Olga Maria de Souza (born 16 July 1968) is a Brazilian-Italian singer, model and dancer.[1] She is best known as the frontwoman of the Italian group Corona, produced by Francesco "Checco" Bontempi, a.k.a. "Lee Marrow".
Souza was born in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Vigário Geral in 1968, into a musical family. Her father was a musician and her mother was a cook. She worked as a clerk at the Caixa Econômica Federal bank for a few years before deciding to travel around the world. She arrived in Italy in 1990. There, in 1993, after supposedly being discovered performing in a club by producer Emanuele Asti, he made her part of Italian music project Corona,[2][3][4] where she was hired to lip sync to the vocals of Jenny B. and Sandy Chambers.
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Works with Coronaedit
Corona released their first single, "The Rhythm of the Night" in 1993, which featured the vocals of Italian singer Jenny B. The song remained at No. 1 in the Italian charts for 13 weeks. An album of the same name was released in 1995 in Europe and topped the charts in several countries, gaining a platinum disc after selling more than 1 million copies. The group began its first world tour, and the album was released in the United States.[2] All the other tracks on the album were recorded by Sandy Chambers.
Corona's second album Walking On Music, was released in 1998 (the last album which featured Sandy Chambers as the lead vocalist). In 2000, a third album, And Me U, was released. A new sound, new vocals. This time the vocals for this new album were provided by sisters Bernadette "Brandy" Jones and Bambi Jones (who died of cancer in 2010). Corona participated as a guest in a concert named Angel Live, dedicated to John Paul II in 2006, and in that same year she released her comeback single called "Back In Time", which was the first single that featured Olga de Souza as the original vocalist. Souza returned to America in 2007, where she continued her tour with the band. Corona released its fourth album named Y Generation in 2010, on POP Records.
Television workedit
In 1996, Souza debuted as a host on the Italian television singing competition Festivalbar. She was a successful TV performer and was later invited to host a show named Dance Machine in France.[2] Since May 2014, she has appeared as a contestant on the game show Hora do Faro aired on Brazilian TV channel Rede Record.[citation needed]
Personal lifeedit
Souza married a Brazilian in Italy in 1990, but they divorced in 1992. In 1998, the magazine IstoÉ Gente cited her as the Brazilian who paid the most taxes in Italy, in reference to her fortune. In 2002 she was married in Miami to the Italian businessman Gianluca Milano, with whom she lives today.[3] In 2010, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera quoted that Souza's fortune was 10 million euros.[5] In 2013, she said that "they already have their sock" with a house in the neighborhood of Morumbi in São Paulo, a place within the same state, a house in Rome, a house in Rio de Janeiro, a house in Portugal, a house in Spain and a "good financial life". "My husband taught me how to save, but I like to buy rare and branded things, sometimes I buy shoes and bags and hide them in the garage, I put talcum powder to disguise it," she said.[3] Souza also has her own label in Italy, 1st Pop, a subsidiary of Universal Records.[3]
^De Angelis, Matteo (30 April 2009). . il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ abc"My Biography". Corona's official website. from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ abcd"Corona volta ao Brasil nos 20 anos de 'The Rhythm of the Night': 'Hit eterno'". from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^"Eu não era cantora profissional, diz Corona sobre o auge da fama". 13 February 2014. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^"Corona: 'il mio nuovo ritmo della notte' - Corriere del Mezzogiorno". corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External linksedit
Discogs
Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (Official Music Video), 1995. Rhino.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Olga Souza news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Olga Maria de Souza born 16 July 1968 is a Brazilian Italian singer model and dancer 1 She is best known as the frontwoman of the Italian group Corona produced by Francesco Checco Bontempi a k a Lee Marrow Olga de SouzaSouza performing in 2013BornOlga Maria de Souza 1968 07 16 16 July 1968 age 55 Rio de Janeiro BrazilCitizenshipBrazilianItalianOccupationsSingermodeldancerSpousesUnknown m 1990 div 1992 wbr Gianluca Milano m 2002 wbr Musical careerGenresEurodancedance popInstrument s VocalsYears active1990 presentLabelsDWA Dance World Attack Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Works with Corona 2 2 Television work 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editSouza was born in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Vigario Geral in 1968 into a musical family Her father was a musician and her mother was a cook She worked as a clerk at the Caixa Economica Federal bank for a few years before deciding to travel around the world She arrived in Italy in 1990 There in 1993 after supposedly being discovered performing in a club by producer Emanuele Asti he made her part of Italian music project Corona 2 3 4 where she was hired to lip sync to the vocals of Jenny B and Sandy Chambers Career editWorks with Corona edit Corona released their first single The Rhythm of the Night in 1993 which featured the vocals of Italian singer Jenny B The song remained at No 1 in the Italian charts for 13 weeks An album of the same name was released in 1995 in Europe and topped the charts in several countries gaining a platinum disc after selling more than 1 million copies The group began its first world tour and the album was released in the United States 2 All the other tracks on the album were recorded by Sandy Chambers Corona s second album Walking On Music was released in 1998 the last album which featured Sandy Chambers as the lead vocalist In 2000 a third album And Me U was released A new sound new vocals This time the vocals for this new album were provided by sisters Bernadette Brandy Jones and Bambi Jones who died of cancer in 2010 Corona participated as a guest in a concert named Angel Live dedicated to John Paul II in 2006 and in that same year she released her comeback single called Back In Time which was the first single that featured Olga de Souza as the original vocalist Souza returned to America in 2007 where she continued her tour with the band Corona released its fourth album named Y Generation in 2010 on POP Records Television work edit In 1996 Souza debuted as a host on the Italian television singing competition Festivalbar She was a successful TV performer and was later invited to host a show named Dance Machine in France 2 Since May 2014 she has appeared as a contestant on the game show Hora do Faro aired on Brazilian TV channel Rede Record citation needed Personal life editSouza married a Brazilian in Italy in 1990 but they divorced in 1992 In 1998 the magazine IstoE Gente cited her as the Brazilian who paid the most taxes in Italy in reference to her fortune In 2002 she was married in Miami to the Italian businessman Gianluca Milano with whom she lives today 3 In 2010 the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera quoted that Souza s fortune was 10 million euros 5 In 2013 she said that they already have their sock with a house in the neighborhood of Morumbi in Sao Paulo a place within the same state a house in Rome a house in Rio de Janeiro a house in Portugal a house in Spain and a good financial life My husband taught me how to save but I like to buy rare and branded things sometimes I buy shoes and bags and hide them in the garage I put talcum powder to disguise it she said 3 Souza also has her own label in Italy 1st Pop a subsidiary of Universal Records 3 Discography editMain article Corona discographyReferences edit De Angelis Matteo 30 April 2009 Torna il ritmo di Corona la regina degli anni 90 La dance ora piace anche ai piu giovani il Resto del Carlino in Italian Archived from the original on 4 May 2009 Retrieved 10 June 2010 a b c My Biography Corona s official website Archived from the original on 15 April 2013 Retrieved 30 December 2015 a b c d Corona volta ao Brasil nos 20 anos de The Rhythm of the Night Hit eterno Archived from the original on 6 August 2018 Retrieved 30 November 2018 Eu nao era cantora profissional diz Corona sobre o auge da fama 13 February 2014 Archived from the original on 24 November 2020 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Corona il mio nuovo ritmo della notte Corriere del Mezzogiorno corrieredelmezzogiorno corriere it Archived from the original on 12 March 2020 Retrieved 2 June 2022 External links editMusic Control Discogs Corona The Rhythm of the Night Official Music Video 1995 Rhino Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olga Souza amp oldid 1207296018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
