Adryana Ribeiro

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Genres

samba, pagode, MPB, pop

Instruments

vocals

Biography

Adryana Ribeiro, born Adriana Ribeiro de Carvalho in São Paulo, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter with a solid career in popular music and samba. Raised in the Jaçanã neighborhood, she studied lyric singing, piano, and ballet before starting her professional career singing in dance bands and recording jingles at the age of sixteen. Her first major breakthrough came after she was discovered by television host Clodovil Hernandez and named as a samba revelation by critic Sérgio Cabral.

Throughout her career, Adryana has released acclaimed solo works and collaborated with major names in Brazilian music, such as Martinho da Vila, Raphael Rabello, and Luiz Carlos, leader of the band Raça Negra. Between 2000 and 2003, she achieved enormous national success fronting the group Adryana e a Rapaziada, blending samba with MPB, R&B, and pop beats under the production of Arnaldo Saccomani.

Following her time with the band, she resumed her solo career focusing on samba and pagode, releasing albums such as Brilhante Raro and Direitos Iguais, in addition to landing cover tracks on soap opera soundtracks. Adryana has also expanded her work into television, participating in popular shows, and continues to record and perform in the Brazilian music scene.

Discography

• Pedra Falsa (1995)
• Adryana Ribeiro (1995)
• Em Busca do Sol (1997)
• Brilhante Raro (2005)
• Direitos Iguais (2011)
• Take It Easy My Brother Jorge (2013)