Preta Gil

During Carnival 2014, South Korean singer, Psy sang alongside Gil along with Claudia Leitte, integrating programming of "Varanda Elétrica" the cabin "Expresso 2222".

For Carnival 2014, Gil performed 19 shows over 15 days. Your street block in the Marvelous City, the "Bloco da Preta" (Preta's Block), is the third-largest in the Rio de Janeiro and has already reached concentrate to 2.5 million people in the streets. To account for so much work, the singer is staffed by a team of diverse professionals. "Before he was afraid of the wardrobe, shoe, every detail. It caused me to pain Everything. Had remedy, analgesic and ice packs waiting for me at the exit of each show. Had two knee injuries in 2010 and 2012 carnivals. Today learned to delegate responsibility and caring for me. I osteopath, physiotherapist, Rodrigo (groom) as personal, speech therapist. useless But not so many people taking care of me if I did not care for it myself", she says, who claims not to leave more heavy routine to interfere with your health.

Gil celebrated 10 years of her career with burning the DVD/Blu-ray, Bloco da Preta, which took place on the evening of Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at "Citibank Hall" in Rio de Janeiro. With a mix of Brazilian rhythms ranging from pop to swing, passing through funk, axé, pagode, and samba, the show had the participation of Lulu, Ivete Sangalo, Anitta, Israel and Thiago Novaes and had three hours of duração. Some songs had to be repeated due to the raspy voice of singer and errors in some letters. Master Pablo in front of the battery "Black Power" with 10 drummers and dancers on stage gave a special glow to the show.

Waiting for the 2010 FIFA World Cup through the pre-release first live DVD/Blu-ray of Preta Gil was on July 17, 2010, in "Scala Rio," with a big party.

In 2008, Gil debuted her new tour, called "Noite Preta", where on October 20, 2009, recorded her first live DVD/Blu-ray, scheduled for release on July 17, 2010.

Gil's second studio album, entitled Preta, was released in September 2005. The CD contained two songs, "Very Dangerous" and "You and Mene, You and Me", both released in 2005.

The first studio album, entitled "Prêt-à Porter" was released in 2003. Gil took nude pictures for the cover and the booklet of the CD. The idea was for the singer, in particular, to feel reborn.

Gil was in Rio de Janeiro at the height of the 1980s when Bombando, Blitz, Paralamas, Barão Vermelho, and Lulu Santos were popular. The Brazilian music scene in the 1980s was very striking. As a daughter of one of Brazil's music icons, Gil had backstage access to the craziness of that music scene. Gil had the following to say of these experiences: "It all made me crazy, loved this environment, I felt comfortable. The stage was one thing that attracted me a lot."

She wanted to be the character, "Chacrete," in the famous TV show, Chacrinha. She spent every Saturday in the Fenix theater or the Botanical Garden. Gil's father, her uncle Veloso, and her godmother Gal Costa all ranked on music charts around this time. All three would go to tapings of the show Chacrinha. Gil would always beg her mother to ask her father, her uncle, and even her godmother to let her attend a taping of the show. One day, she was permitted to attend. When she went into her uncle Caetano's dressing room and saw all of the costumes and instruments, she thought that he was the male version of Carmen Miranda. When the taping began, she watched the "magic" happen from a corner. She loved Elke Maravilha who was a constant fixture on the show. That was the environment of the 1980s: effervescent, colorful, and full of life. This was the moment when she decided to become a singer and an actress. She would imitate her godmother, Gal Costa, and other reputable and talented singers and actresses that she loved like Rita Lee and Elba Ramalho.

Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira (Portuguese pronunciation:  [ˈpɾetɐ maˈɾiɐ ɡaˈdeʎɐ ˈʒiw moˈɾejrɐ] ) (born August 8, 1974), known as Preta Gil (Portuguese pronunciation:  [ˈpɾetɐ ˈʒiw] ), is a Brazilian singer and actress. She is the daughter of Gilberto Gil, a famous musician and former Minister of Culture in Brazil.

In 1974, Gil's father, the famous singer Gilberto Gil, went to a government office to register his daughter's name after his own mother's name. On arrival, the clerk informed him he was unable to register Preta as a name for his daughter. Gilberto Gil began to protest, "Why not? There's Branca (White), Clara (Clear) and Rosa (Rose) . . . why can't Preta (Black) be a name?" The clerk would only agree if the name Preta accompanied a Catholic name. Thus, Gilberto Gil had to register his daughter under the name, Preta Maria.