- Born
- Birth nameMaria Luiza de Arruda Botelho Pereira de Magalhães
- Nicknames
- Mamá
- Mallu
- Before reaching her 18th birthday, Mallu Magalhaes was already one of the most promising newcomers on the Brazilian music scene. With 4,3 million views on her MySpace web page, her name was highly publicized and she received compliments from such artists as Tom Ze, Caetano Veloso, Marcelo Camelo, Kassin and Nelson Motta.
Her music career began when she was 15 years old and recorded some songs on a studio where she also met the band who follows her on the road. A big fan of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, Mallu expended her musical influences when she started to feel closer to the Brazilian music. Her second album has influences from artists like Nara Leao, Chico Buarque and Caetano Veloso.
Besides being a talented singer and a songwriter, Mallu plays numerous instruments and she has an interest in fashion, paintings and drawings.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kamila
- Her first album was produced by Mario Caldato. Her second album was produced by Kassin.
- Started to date Brazilian singer and songwriter Marcelo Camelo, on November 2008. They met when Mallu recorded the song "Janta" for Camelo's first solo album.
- She plays: guitar, piano, harmonica, pocket piano, banjo, acoustic guitar, acordeon, kazoo, flute, clarinet, ukulele.
- Received one nomination for the Video Music Brasil 2011: Melhor Clipe do Ano ("Nem Fé Nem Santo").
- Her third solo album, named "Pitanga", was released on October 4th 2011, and it was produced by her boyfriend, Marcelo Camelo.
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