Karol_Conká
Karol Conká
Musical artist
Karoline dos Santos Oliveira (born January 1, 1986), known professionally as Karol Conká (Brazilian Portuguese: [kaˈɾɔw kõˈka]), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.[1][2] Her music is a blend of modern hip-hop and rap with sounds from Brazilian pop and traditional music.[3][4]
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| Birth name | Karoline dos Santos Oliveira |
| Born | (1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 (age 38) Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | www |
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In 2013, she won Multishow's Best New Artist award and released her debut album, Batuk Freak.[5] Her song, "Boa Noite", is featured in the EA Sports video game, FIFA 14. Her album Ambulante was ranked as the 34th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine[6] and among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.[7]
Karol Conká publicly came out as bisexual and sapiosexual.[8] She is an advocate of feminism.[9][10]
In January 2021, she was announced as a contestant of the reality show Big Brother Brasil 21.[11] Her sarcastic and non-empathic behavior towards her housemates has garnered a very negative reception from the participants and viewers alike. On February 23, she was evicted from the reality show with a record-breaking 99.17% of the public vote.[12]
Her life is depicted in the 2021 Globoplay documentary series A Vida Depois do Tombo.[13]
In 2024, Karol Conká performed cosplayed as Trevo da Sorte in the reality singing competition The Masked Singer Brasil.[14]
- Albums
- 2001 - Karol Conka
- 2013 - Batuk Freak
- 2018 - Ambulante
- 2022 - Urucum
- Singles
- 2011 - Boa Noite
- 2014 - Tombei
- 2015 - É o Poder
- 2017 - Lalá
- 2018 - Kaça
- 2018 - Cabeça de Nego (Prod. Instituto & Boss in Drama)
- 2019 - Saudade
- 2019 - Nossa Que Isso (feat. Mc Rebecca & MC Rogê)
- 2019 - Alavancô (feat. Gloria Groove & Linn da Quebrada)
- 2021 - Dilúvio (feat. Leo Justi)
- 2021 - Mal Nenhum
- 2021 - Subida
- 2021 - Louca e Sagaz
- 2022 - Paredawn
- "10 New Artists You Need to Know: April 2014", Rolling Stone, 10 April 2014
- Antunes, Pedro (21 December 2018). "Rolling Stone Brasil: os 50 melhores discos nacionais de 2018". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- Antunes, Pedro (30 November 2018). "Baco Exu do Blues, Gilberto Gil, Duda Beat: os 25 melhores discos brasileiros do segundo semestre de 2018, segundo a APCA". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Sapiossexualidade: entenda o termo usado pela BBB Key Alves para definir sua sexualidade". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- "Karol Conka estampa capa de revista e diz sempre soube que era bi desde pequena". POPLine (in Portuguese). December 26, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- "Karol Conka fala sobre feminismo racismo preconceito machuca". O Globo (in Portuguese). September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- "Karol Conká estava no 'BBB 21'". O Dia (in Portuguese). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Big Brother Brazil: Karol Conka Evicted With Record-Breaking 99.17% Of Public Vote". Screen Rant. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "'A vida depois do tombo' mostra como Karol Conká enfrentou o mundo depois da rejeição recorde no BBB". G1 (in Portuguese). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "Trevo da Sorte é o quarto desmascarado da quarta temporada do The Masked Singer Brasil; veja quem é". Globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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