Manu Gavassi


Manoela Latini Gavassi Francisco, better known as Manu Gavassi, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, directress and writer.

Early life

Born and raised in São Paulo, she is the daughter of broadcaster and presenter Zé Luiz and psychologist and artist Daniela Gavassi and sister of fashion student Catarina Gavassi. At age 12, she learned from her father how to play the guitar by writing her first song at age 13. At 19, she left her parents' house to live alone in an apartment and took interpretation courses in the state capital.

Career

2009–11: ''Manu Gavassi''

She began her career in 2009 through Capricho magazine, participating in Galera Capricho, modeling in fashion editorials and being part of behavioral articles for the magazine. Karol Pinheiro, one of Capricho's reporters at the time, found out that Manu was singing and requested the singer's video for him on the magazine's website. With a repercussion of the video, Manu went on to cover songs by singers Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift and publicized his past songs through his own YouTube channel. Until her father, broadcaster Zé Luiz, sent some videos of her singing her copyright songs to producer Rick Bonadio, who found the material interesting and invited the singer to be part of her record label Midas Music and record her first studio album.
Manu then began work on his self-titled album, which was recorded in just two months and released on August 31, 2010. His first single "Garoto Errado" was released a week before the album's release. The singer's first show took place on September 18th through the event NoCapricho 2010. In February 2011, released as single "Planos Impossíveis". In 2011, his song "Garoto Errado" was on the soundtrack of the soap opera Rebelde on Record. The singles "Garoto Errado" e "Planos Impossíveis" received gold record by Pro-Música Brasil. In November was released the last single from their album, "Odeio". The music video was released exclusively through the painting Garagem do Faustão, shown on the program Domingão do Faustão. In the same month made her debut as an actress, making a cameo in the series Julie e os Fantasmas as Debora.

2012–14: ''Clichê Adolêscente'' and acting

In February 2012, Gavassi released the single Você Já Deveria Saber. In June, she recorded the songs "O Céu Eu Vou Tocar" and "Ao Ar Livre", for the soundtrack of the movie Brave, as a lull for the adventures of brave princess Marilda. In September, "Conto de Fadas", was released, the first single from their second album. The song was among the top ten on iTunes. In April 2013 released the second single, "Clichê Adolescente", track that gives the name of the album, and in November the third and last, "Segredo", with the participation of former boyfriend Chay Suede. The album was released on November 29th and featured a mini documentary published through its Youtube channel. In January 2014, she was invited by the Mexican singer Dulce María to do a duet in Portuguese of the song "Antes Que Ver El Sol", the song being released in August.
In February, made her debut in the soap opera in the soap opera Em Familia playing the singer Paulinha. In December, she played villain Vicki in the Twenty-second season of Malhação. Manu was only going to make a part in the plot, but due to the repercussion and success of her character, at the request of the fans, she returned and remained until the end of the teen series. In December, he released his new single, "Esse Amor Tão Errado", which featured a music video recorded in Los Angeles and was featured in the Young Afternoon compilation.

2015–16: ''Vício'' and movie debut

From then on, in 2015, the Midas Music label started dancing and recorded recording music for the first concert titled Vício. In November, "Camiseta" was released, the first single from the EP. Vício it was released on December 11 with five unreleased tracks. All EP production was signed by singer Junior Lima and bassist Dudinha Lima. The second single "Direção" was released in February 2016 and the music video of the song was attended by actor Rafael Vitti, with whom Gavassi starred very hot scenes. On March 6th he started the Vício Tour in São Paulo, being the first tour of his career. In May the single was released "Vício".
The song's music video was released in two parts, and fans had to donate a specific amount of blood for it to be released. With the Fundação Pró-Sangue, as a partnership, the Play For Life campaign aimed to encourage donation to the singer's fans. In October was released "Sozinha", the last single from the EP. In November 2016, she began filming her first movie Socorro, Virei Uma Garota playing the protagonist Melina. The feature is scheduled to premiere in August 2019. In December 2016, she signed to Universal Music, continuing the recordings of her third studio album.

2017–19: ''Manu'', debut as a writer and ''Cute but Psycho''

On April 7, 2017, he released his third studio album titled Manu. That same day, the single Hipnose, the flagship of their new album was released. Manu Tour started on May 18th, in Campinas. In July she made a cameo appearance on the series Planeta B, which was shown at Multishow, playing serial killer Josephine. In August, "Muito Muito" was released, the second single from the album, with the direction and script of the music video taken by the singer. In November, he publishes his debut book, Olá Caderno!, through the publisher Rocco. In February 2018, directed the clip of the song "Clareiamô" duo Anavitória. In March, he released the single "Me Beija", with a music video full of references to the 2000s. In June, released as a single in partnership with Portuguese singer Agir, a new version of the song "Ninguém Vai Saber", a song that in its solo version is present in the album Manu. Being invited by the singer for a performance of the song at Rock in Rio Lisboa.
In 2018, she starred in the Z4 series playing the choreographer Pâmela Toledo. In December, the EP Cute but Psycho was released with three unreleased tracks. Having as a way of dissemination, a story told by analogical photographs, posted with subtitles on their social networks, with the participation of actor João Vithor Oliveira. In the same month, she launched a life-based web series entitled Wrong Garota Errada her YouTube channel, which was directed and scripted by her. In May 2019, the EP MINIDocs Nashville EP was released with four rereading tracks of some of his hits as a way to celebrate his ten year career. Recorded in Nashville, the EP ranked # 1 on iTunes. In September, the singer released the EP Cute but Psycho with three new tracks, second part of the EP Cute but Psycho, previously released. In December 2019, Gavassi performed at Teatro Net São Paulo, an intimate acoustic show named Cute but Psycho Experience, focused on singing songs from his last two EPs released.

