Tati Zaqui
Tatiane Zaqui Ferreira da Silva (born February 18, 1994), known professionally as Tati Zaqui, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and dancer, initially influenced by the ostentação and ousadia subgenres of Brazilian funk – but, as of 2023, she has claimed to renounce her career in funk in order to become a gospel singer.[1] Known for the bright blue hair she sported during her early career and her outspoken stances, she reached fame in 2014 with the hit "Parará Tibum".
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| Born | Tatiane Zaqui Ferreira da Silva February 18, 1994 São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, dancer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Biography edit
Zaqui was born in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo on February 18, 1994, and raised in Santo André. She first began writing songs with 7 years old, and initially studied to be a flight attendant.[2] Her musical career officially began in 2013, when she uploaded to YouTube the song "Salve, MC Kauan", a tribute to the eponymous musician; it reached over 15,000 views in a day after he shared it in his Facebook page. She counts MC Kauan as one of her major influences, alongside Dulce María and Justin Bieber, for whom she would also write the tribute "Rolê com Bieber".[3]
It wasn't until 2014 when Zaqui reached nationwide fame with the song "Parará Tibum", a "sexy cover" of the song "Heigh-Ho" from the 1937 Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[4] "Parará Tibum" went viral after a video of actress Bruna Marquezine dancing to the song surfaced on the Internet,[5] prompting Zaqui to come up with the "Parará Tibum Challenge", encouraging people to record themselves dancing to the song;[6][7] participants included Anitta, Preta Gil and Cláudia Leitte. A music video, produced by KondZilla, was released in 2015 and reached 6 million views in less than two weeks;[8][9] however, the song was later removed from all platforms due to allegations of copyright infringement from Disney.[10]
In 2015 she released the song "Água na Boca", travelling to Cancún for the shooting of its music video.[11] The same year, in July, she posed for Playboy Brasil.[12]
In 2016 she released a collaborative track with singer Lexa, "Movimento".
In September 2019, alongside Dadá Boladão and OIK, she released the song "Surtada", described as "a foray into brega funk".[13]
On August 2, 2020, she released the duet "Aguenta" with rapper Pelé Milflows.[14] In February 2021 she and Milflows collaborated once more, alongside fellow rappers Mikezin, SóCiro and Olivia, for the single "Baila Mais 2".[15] Later that year, on July 30, she released the collaboration "Amiga Não Julga" alongside Karen Kardasha and Renato Shippee.[16]
In March 2022 Zaqui opened up an account on content subscription service Privacy, acquiring over 15,000 subscribers in less than three weeks.[17] Later in September she was chosen as a contestant of the fourteenth season of RecordTV's reality show A Fazenda,[18] ending as the fourth contestant to be eliminated on October 13.[19]
In late 2023, Zaqui announced that she planned to switch her focus from funk to gospel music after converting to Evangelicalism;[1] her first foray into the genre, "Me Guia", was released on November 3.[20][21][22]
Personal life edit
Zaqui is bisexual, and came out openly in 2015.[23] In a 2016 interview she stated she was "dating someone",[24] later revealed to be her life-long idol MC Kauan; they announced their engagement in February 2018, but eventually broke up six months later.[13][25] In 2019 she admitted to have had a brief affair with Neymar during the Carnival season, claiming it "was good";[13][26] subsequently, she would also have affairs with Gabriel Jesus, surfer Gabriel Medina, funk singers MC Don Juan, MC Orochi and Biel (the latter a decision she "later regretted"), and Mayla Araújo, sister of Big Brother Brasil 17 contestant Emilly Araújo.[27][28][29][30][31]
Throughout 2019 Zaqui dated footballer Yan, brother of Yuri, who played for Santos and Audax.[32][33][34] From 2022 to 2023 she dated actor and fellow A Fazenda contestant Thomaz Costa.[35]
In July 2016 she was forced to cancel a performance after being admitted to an hospital under suspects of a viral disease.[36]
On November 30, 2020, Zaqui had to undergo an emergency surgery after suffering from symptoms of endometriosis.[37]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MTV Millennial Awards Brazil | Zika do Baile | Nominated | [38] |
References edit
