Luísa Gerloff Sonza (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈizɐ ʒeʁˈlɔfi ˈsõzɐ]; Italian: [sontsa]; born 18 July 1998[citation needed]) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2014 singing cover songs on YouTube, where she gained notoriety. After signing with Universal Music Group, she recorded an extended play titled Pandora (2018). Three years later, she released her debut album Doce 22 (2021). The year also saw her being featured on a remix of Katy Perry's "Cry About It Later", along with Bruno Martini. In 2023, she released Escândalo Íntimo, which features a collaboration with Demi Lovato on the song "Penhasco2".
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| Born | Luísa Gerloff Sonza 18 July 1998 Tuparendi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Genres | Pop |
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Sonza has appeared as an actress on several television episodes, and with Pabllo Vittar she co-hosts the HBO Max show Queen Stars.
Career
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Sonza began singing at a Gaucho folklore community centre in her hometown at the age of seven. She was hired as a child singer by music group Sol Maior, staying with them for 10 years. Sonza would appear in a total of up to 24 concerts a month, with approximately 5,000 attending each time. In 2014, she launched a cover song YouTube channel, which made her gain online visibility. She became known then as 'Queen of Covers'.[1][2]
Sonza signed with Universal Music in May 2017, with her first single, Good Vibes, being then released.[3][4] In July, she released her second single, Olhos Castanhos (Brown Eyes), a song she wrote for then-husband Whindersson Nunes.[5][6] In October the same year, she released her first, self-titled EP with track Não Preciso de Você Pra Nada (There Is Nothing I Need You For) featuring Brazilian singer Luan Santana.[7][8]
In January 2018, Sonza released the song Rebolar (Twerking) from her first EP as a single. The video peaked 1st on YouTube.[9][10] In March, Rebolar (Remix) with 5 remix tracks of the song was released as an EP.[11][12]
In June 2018, Sonza made a special guest appearance in an episode of Brazilian TV sitcom Dra. Darci (Dr Darci), in which she played Julinha.[13] In July, she released Devagarinho (Step by Step), which made it to Spotify's Brazil Top 50 chart.[14][15][16]
In October 2018, Sonza was invited by soap opera writer Aguinaldo Silva to record Nunca Foi Sorte (It Was Never by Chance), a song written by Silva, for the soundtrack of TV Globo's telenovela O Sétimo Guardião. She also made a special guest appearance in one of the episodes.[17][18][19][20] Later that year, Sonza released the song as a single and music video.[21]
In November 2018, Sonza released the single Boa menina (Good Girl).[22][23] In February 2019, a forró version of the song was used in a video featuring Whindersson Nunes.[24][25][26] In March 2019, she released Pior Que Possa Imaginar (Worse Than You Can Imagine).[27][28][29][30] Later that year, Sonza released her first album, Pandora.
2020–present: Doce 22 and Escândalo Íntimo
editIn June 2020, Sonza gave a performance in the online version of the NYC Pride March.[31][32]
In June 2021, Sonza announced a career break after attacks received on social media.[33] Next month, she returned to the networks to announce the release of her second studio album, Doce 22, which was released on 18 July, the day she turned 23. The songs "VIP" and "Melhor Sozinha" were released as singles on the same day. The track "Também Não Sei de Nada", featuring Lulu Santos, was made available as a single at the time of the album's release.[34] To promote the album, the artist appeared on the program Prazer, Sonza, aired on Multishow in five episodes from 7 July 2021.[35] In May 2022, it was announced that Sonza had signed a recording contract with Sony Music Brazil, valued at US$ 20 million (about R$ 100 million at the time), with the aim of investing in an international career.[36]
In a press conference, held on 18 July 2022, Sonza announced the production of her third studio album, to address a more mature and sober version of her life, for the year 2023.[37] On 11 April, Netflix Brazil announced the recording of a documentary series, with Sonza, which will present her trajectory and personal life along with the background of her new project.[38][39] On 9 August, the singer's social networks confirmed the release of her new album, entitled Escândalo Íntimo, for the 29th of the same month.[40]
On 6 September in 2024, Sonza sang the Brazilian National Anthem before the NFL International Series game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers in São Paulo.
Personal life
editIn August 2016, YouTuber Whindersson Nunes asked Sonza to be his girlfriend.[41] In March 2017, they got engaged.[42] In February 2018, they married in a civil and religious ceremony for 350 guests in Alagoas, Brazil.[43][44]
On 29 April 2020, through a post on Instagram, Whinderson announced his divorce, claiming that Sonza and he had grown apart but remain good friends.