2020–presente: ''Big Brother Brasil and debut in fashion''

In 2020, she participated in the twentieth season of the reality show Big Brother Brasil, as one of the guests of the box group, taking 3rd place with 21.09% of the votes. Before joining the program, Manu recorded videos for his web series Garota Errada, which were published through his Instagram, portraying in a funny way his participation in BBB. Gavassi was highly praised for his marketing strategy to publicize his work, while confined to reality. In April, it was reported that the Globoplay streaming platform would be interested in producing the series, due to the great repercussion and success it received. In interviews, Gavassi revealed that he will turn Girl Wrong into a series and that there is a possibility to go to TV or streaming and have the direction of the actor Selton Mello and the participation of the actress Bruna Marquezine. On January 28, he released as a single the song "Audio of Excuses", a track that is part of the EP Cute but Psycho, released in September 2019. The music video for the song reached 1 million views in 24 hours, ranking first in the hot videos on YouTube. The song also topped Spotify's Top 50 viral, along with the songs "Planos Impossíveis", released in 2011, "Farsa", released in 2015 and "Música Secreta", released in 2019. "Áudio de Desculpas" was the singer's first song to score in the TOP 50 of the most played songs on Spotify Brasil, reaching 37th position. The song also reached 38th place in the TOP 50 of the world's viral songs.
His participation in the reality made his book Olá, Caderno! released in 2017, selling out and gaining an adaptation in the cinema. In February, Gavassi announced a mini tour named Cute but Psycho Experience. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was postponed to 2021. In April, Manu reached the 4th position and became the best positioned Brazilian artist on Billboard's Social 50 Chart, a ranking that analyzes the engagement of artists on social networks. The singer also reached 30th position on Emerging Artists, a list that shows the artists that are flowing on the Billboard charts, indicating who is currently on the rise. In May, he released the single "Eu Te Quero" in partnership with singer Zeeba. The song reached 41st place in the TOP 50 of the most played songs on Spotify Brasil. On May 27, it launched its clothing and accessories collection in partnership with C&A. In the same month, he re-recorded the "Pipoca e Guaraná" jingle to star in the Guaraná Antarctica advertising commercial. In June, Gavassi was invited to join the cast of the soap opera Salve-se Quem Puder, but she had to refuse the invitation, since she was already confirmed in the cast of the series Condom Ladies, scripted by the writer Natália Klein, who has her recordings scheduled for September and will be shown on the Netflix streaming platform.

Personal life

In 2009, Gavassi had a relationship with the actor and presenter Caíque Nogueira. After the relationship ends, the two will be best friends. In October 2011, after meeting the actor and singer Chay Suede during the band's first concert Rebeldes, where the singer performed the opening show, they began to relate, only dating in November 2012. The relationship came to an end in June 2014, after three years together. From July to December of the same year, she related with actor and singer Fiuk. Between January and July 2018, she had a relationship with businessman Leo Picon. In November 2019, she started a relationship with the engineer and executive director Igor Carvalho Rodrigues. In June 2020, the end of the relationship was confirmed.

Discography

;Studio albums
;EPs
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013NoCapricho: O FilmeHerselfDocumentary
2019Socorro, Virei Uma Garota!Melina
2021Olá,Caderno!

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012BraveSingingSoundtrack
2013Larry e os SinistrosVictoria
2014Dorothy

Books

Awards and nominations

;Prêmio MZOTV
YearCategoryRecipientResult
2012Best National ArtistHerself

;Kids Choice Awards
YearCategoryRecipientResult
2012Best National ArtistHerself

;Capricho Awards
YearCategoryRecipientResult
2010Melhor Video Clipe do AnoGaroto Errado
2010Best National AlbumManu Gavassi
2011Best National ArtistHerself
2013Best National ArtistHerself
2014Best National ArtistHerself
2015Best National ArtistHerself

;Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro
YearCategoryRecipientResult
2011Best New Artist of the YearHerself
2012Best Music VideoOdeio
2012Song of the YearOdeio
2012Best Teen SingerOdeio
2016Best SingerHerself

;Prêmio Multishow
YearCategoryRecipientResult
2011Best Artist of the YearHerself
2012Best SingerHer discography
2012Best SongOdeio

;Meus Prêmios Nick
YearCategoryRecipientResult
2011Best SingerHerself
2011Favorite SongPlanos Impossíveis
2011Best New ArtistHerself
2012Favorite SingerHerself
2012Favorite SongOdeio
2014Favorite SingerHerself
2015Hottest Female ArtistHerself