- ^ a b Valéria Abreu (December 13, 2023). "Tati Zaqui passa por mudança drástica no visual e surpreende a web: 'Não esperava por isso'". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Rodrigo Ortega (January 8, 2015). "Tati Zaqui emplaca 'Parará Tibum' e leva ousadia feminina a funk de SP". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Marie Declercq (February 6, 2015). "MC Tati Zaqui, de Belieber a musa do 'Parará Tibum'". Noisey (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui faz sucesso com versão sexy de 'Branca de Neve e os Sete Anões'". O Dia (in Portuguese). February 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Caio Menezes (February 20, 2015). "Sensação do Carnaval, MC Tati Zaqui garante que o 'Parará Tibum' é 'sem malícia'". iG (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Febre na Internet, desafio do 'Parará Tibum' é feito na Rodoviária de Brasília". R7.com (in Portuguese). January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "MC Tati Zaqui encarna Branca de Neve em clipe de 'Parará Tibum'; veja". G1 (in Portuguese). February 11, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Funk 'Parará Tibum', de Tati Zaqui, é retirado da Internet. Entenda". Diário de Pernambuco (in Portuguese). May 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Fabiano Alcântara (August 12, 2015). "Funkeira Tati Zaqui grava clipe de 'Água na Boca' em Cancún. Veja fotos". Vírgula (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Lucas Pasin (July 14, 2015). "Ela cresceu! Veja a transformação de Tati Zaqui, capa da Playboy de julho". Ego (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c Ana Beatriz Gonçalves (November 10, 2019). "Tati Zaqui assume que sua ousadia incomoda as mulheres e exalta maturidade: 'Não me ofendo'". F5 (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui lança 'Aguenta' em dueto inédito com Pelé Milflows". Terra (in Portuguese). August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Rap Box lança 'Baila Mais 2' com Tati Zaqui, Pelé Milflows, Mikezin, SóCiro e Olivia". Rap Mais (in Portuguese). February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Leonardo Rocha (July 26, 2021). "Tati Zaqui anuncia música com Karen Kardasha e Renato Shippee". Portal POPline (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui fatura alto com perfil em conteúdo adulto". Terra (in Portuguese). March 22, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Quem é Tati Zaqui, participante de A Fazenda 2022?". Fashion Bubbles (in Portuguese). October 21, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui é eliminada de A Fazenda 14 com 27,70% dos votos". R7.com (in Portuguese). October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui deixa o funk e inicia carreira gospel: 'Deus está presente em mim'". Extra (in Portuguese). November 3, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "'Me Guia': Tati Zaqui abandona funk e lança música gospel; confira". Splash (in Portuguese). November 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Melissa Souza (November 3, 2023). "Tati Zaqui lança música gospel após deixar funk e se converter". Estado de Minas (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Elba Kriss (July 14, 2015). "MC Tati Zaqui sobre ser bissexual: 'Meninas agora sabem que estou olhando por algum motivo'". Quem (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Felipe Gonçalves (June 1, 2016). "Entrevista: MC Tati Zaqui revela que está em relacionamento sério e manda recado para as inimigas". Em Neon (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Rafael Godinho (August 13, 2018). "MC Tati Zaqui e MC Kauan terminam noivado: 'Segue o baile'". Quem (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ Patrícia Dias (November 10, 2019). "Tati Zaqui confirma romance com Neymar e elogia jogador: 'Ficamos e foi bom'". Purepeople (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui relembra affair com Neymar: 'Chegou como qualquer hétero top'". UOL (in Portuguese). June 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui: 'Me pintam mais vida loka do que realmente sou'". UOL (in Portuguese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Após affair com Neymar, Tati Zaqui ficaria com Marquezine e Marina Ruy". UOL (in Portuguese). July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui diz que ficou com irmã da ex-BBB Emilly e jogador 'chamado Gabriel'". UOL (in Portuguese). October 23, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui mostra marcas no bumbum: 'Gatas se arranham às vezes'". UOL (in Portuguese). November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ Rafael Godinho (May 17, 2019). "MC Kauan diz ter perdido contato com Tati Zaqui após término do noivado: 'Preferiu se afastar'". Quem (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "Meia ex-Santos pede funkeira Tati Zaqui em namoro e ela aceita". Lance (in Portuguese). May 16, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ Gabriel Carneiro (May 16, 2019). "Do Instagram à vida real: jogador ex-Santos pede Tati Zaqui em namoro". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Giovanna Camiotto (May 3, 2023). "Tati Zaqui termina namoro com Thomaz Costa: 'Senti que tinha algo errado'". Pipoca Moderna (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui é internada em SP com fortes dores abdominais". F5 (in Portuguese). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Tati Zaqui passa por cirurgia de emergência". UOL (in Portuguese). November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ F5 (September 15, 2020). "Luan Santana, Pedro Sampaio e Pocah farão shows no MTV MIAW". F5. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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External links edit
- Tati Zaqui at IMDb