Clarice Falcão

Clarice Falcão
Background information
Birth nameClarice Franco de Abreu Falcão
Born (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 34)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
GenresMPB
Occupation(s)
  • singer-songwriter
  • actress
  • screenwriter
  • comedian
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar and ukulele
Years active2006–present
WebsiteTwitter

Clarice Franco de Abreu Falcão is a Brazilian actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and comedian.

Biography[edit]

Falcão was born in Recife, Pernambuco on 23 October 1989. She moved to São Paulo at age 4 and at age 6, she moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she has lived ever since. She was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2013 in the category of Best New Artist.[1] She is the daughter of the writers João Falcão and Adriana Falcão, and she has two sisters Tatiana and Isabel. Clarice was also a member of a comedy group called Porta dos Fundos and she is best known for appearing on their YouTube videos.[2]

Falcão is a folk singer,[3] who began her career at age 13 by singing the song "Para o Diabo Os Conselhos de Vocês" for the soundtrack of the movie Lisbela e o Prisioneiro. In 2007, she won a contest organized by Google and YouTube with a short-movie called Laços, directed by Célio Porto and her mother and presented at the famous Sundance Cinema Festival,[4] in which she acted and composed the song Australia – a song which became a hit in the media. In 2008, Clarice acted as Mariana in a soap opera called A Favorita, where she shared the stage with other famous and known actors and actresses, such as Lilia Cabral.[5] That year, she was a part of a band called Melodrama with her cousin Ricco Viana.[6] In 2009, she acted in a remake of the play "Confessions of a Teenager" and in 2010 she starred and was responsible for directing the sound and the script of the short-movie The Phone Next Door – Chamada em Espera".

In 2011, Clarice was a part of a comedy TV show called Vendemos Cadeiras on Multishow. In 2012 and 2013, Clarice acted in movies, such as: Eu Não Faço a Menor Ideia do que eu Tô Fazendo Com a Minha Vida (2013), O Fantástico Mundo de Gregório (2012) and others. Also in 2012, Clarice was invited to be a part of the comedy group, where she acted with Fábio Porchat and Gregório Duvivier. Falcão left the group in 2015.

In 2011, she increased her online presence with videos for song such as "A Gente Voltou" and "Qualquer Negócio".[7][8] She released her first EP called Clarice Falcão – Singles on iTunes, which had 12 songs, among which there were songs she had performed on her YouTube videos, a remake of the song YMCA by the American group Village People, and a new song called De Todos os Loucos do Mundo. In 2013, she released her first album on the internet, called Monomania. In the end of 2015, Clarice recorded a version of the song Survivor by Destiny's Child in a music video, in which more than 60 women used a red lipstick however they wished to on the video.[9][10]

The singer's second album was released in February 2016, and it is called Problema Meu. This album was officially released and performed in Recife, Pernambuco and at Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro, when she presented a new song called Robespierre. This album represents a new "phase" of Clarice, with songs that have a different style from her first album. Clarice states that her first CD was much simpler and that was her goal when she organized it, but she knew that for a second CD, it would be important for it to be different.[3] According to her interview to Estadão, each song in the CD Problema Meu, tells a different story.[10]

On February 23, 2018, she released, in partnership with Kassin, one of the producers of her second album Problema Meu, the song "Coisinha Estúpida."[11] On October 15, the singer was one of the main musical attractions at the BB DTVM Film Festival, which featured screenings of national films.[12]

On March 28, 2019, the singer released "Minha Cabeça," the first single from her third studio album.[13] The song is quite intimate, was recorded in her home alongside friends, and deals with love and maturation. Later, on April 4, she released the music video of the respective track, directed by Lucas Cunha, who also produced the arrangements of the song. According to her, the clip should represent her anxiety.[14]

Personal life[edit]

Clarice and Gregório Duvivier married in January 2014, however, by November that same year, ended their marriage.[15] She identified herself as an atheist and a feminist.[16]

Songs Index[edit]

