Carla Perez

Origin

Salvador, BA

Genres

pagode baiano, axé, infantil

Instruments

voz

Biography

Carla Perez is a Brazilian singer, television host, and former dancer, born in Salvador, Bahia. She gained national notoriety in 1995 by joining the Bahian pagode group Gera Samba as a dancer, which soon after was renamed É o Tchan!. Markedly known for her blonde hair, she became one of the great popular icons of the era before leaving the group in 1998 to pursue new directions in her artistic career and television.

Throughout her trajectory, Carla expanded her work into film and television hosting on networks like SBT, in addition to leading the coverage of the Salvador Carnival. Since the 2000s, she has established herself in the children's universe by leading the Algodão Doce carnival block and releasing albums aimed at the children's and youth audience, interpreting hits of Bahian music. In her personal and artistic life, she has been associated with important names in the Brazilian music scene, such as singer Xanddy, vocalist of Harmonia do Samba, to whom she is married.

Discography

• Todos Iguais (2005)