Virginie Boutaud
| Virginie Boutaud | |
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Virginie performing with Metrô in 1985
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| Born |
Virginie Adèle Lydie Boutaud February 27, 1963 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, classical guitarist, ex-model, ex-actress |
| Years active | 1978–1995; 2002–2004; 2014; 2015–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | New wave, synthpop, synthrock, pop rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, classical guitar |
| Labels | Epic Records |
| Associated acts | Metrô, Virginie & Fruto Proibido, Itamar Assumpção, Arrigo Barnabé, Joe Euthanazia, Supla, João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados, Kid Vinil e os Heróis do Brasil |
Virginie Adèle Lydie Boutaud-Manent (née Boutaud; born February 27, 1963), also known mononymously as Virginie, is a French Brazilian singer, songwriter, classical guitarist, and former model and actress, famous for being the vocalist of the new wave bands Metrô and Virginie & Fruto Proibido.
Boutaud was born in São Paulo on February 27, 1963, to French emigrants. As a teenager she studied at the Lycée Pasteur, an school for French Brazilians, where she met Alec Haiat, Yann Laouenan, Daniel "Dany" Roland, Marcel Zimberg and Xavier Leblanc; with them she founded, in 1978, the experimental/progressive rock band A Gota Suspensa. After releasing a self-titled album in 1983, they decided to shift their musical direction towards a more accessible new wave sound inspired by Blondie, Laurie Anderson and Rita Lee, among others, and in the following year, they changed their name to Metrô. Their first release as Metrô was the single "Beat Acelerado", via Epic Records.
One year after the release of Metrô's 1985 debut album Olhar, which catapulted them into fame, numerous creative divergences between Virginie (who was fatigued due to the band's extensive touring schedule) and her bandmates made her be fired from the band. She then went to live in Paris for a while, where she took singing and dancing lessons, before returning to Brazil. Prior to her departure to France she collaborated with Kid Vinil e os Heróis do Brasil on their only, self-titled album, by providing additional vocals on the track "Assassinato Anônimo".
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