Paula Lima (born October 10, 1970 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer and composer whose music is influenced by bossa, percussion, samba, Brazilian soul international funk and one of judges of Brazilian Idol, Ídolos Brazil (Season 3 and Season 4).
Lima's career started a little by chance but she had been involved in different school festivals. In 1992, she joined her first band, the "Unidade Móvel", which later became "Unidade Bop". In 1995 she was invited to sing in a Samba, Rock, Funk and Soul band, led by Skowa. Lima lists her influences to be Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Elza Soares, Ed Motta, Gilberto Gil, Banda Black Rio and Jorge Benjor.
Paula also played Grizabella's role in the stage for both São Paulo's and Rio de Janeiro's productions of Cats in 2010.
Discography Title Details É Isso Aí Released: 2001 Label: Regata Music Format: CD Sales: 500,000 Diva Paulista Released: October 7, 2002 Label: Mr Bongo Records Format: CD Paula Lima Released: 2003 Label: Universal Music Format: CD Sinceramente Released: 2006 Label: Indie Records Format: CD Sales: 10,000 Outro Esquema Released: 2011 Label: Microservice Format: CD Sales: 5,000 O Samba é do Bem Released: April 1, 2014 Label: Radar Format: CD Samba Soul Released: Label: Format:
Live albums Title Details SambaChic Released: 2009 Label: Warner Music Format: CD, DVD Sales: 20,000 (CD+DVD)
Featured songs Title Details Life Released: 2000 Label: Epic Format: CD, Vinyl
Videography Title Details SambaChic Released: 2009 Label: Warner Music Format: CD, DVD Sales: 20,000 (CD+DVD)
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