Alcione

Alcione Dias Nazareth, born on November 21, 1947, in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, began performing at age 13 under the guidance of her military bandmaster father, mastering trumpet and clarinet and captivating local audiences. At 20, she moved to Rio de Janeiro, appeared on TV Excelsior, and toured Argentina and Chile before a two-year European tour from 1970 to 1972. Upon returning to Brazil, she recorded her first single in 1972 and then released her first LP, A Voz do Samba (1975), which achieved gold status and featured enduring classics like “Não Deixe o Samba Morrer” and “O Surdo.” Through the late 1970s and early 1980s, she solidified her status with albums such as Alerta Geral (1978) and Fruto e Raiz (1986), earning multiple gold and platinum certifications. Her global reach expanded with the Latin Grammy–winning live album Ao Vivo (2002), and she continued to celebrate samba’s heritage through tribute projects like Claridade (1999), honoring Clara Nunes, and Duas Faces – Jam Session (2011), featuring guest artists such as Maria Bethânia and Djavan. In the 2010s, Alcione embraced fresh creative formats, releasing Eterna Alegria (2013) and Boleros (2017), and in 2020 she returned with Tijolo por Tijolo, blending traditional samba with contemporary themes. Recognized as “Marrom” and one of samba’s most powerful voices, she was named one of Rolling Stone Brazil’s top 100 voices in 2012 and honored in 2023 by the Brazilian Academy of Culture as an immortal figure of national music. In 2025, the samba legend returned with a self-titled album that featured the standout single "Mar de Segredos."

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