Alice Caymmi (born Alice Malaguti Caymmi[1] on March 17, 1990) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She is the granddaughter of Dorival Caymmi, daughter of Danilo and Simone Caymmi and niece of Nana and Dori Caymmi.[2]
Career
Before opting for a musical life, Alice studied law. Afterwards, she studied performing arts at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.[2] Her first professional recording was at the age of 12 in her aunt Nana's album Desejo, specifically on the track "Seus Olhos",[3] written by her sister Juliana. Shortly after, they performed the song with Nana at a sold-out Canecão.[4][5] In 2007, she took part of the ending ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games[4] with her father Danilo.[3]
In 2012, via a partnership between Kuarup and Sony Music, she released her self-titled first album, followed by a number of tours. The album is mainly original except for two cover songs, one originally by Dorival Caymmi and another by Björk.[6]
In October 2015, Alice was preparing her first live DVD, directed by São Paulo Fashion Week creator Paulo Borges.[4]
In December 2017, she released the first single of her third album, Alice, due to January 12, 2018. The track is titled "Inocente", was co-written by Ana Carolina and received a promotional video directed by Allexia Galvão.[9]
In 27 May 2019, Caymmi released her fourth album, Electra, in which she sings all tracks accompanied by a piano only.[10] In December of the same year, she released a video directed by Pedro Freire for a version of "Areia Fina", from Electra, remixed by Maffalda. On the same occasion, she announced she would release in the first semester of the next year a sequel to the album titled Elétrika,[11] containing new, pop music created with Rodrigo Gorky.[12][13]
In January 2020, she released the first single of the album, "A Noite Inteira" (All Night Long), a partnership with com Àttooxxá written by her, Rafa Dias and Wallace "Chibatinha" Carvalho dos Santos[14][15] and produced by Rodrigo Gorky, Maffalda and Zebu, from Brabo Music.[15]
In February 2020, she released the song "Elétrika", featuring Baianas Ozadas which was part of a campaign by Cemig to alert people on how to prevent electrical accidents during carnival in Belo Horizonte.[16]
In October 2021, she effectively released her fifth album, Imaculada, with almost all-new songs.[1]
Formally, I never followed any religion. [...] I'm afraid of saying I'm religious, because it foreshadows doctrine. Here's how it goes: I am highly mystical, but I'm no hippie that knows natal chart. I value and admire behavioral archetypes, just like I do with Greek gods and stuff.
Caymmi identifies as bisexual and is married to fellow musician Filipe Castro since 2017.[17]
^Mauro Ferreira (September 2, 2014). "Rainha dos Raios – site oficial" [Queen of the Rays – official website] (in Portuguese). Alice Caymmi. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
