Nelson Freitas
| Nelson Freitas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | singer, actor, producer, recorder |
| Website | www |
Nelson Freitas is a singer, producer and recorder. He records with GhettoZouk Music in which artists Chelsy Shantel and William Araujo have signed.
He was born in the Netherlands to Cape Verdean parents.
Its music features Capeverdean zouk (a style combined with kizomba) and R&B. His first record was with a boy band Quatro (IV), a zouk/R&B band which was formed with Nilton Ramalho, Nelson Oliveira and Adilson Ben David.
The group released their first tracks in the album "MOBASS presents...", "Hoje em Dia" ("Today is the Day) plus three albums 4-Voz (Four Voices) in 1998 including the single "Si bo cre", then as Quatro+ with Edson Freitas, his brother included. Bem Consché in 2002 (with additional singles that became hits including "Kazanga") and ("Última Viagem") ("Last Journey") in 2004.
Nelson released his first solo album titled "Magic" in October 2006 with songs in English and Capeverdean Creole (some featuring Vanessa da Mata and Ben Harper), it was the greatest success of the year in the kizomba genre of music. His second album "My Life" was released in 2010 and includes "Rebound Chick" and appearances by William Araujo, Mc Knowledje, Sanches Laisa and Anselmo Ralph. His third album was Elevate in 2013 and some track features C4 Pedro in "Bo Tem Mei", a Creole song, Djodje in "Bem Pa Mi" in another Creole song, Anselmo Ralph in "Drinks on Me" and Eddy Parker and Crucial in "All Upon You", the sixth track Simple Girl features a music video that was awarded at the 2013 Cabo Verde Music Awards for Best Video. His recent released was Four released in 2016 and some tracks features Richie Cambpell in the "Break of Dawn", another Capeverdean singer Mayra Andrade in "Nha Baby", Loony Johnson in "That's Why I Love You" and Mikkel Soinado in "In My Feelings", one remix track is titled Miúda Linda as its final track.
Freitas is currently signed to label named Believe.
...
Wikipedia