Nair Candia

Origin

Jacareí, SP

Also known as

Nair de Cândia Alem

Years Active

1974

Genres

MPB, children's music

Instruments

vocals

Biography

Nair Candia, stage name of Nair de Cândia Alem, was born in Jacareí, in the state of São Paulo, on February 14, 1952. She is a prominent Brazilian popular music singer, whose artistic career is deeply marked by her musical and life partnership with musician Jaime Alem. Throughout her career, she developed a refined repertoire that moves through MPB, standing out both in live performances and in important phonographic recordings alongside Jaime and renowned instrumentalists such as Jota Moraes and Jurim Moreira.

In the 1980s, Nair expanded her reach in Brazilian music by working as a songwriter. One of the great milestones of this phase was the creation of the song "O Dono da Terra", written in partnership with Renato Corrêa, which launched the children's group Os Abelhudos. The composition achieved significant prominence by ranking among the top twelve in the famous Festival dos Festivais, as well as being part of successful albums and the DVD O Melhor da Festa Ploc 80's Vol. 2. The artist also collaborated on other striking tracks for the group, such as "Eternamente Criança", consolidating her compositional versatility within the musical scene of the time.

Discography

• Um banquinho um violão (2017)
• Canção de um Outro Dia (Performance) (2018)