Gretchen (singer)

Maria Odete Brito de Miranda, known as Gretchen is a Brazilian singer and actress. She became notorious as the Rainha do Bumbum in the late 1970s. 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, Mel do Piripipi, Conga Conga Conga. She sold more thanmillion albums worldwide. Between 1980 and 1982, she grabbed the medias 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 1990s, and began singing Gospel music.

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