Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima (born 3 September 1990),[1][3] known professionally as IZA, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and dancer, who rose to fame recording cover songs of artists such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Sam Smith on her self-titled YouTube channel. She has also featured her songs on Spotify and SoundCloud.[4][5] In May 2016 she signed a contract with Warner Music Brasil.[6] Her debut album, Dona de Mim, was released in 2018 and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.[7]
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Born | Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima[1] (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 32) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Spouse | Sérgio Santos (m. 2018) |
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Labels | Warner Music Brasil[2] |
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Iza was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of six, her family moved to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, where she began singing and performing at family parties and church events. After moving back to Rio de Janeiro at the age of eighteen, she got a degree in advertising from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and then she started her YouTube channel shortly thereafter.[8]
At the end of 2017, she was the main attraction of Pré-Reveillon POPline.[9] On February 3, 2018, she participated in the Planeta Atlântida festival.[10]
Her album Dona de Mim was ranked as the 41st best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine[11] and among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the first half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.[12]
In May 2021, Iza was named one of Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders.[13]
In 2016, Iza began dating Brazilian music producer Sérgio Santos. She married him on December 16, 2018 in the Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro Church, in Rio de Janeiro.[14]
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"Te Pegar" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
"Esse Brilho É Meu" | — | ||
"Pesadão" (featuring Marcelo Falcão)[17] |
41 | Dona de Mim | |
"Ginga" (featuring Rincon Sapiência) |
2018 | 62 | |
"Dona de Mim" | 69 | ||
"Brisa" | 2019 | 48 | Non-album singles |
"Meu Talismã" | 72 | ||
"Evapora" (with Ciara and Major Lazer)[18] |
75 | ||
"Let Me Be the One"" (with Maejor) |
2020 | 44 | |
"Bend The Knee" (with Bruno Martini and Timbaland) |
59 | Original | |
"Gueto" | 2021 | 30 | Non-album singles |
"Sem Filtro" | 59 | ||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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"Quem Sabe Sou Eu" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
"Vim Pra Ficar" | 2017 | |
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2016 | Nada Será Como Antes | Cameo[19] | Episode: "October 4" |
2017–19 | TVZ | Guest TV host | Episode: "16 de outubro" Episode: "30 de maio" Episode: "18 de abril" |
2018 | Vai Que Cola | Teriza Sampaio | Episode: "A Prima de Terezinha" |
2018 | Popstar | Special judge | Episode: "September 30" |
2018–present | Música Boa Ao Vivo | TV host | |
2019–presente | SóTocaTop | TV host[20] | |
2019 | Mulheres Fantásticas | Narrator[21] | |
2019–present | The Voice Brasil | Judge/Coach[22] | |
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2019 | The Lion King | Nala (voice) | Brazilian Portuguese Dub |
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2017 | Prêmio Multishow | Fiat Argo Experimente | Herself | Nominated |
Meus Prêmios Nick | Musical Revelation | Nominated | ||
Women's Music Event Awards | Revelation | Won | ||
2017 BreakTudo Awards | Revelation | Nominated[23] | ||
2018 | Prêmio Multishow | Song of the Year | Pesadão | Won |
Latin Grammy Awards | Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album | Dona de Mim | Nominated[7] | |
2020 | Prêmio Multishow | Cantora do Ano [24] | - | Pending |
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