Gretchen

Maria Odete Brito de Miranda was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro on May 29, 1959, artistically known as Gretchen, is a singer, businesswoman, youtuber and, occasionally, Brazilian actress. She is the sister of singer Sula Miranda and mother of Thammy Miranda. Around her success, Gretchen has sold about 15 million records during almost four decades of career. She became notorious as the "Rainha do Bumbum" ("Butt Queen") in the late 70's. Her stage name was taken from 1976 film "Aleluia, Gretchen" that tells the story of a German Brazilian immigrant family. After doing backing vocals for years, Gretchen appeared on a TV show in 1978 and soon recorded her debut single, "Dance With Me". In 1980, 1981 and 1982, she released her three most successful albums: "My Name Is Gretchen", "You and Me" and "Lonely". These three albums featured songs that became hallmarks in her career, such as "Freak Le Boom Boom", "Melô do Piripipi", "Conga Conga Conga". She sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. Between 1980 and 1982, she grabbed the media's attention by making "sexy" music, while still enjoying popularity among children. After Lonely in 1982, she went on a downward spiral while trying to remain on the charts. Born as a Roman Catholic, Gretchen embraced the Protestant faith in the 90's, and began singing Gospel music. By the end of the 90's, her hits had returned to dance floors. With the emergence of Butt Music stars like Carla Perez, Gretchen was eventually recognized as a forerunner of the hip shakers. The compilation "20 Super Sucessos" came out in 1998 on Copacabana/EMI. Gretchen signed a contract to star a porn movie for Brazilian porn producers "Brasileirinhas" in 2006, following the example of Rita Cadillac (2), with whom she appeared in the 1982 pornochanchada "Aluga-se Moças". The movie, "La Conga Sex", was released by November, followed by another porn title, "Carnaval 2007", released in February 2007.