Biography
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Born
17 September 1955 (age 68)
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Born In
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marina Correia Lima is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, she moved to Washington, in the United States, at the age of 5, due to her father's work at the Inter-American Development Bank. She began her musical career in 1977, when she had a song recorded by Brazilian musician Gal Costa. In 1978, she was introduced as a singer and released her debut studio album, Simples Como Fogo, in 1979.
In 1984, she released her fifth studio album, Fullgás, which brought her great success thanks to the title song. Her song "Pra Começar" became the opening theme of the Brazilian telenovela Roda de Fogo in 1986. Marina also participated in the Nordeste Já project, which supported the cause of the northeastern drought.
In the early 1990s, Marina faced depression due to the death of her father and separation from the woman she loved. She released her twelfth studio album, Registros à Meia-Voz, in 1996 and returned to the stage in 2000 with Síssi na Sua, a musical show with theatrical influence.
Marina Lima continued her career, going through ups and downs in her voice due to medical problems. In 2013, she released her memoir Maneira de Ser. In 2015, she released her fourth live album No Osso (Ao Vivo). In 2021, she released the EP Motim.
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