Damares
| Damares | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Damares Alves Bezerra de Oliveira |
| Born |
January 30, 1980 Umuarama, Paraná, Brazil |
| Genres | Pop, gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels |
Sony Music (2010 – present) Louvor Eterno (1999–2009) Louvores ao Rei (1997–1998) |
| Associated acts | Davi Sacer, Cassiane, Rayssa e Ravel, Regis Danese, Fernanda Brum, Aline Barros, André Valadão, Lauriete, Elaine de Jesus, Lázaro |
| Website | Damares |
Damares (IPA: [dɐ̃maɾɨs] born Damares Alvez Bezerra de Oliveira; January 30, 1980, Umuarama) is a Brazilian gospel singer. Popularly known as "Diva of Pentecostal Music", her talent awarded trophies in the categories of "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year" among others and Promises in the categories of "Best Video", "Best Singer" among others and still has two diamond disks. The Revelation album has sold over 600,000 copies, making Damares become known in Brazil and abroad.
Their newest album, Diamante (Diamond) has sold over 400 thousand copies is between making more cd's sold in 2011, according to ABPD, only behind artists like Paula Fernandes, Father Marcelo Rossi and Fabio de Melo. In exclusive list of international artists this singer in ninth place, but the list of national singer getting up a position in eighth place. The singer was the only Christian among musicians. Also on the list were the singer Ludmila Ferber, in sixteenth place with "O Poder da Aliança" and the musical group Diante do Trono, in the position of twelfth best selling DVD in 2011.
Damares is the daughter of the Pastor Antonio and Rosa Maria Bezerra (née Alvez), Damares is younger sister of seven brothers. She studied at the Municipal School of Augusto Angels. Damares is married to the pastor Aldori de Oliveira. They married when she was just 16 years.
The singer became known in the gospel world in 2008, when she released the album Revelation, which sold over 600,000 copies, including the song "Sabor de Mel" (lit. "Taste of Honey"), which became a fever on the radio segment, and earned her several Talento Trophy awards in 2009, having won the Revelation category alongside Mariana Valadão.
In 2009, in Curitiba she was recording a live album recorded on CD and DVD. The following year, the singer closes contract with Sony Music and released the album Diamante, which sold 130,000 copies in a month, and how is the album title, is a diamond with more than 300,000 copies sold.
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