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Born |
Eliana Michaelichin Bezerra November 22, 1973 São Paulo, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation | TV hostess, actress and singer |
Years active | Singer (1993–present) TV hostess (1991–present) |
Spouse(s) | Edu Guedes(2004–2007) João Marcelo Bôscoli (2008–2014) Adriano Ricco (2015–present) |
Children | Arthur Bezerra Michaelichen Boscoli Manuela Michaelichen Ricco |
Parent(s) | Eva Michaelichin (mother) José Bezerra (father) |
Eliana Michaelichin Bezerra (born November 22, 1973) is a Brazilian TV hostess, actress and singer. She is currently the hostess of the TV show "Eliana", broadcast at the Brazilian TV network SBT on Sundays afternoon.
José Bezerra, a Ceará native born in the city of Solonópole, came to São Paulo and met Eva Michaelichin (a Brazilian descendant of Ukrainians from the Russian Empire), born in Irati. José and Eva, who first met in a family home where they both worked, were married and had their first daughter Helena Duarte. At this time José worked as caretaker of a residential building in the São Paulo Garden in São Paulo (a job he still holds today) and Eva, to help with the family budget, was a maid and keeper of the building. As time passed, ten-year-old Helena wanted a sister and her parents took care of that order. On November 22, 1973, at 6:10 am, Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra was born. Helena, her sister, was and is a fundamental part of Eliana's life and could even be called her "guardian angel."
Eliana has stated that she had a healthy childhood. That although she may not have had all the toys she wanted, she had the most important things: love, respect and education, as education of their children was of primary importance for José and Eva.
From the time she was young, Eliana knew she wanted to be an artist. As a student of the Colégio Vila-Lobos in Ibirapuera, she always participated in school parties. Her first Carnavale dance was at the age of nine years in Curitiba. At this time Eliana was already saying that she would be a great artist.
At age nine, Eliana was so insistent that her mother decided to register the child with a modeling agency called Joyce Manequim. Her first television appearance was in an advertising campaign, "Meu primeiro sutiã", where Eliana only appeared as an extra. In 1986, at the age of 13, Eliana tested and was chosen to be part of the musical group A Patotinha. She was in the group for 4 years, and had much success with "Baile dos Passarinhos".
In 1990, at the age of 17, Elena was invited by Gugu to join the group Banana Split, a great success at the time. At 1.62 meters tall, Eliana was the shortest in the group, but she stood out in all the programs where they participated. This included the TV show "Qual é a Música?" presented by Silvio Santos, where everything started.