Paula Lima

Brazilian singer and composer (born 1970)

Paula Lima
Paula Lima performing at the Show Samba Chic no SESC Taubaté, 2009.
Background information
Born	(1970-10-10) October 10, 1970 (age 53) São Paulo, Brazil
Origin	São Paulo
Genres	Samba, soul, funk, samba rock, MPB
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1992–present

Website	paulalima.com.br

Musical artist

Paula Lima (born October 10, 1970 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer and composer whose music is influenced by bossa, percussion, samba, Brazilian soul international funk and one of judges of Brazilian Idol, Ídolos Brazil^[1]^[2] (Season 3 and Season 4).

Lima's career started a little by chance but she had been involved in different school festivals. In 1992, she joined her first band, the "Unidade Móvel", which later became "Unidade Bop". In 1995 she was invited to sing in a Samba, Rock, Funk and Soul band, led by Skowa. Lima lists her influences to be Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Elza Soares, Ed Motta, Gilberto Gil, Banda Black Rio and Jorge Benjor.

Paula also played Grizabella's role in the stage for both São Paulo's and Rio de Janeiro's productions of Cats in 2010.^[1]

Discography

Title	Details
É Isso Aí	Released: 2001 Label: Regata Music Format: CD Sales: 500,000
Diva Paulista	Released: October 7, 2002 Label: Mr Bongo Records Format: CD
Paula Lima	Released: 2003 Label: Universal Music Format: CD
Sinceramente	Released: 2006 Label: Indie Records Format: CD Sales: 10,000
Outro Esquema	Released: 2011 Label: Microservice Format: CD Sales: 5,000
O Samba é do Bem	Released: April 1, 2014 Label: Radar Format: CD
Samba Soul	Released: Label: Format:

Live albums

Title	Details
SambaChic	Released: 2009 Label: Warner Music Format: CD, DVD Sales: 20,000 (CD+DVD)

Featured songs

Title	Details
Life	Released: 2000 Label: Epic Format: CD, Vinyl

Videography

Title	Details
SambaChic	Released: 2009 Label: Warner Music Format: CD, DVD Sales: 20,000 (CD+DVD)

References

^ ^a ^b "Em nova fase musical, Paula Lima faz planos para ter seu primeiro filho | Caras". caras.uol.com.br. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
^ "Dez anos após "Ídolos", jurados mantêm fama de celebridades". tvefamosos.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 13, 2020.