In an interview, Sonza said she is too conscious of her own body to have biological children, and intends to adopt instead.[45]
Sonza is of Italian and German descent.[46] She is openly bisexual.[47]
Views on women's empowerment and toxic masculinity
editMattea Sonza received criticism alleging she had married for money and responded by saying she made as much money as her former husband Whindersson Nunes did. She once thought being a victim of machismo was a woman's fault, but realised no matter what she did, she would be a victim anyway. 'I had two options: either understand a sick social structure, or become sick myself'; 'They're using the structure to talk about women, to place them in an undeserving position, of being less smart, and incomplete without a man—just like they did to my mum, my grandma, my aunt', she said. She holds no hard feelings towards trolls harassing her online. 'Before deconstructing other people, I have to deconstruct myself'. As to marriage, Sonza states: 'It is not women's duty to do anything, or be anything. It is not our duty to be a mother, or get married. Unless you want to, I'm against women letting go of their dreams to fulfil someone else's dreams.'[48]
In September 2020, after protests by Anitta and Sonza, Oxford Languages decided to reassess the definitions of Portuguese words patroa ('owner' or 'boss', in the feminine gender), professora ('teacher', in the feminine gender) and mulher solteira ('single woman') appearing in Google's definitional search, which until then were related to misogynistic definitions such as 'housewife' (patroa) and 'prostitute' (professora and mulher solteira). Both Google and Oxford Languages issued press releases stating that they would either revise the definitions or remove the item if it 'no longer reflected the modern usage of Portuguese language by Brazilian speakers.'[49][50]
Discography
edit- Pandora (2019)
- Doce 22 (2021)
- Escândalo Íntimo (2023)
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Dra. Darci | Julinha | Episode: "Menina Gênio" | [51] |
| 2019 | Os Roni | Rosinha | Episode: "O Show Tem Que Continuar" | [52] |
| Dança dos Famosos | Contestant | Season 16 | [53] | |
| 2020 | Amor de Mãe | Mel | Episode: "29 de janeiro de 2020" | [54] |
| 2022 | The Masked Singer Brasil | Guest judge | Season 2 | [55] |
| 2022–present | Queen Stars Brasil | Host | [56] | |
| 2023 | If I Were Luísa Sonza | Herself | Documentary | [57] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nomination | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 [58] | Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira | Melhor Cover da Web | Luísa Sonza | Won | |
| Meus Prêmios Nick | Canal de Música Favorito | Nominated | |||
| 2018 [59] | MTV Millennial Awards Brasil | Selfie do Ano | Júlio Cocielo FT. Whindersson FT. Tata FT. Luisa Sonza | Won | |
| Meus Prêmios Nick | Ship do Ano | Whindersson Nunes e Luísa Sonza | Nominated | ||
| Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Covers | Luísa Sonza
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| WME Awards | Revelação do Ano | Won | |||
| Prêmio Contigo! Online | Revelação Musical | ||||
| 2019 | WME Awards | Melhor Música Popular | "Boa Menina" | Won | |
| Melhor Videoclipe | "Garupa" | Nominated | |||
| MTV Millennial Awards Brasil | Revelação Musical | Luisa Sonza | Won | ||
| Prêmio Geração Glamour | Cantora Revelação | Won | |||
| Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Melhor Cantora | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Artista Musical Favorito | Nominated | ||
| Style do Ano | Nominated | ||||
| Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Melhor cantora | Nominated | |||
| Hit do Ano | "Combatchy" | Nominated | |||
| Melhor Feat | Won | ||||
| MTV Millennial Awards | Feat Nacional | Won | |||
| "Flores" | Nominated | ||||
| Hino do Ano | "Braba" | Nominated | |||
| Live das Live | Luísa Sonza | Nominated | |||
| Artista Musical | Nominated | ||||
| Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira | Melhor Cantora | Luísa Sonza | Nominated | ||
| Música Chiclete | "Braba" | Nominated | |||
| Melhor Clipe TVZ | "Combatchy" | Won | |||
| WME Awards | Melhor Live Musical | Luísa Sonza | Nominated | ||
| Melhor Cantora | Nominated | ||||
| Melhor Videoclipe | "Combatchy" | Nominated | |||
| "Braba" | Nominated | ||||
| Melhor Música Mainstream | Won | ||||
| Capricho Awards | Hit Nacional | Nominated | |||
| Feat do Ano | "Flores" | Nominated | |||
| Artista Musical | Luísa Sonza | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Prêmio Rádio Globo Quem | Melhor Feat | "Não Vai Embora" | Won | |
| "Combatchy" | Nominated | ||||
| "Modo Turbo" | Nominated | ||||
| Melhor Coreografia | Won | ||||
| Melhor Música Pop Nacional | "Braba" | Nominated | |||
| Troféu Internet | Melhor Cantora | Luísa Sonza | Pending |
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External links
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- Luísa Sonza at IMDb
- Luísa Sonza on Instagram
- Luísa Sonza on Spotify
- Luísa Sonza on Twitter