Work Title CD Title Year
"A Garota Que Não Gosta de Meninos" Singles 2011
"A Gente Voltou" Monomania 2013
"A Gente Voltou" Singles 2011
"A Volta do Mecenas" Problema Meu 2016
"Australia" N/A
"Banho de Piscina" Problema Meu 2016
"Caixa Verde" N/A
"Capitão Gancho" Monomania 2013
"Clarice" Problema Meu 2016
"Como é que eu vou dizer que acabou" Problema Meu 2016
"Coração Radiante" Singles 2011
"De Todos os Loucos do Mundo" Monomania 2013
"De Todos os Loucos do Mundo" Clarice Falcão (EP) 2012
"Deve Ter Sido Eu" Problema Meu 2016
"Duet" Problema Meu 2016
"Escolhi Você" Problema Meu 2016
"Essa É Pra Você" N/A
"Eu Esqueci Você" Monomania 2013
"Eu Me Lembro (Part. Silva)" Monomania 2013
"Eu Sou Problema Meu" Problema Meu 2016
"Fred Astaire" Monomania 2013
"Fred Astaire" Singles 2011
"Fred Astaire" (English Version) Monomania 2013
"I'm Nobody" Singles 2011
"Irônico" Problema Meu 2016
"L'amour toujours (I'll Fly with You)" Problema Meu 2016
"Macaé" Monomania 2013
"Macaé" Clarice Falcão (EP) 2012
"Macaé" Singles 2011
"Mais Normal" N/A
"Marlon Brando" N/A
"Marta" Problema Meu 2016
"Monomania" Clarice Falcão (EP) 2012
"Monomania" Singles 2011
"O Que Eu Bebi" Monomania 2013
"O Que Eu Bebi" Singles 2011
"O Que Você Faz Para Ser Feliz?" N/A
"Oitavo Andar" Monomania 2013
"Oitavo Andar (Uma Canção Sobre Amor)" Clarice Falcão (EP) 2012
"Oitavo Andar (Uma Canção Sobre Amor)" Singles 2011
"Pra Ter o Que Fazer" Singles 2011
"Qualquer Negócio" Monomania 2013
"Robespierre" N/A
"Se Esse Bar Fechar" Problema Meu 2016
"Survivor" N/A
"Talvez" Monomania 2013
"Um Só" Monomania 2013
"Vagabunda" Problema Meu 2016
"Vinheta" Problema Meu 2016
"Y.M.C.A" Singles 2011

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Caetano, Roberto Carlos e Clarice Falcão disputam Grammy Latino". Música (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Em show no Rio, Clarice Falcão critica Marco Feliciano | VEJA.com". VEJA.com. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Aiex, Tony (3 May 2016). "TMDQA! entrevista: Clarice Falcão". Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos!. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Apaixone-se pela cantora Clarice Falcão! | Capricho". CAPRICHO. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Clarice Falcão Brasil | Biografia". claricefalcao.com.br. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Clarice Falcao". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Clarice Falcão – Biografia". Pensador. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  8. ^ "G1 – Clarice Falcão". g1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Clarice Falcão fala de clipe: 'Batom vermelho é o que quisermos que seja'". Música (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Quantas Clarices você está vendo aqui?". Trip. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  11. ^ Ferraro, Eduarda (27 February 2018). "Clarice Falcão se junta a Kassin em "Coisinha Estúpida"". m-v-f- (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Clarice Falcão e O Terno fazem show em Brasília no CCBB | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  13. ^ Hahne, Stephanie (30 March 2019). "Clarice Falcão te convida para dentro de casa na nova "Minha Cabeça"". Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. ^ Carlos, Jean (4 April 2019). "Clarice Falcão se multiplica no clipe de "Minha Cabeça"". Nação da Música (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Clarice Falcão e Gregório Duvivier eram casal queridinho dos internautas; relembre a história de amor dos dois – Fotos – R7 Famosos e TV". entretenimento.r7.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Clarice Falcão se apresenta em SP e comenta a polêmica envolvendo vídeo sobre Jesus: "sou ateia"" (in Portuguese). 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2019.