Bernadete França
Bernadete França
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About Bernadete França
Bernadete França was born in Rio Tinto in the state of Paraíba, she is the youngest of nine children from a simple family. Her mother was a seamstress and her father worked in the fields, on weekends as a repentista, he wrote verses and played the guitar for people in the neighboring neighborhoods where he lived. At the age of one, she moved with her family to Recife and at the age of six, she sang her first song, the xóte „The smell of Carolina“ by Luis Gonzaga. She performed in several children's programs such as the program „No Mundo da Criança“, on radio and TV „Jornal do Comércio“ and also on TV „Clube de Pernambuco“. At the age of twelve she won the revelation singer award in Recife, in the same year she participated in the program „Cidade Contra Cidade“ by presenter Silvio Santos in São Paulo where she met the pianist and television judge José Fernandes. This encounter opened doors for him to the most sophisticated stages of São Paulo nightlife. During the 70's he was part of the bands, „Coisa Nossa“, „Super Som TA“ and „Banda Reveillon“ as crooner. For four years he worked alongside the singer and composer Toquinho, where he recorded the CDs „Made in Coração“ and „Canção para Todos as Crianças“; and saxophonist Sadao Watanabe on albums and shows throughout Latin America, Asia and Europe. In his first single compact he recorded songs like „Salina das Margaridas“ and „Vagalume“ for the Chantecler label. In the following year he participated in the soundtrack of the film „A Pequena Órfã“, which gave him tours in Rio Grande do Sul and Argentina. For RCA Victor he recorded the songs „Pirilampo do Uauá“ and „Fogaréu“ by Bahian composers Gereba, Carlos Pita and Walter Queiroz. On the CD „Gereba Convida“ he sang the song „Meu Segredo“ by the composer Abel Silva. He also composed the xóte „Amor Sem Valor“ recorded by the band „Quinteto novo + o Velho“. In 2007 he performed a season with his band on the Mistral ship where he presented a varied repertoire with MPB songs. As a special guest she performed at „Neruda Kulturraum“ and „7stern“ space in Vienna, Austria. Together with accordionist Walldo Lima, she presents the show „Tributo a Marinês“, the queen of xaxado. In 2016, at the invitation of music director Paulo Fedato and producer Renato Figueiredo, she recorded the song „Frevo Mulher“ for the soap opera „Escrava Mãe“ on Rede Record de Televisão. Bernadette França has been promoting Northeastern popular music throughout her career with hits by Luiz Gonzaga, Jackson do Pandeiro, Humerto Teixeira and Dominguinhos. Fulfilling the function of rescuing the tradition of this aspect of MPB. He also performs regularly at Sesc throughout Brazil.
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