Carlos Henrique Costa

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years Active

1990

Genres

MPB, samba, bossa nova

Instruments

vocals

Biography

Carlos Henrique Costa is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, lyricist, poet, and journalist born on April 30, 1966, in the São Cristóvão neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Raised in Vila Isabel, he comes from a musical family, with an older brother who is a guitarist and a grandfather who was a bandmaster. Costa graduated with a degree in Literature from UERJ in 1992 and worked as a civil servant for the State Judiciary of Rio de Janeiro.

His career in music began to gain traction in the 1990s, with shows at Teatro Noel Rosa (UERJ) in 1990 and the Projeto Seis e Meia at Teatro Ziembinski in 1991. In 1999, he participated in the compilation album "Conexão Carioca," where he performed "Meu samba triste" and his own composition "Tudo em nada." The album "Conexão Carioca" was later re-released by the Guitarra Brasileira label in 2000. Costa also achieved success as a finalist in the "7º Festival da Escola de Música Villa-Lobos" in 2001 with his song "Temporal."

Costa has collaborated with various artists and composers throughout his career. In 2007, he released the CD "Ímparceria" with Fred Falcão. His compositions have been featured on albums by other artists, such as Emílio Santiago's "Pérolas" (2000) with the song "Meu coração é você" (co-written with Claudio Cartier), and Fred Falcão's "Voando na Canção" (2011) with "Radamestre" and "Jam Session" (both co-written with Falcão). More recently, Fernanda Brant interpreted his songs "Soberana" and "Faca de ponta" (co-written with Fred Falcão) on the album "Ser tão Brasil" (2018). He has ongoing collaborations with notable musicians such as Gilson Peranzzetta, Hélio Delmiro, Taiguara, Tomás Improta, and Filó Machado.