalhães". Eufonia Brasileira. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. Marques, Helena (19 December 2019). "Hightech! Amanda Magalhães e Seu Jorge lançam clipe em 3D! Assista". POPline. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. "Amanda Magalhães lança videoclipe do single 'O amor te dá'". Eu, Rio!. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. Antunes, Pedro (14 December 2018). "Com Rincon Sapiência, Amanda Magalhães quer a liberdade de ser "brega de amor" em Fazer Valer; assista". Rolling Stone Brasil. Grupo Perfil. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  8. "Amanda Magalhães lança primeiro clipe com participação de Rincon Sapiência". Claudia. Grupo Abril. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. Assis, MArcelo de. "Amanda Magalhães lança o clipe "Fazer Valer" com Rincon Sapiência". The Music Journal Brasil. MTV.com.br. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. "Amanda Magalhães lança single e videoclipe "Vai Ouvir"". Rota Cult. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  11. Pires, Carlos Alberto F (4 July 2019). "Amanda Magalhães mostra toda sua versatilidade no clipe "Coração Só"". Black Pipe. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  12. Hora, Carlos da (July 2020). "Amanda Magalhães apresenta videoclipe para o single Na Sua Casa". Blog n' Roll. Grupo Tribuna. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. "Amanda Magalhães fala sobre sua música e influências". RedeTV!. Grupo Amilcare Dallevo e Grupo Marcelo de Carvalho. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. Alcântara, Fabiana (17 December 2018). "'R&B voltou com tudo', diz Amanda Magalhães". Virgula. UOL. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  15. "Atriz de '3%' lança disco de estreia; ouça". Jovem Pan. Grupo Jovem Pan. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  16. "Querida Mamãe". Papo de Cinema. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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