Claudette Soares

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Also known as

Claudette Colbert Soares

Years Active

1950

Genres

bossa nova, MPB

Instruments

canto, voice

Biography

Claudette Soares was born in Rio de Janeiro on October 31, 1937, and built a solid career in Brazilian popular music, initially coming to prominence in childhood on radio programs such as Renato Murce's on Rádio Nacional. In her youth, she participated in shows like Salve o Baião!, where she met Luiz Gonzaga, who affectionately nicknamed her the "Princess of baião." Throughout her career, she moved with elegance across different musical genres, gaining special prominence in the consolidation and dissemination of bossa nova in nightclubs and on stages in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Her artistic versatility allowed her to share the stage and collaborate with great exponents of our music, including fundamental names such as Silvinha Telles, Baden Powell, João Donato, Tom Jobim, and Vinicius de Moraes. Over the years, Claudette also made her mark at important music festivals and recorded anthological albums that engaged with the best of MPB, consolidating memorable partnerships with artists like Dick Farney and Taiguara.

Recognized for her refined interpretation and unmistakable timbre, Claudette Soares received important honors throughout her artistic life, such as the Euterpe Trophy and the Order of Ipiranga. Her contribution to Brazilian culture spanned decades of performances and recordings that celebrated everything from bossa nova classics to great female composers and samba artists, immortalizing her name in the history of Brazilian music.

Discography

• É Dona da Bossa (1964)
• Claudette Soares (1965)
• Claudette Soares, Taiguara – Primeiro Tempo: 5 X 0 (1966)
• Claudette Soares (1967)
• Gil-Chico-Veloso por Claudette Soares (1968)
• Claudette (1968)
• Claudette (1969)
• Feitinha pro Sucesso ou Quem Não É a Maior Tem que Ser a Melhor (1969)
• Claudette Nº 3 (1970)
• De Tanto Amor (1971)
• Você (1974)
• Corpo e Alma (1975)
• Dick & Claudette – Tudo Isto É Amor (1976)
• Fiz Do Amor Meu Canto (1976)
• Dick & Claudette – Tudo Isto É Amor Vol. 2 (1977)
• Vida Real (1995)
• Como É Grande Meu Amor por Vocês Ao Vivo (2000)
• Anos 70 (2000)
• Claudette e os Festivais (2000)
• Os Primeiros Anos (2000)
• MPB - Claudette Soares & Leandro Braga (2001)
• Foi a Noite (Canções de Tom Jobim) (2007)
• A Dona da Bossa (Ao Vivo) (2011)
• Claudette Soares e Orquestra Tom Jobim (Ao Vivo) (2013)
• Claudette Soares e a Bossa de Caymmi (2015)
• Canção de Amor (2017)
• Claudette Soares & Alaide Costa – 60 Anos de Bossa Nova (2018)
• Se Eu Pudesse Te Dizer Tudo que Sinto (2019)
• Eliana Pittman, Claudette Soares, Dóris Monteiro – As Divas do Sambalanço (2020)
• Claudette Soares Canta Maysa (2020)
• Claudette Canta Chico (2024)