Céu is the daughter of Edgar Puddles, a conductor and composer, responsible for musical arrangements of the group Balloon Magic and Caroline Whitaker, an artist. Came into contact with music still young, and at 15 decided to pursue a career in the area. It's vocal writing advertising jingles. At 18 he moved to New York, where he worked in bars and had various jobs: cleaning lady, waitress, keeper of coats. In New York stumbled upon the musician Antonio Pinto, subsequently found to be a distant cousin, and with whom he shared an apartment while he was experiencing financial problems.
Antonio Pinto joined Beto Villares - as he producer and composer active in the soundtracks of Brazilian films - to produce the first disc of Céu she is co-author of 12 of its 15 tracks. It was released in Brazil in 2005, the stamps Urban Jungle and Traveling Disk (by Beto Villares), and subsequently distributed in Latin America by Warner Music. In 2007 he was released in the U.S. (where it sold 30 thousand copies in the first two weeks [6]) and the United Kingdom and in several other countries, from Europe to Japan in the U.S., the album was released in the series Starbucks Hear Music Debut sold in both traditional stores as Starbucks in the U.S. network, Sky was the first foreign artist to have an album in this series.
His music legend composed the soundtrack for the novela Pé na Jaca, Malemolência composed the soundtrack for the novela Beleza Pura da Rede Globo. In 2005, was considered by the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles as one of the revelations of 5 years. His first album appeared in the first position in the rankings "Heatseekers (new artist)" and "World Music", and the 57's "Hot 100 ", all of the charts was the highest position in the U.S. charts already achieved by a Brazilian artist from Astrud Gilberto's" Girl from Ipanema "in 1963.
In 2006 he was nominated for a Latin Grammy for best new artist, and the Tim Music Award for best singer .. In 2007 she was nominated for a Grammy for best world music album of contemporary and presented at the opening of the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The album sold 25 million copies in the Netherlands and France, and yielded good numbers shows in Europe, the United States of America has sold over 100 thousand copies, 15 thousand in its first week. Was considered by the Journal of the season one Brazil's most influential 100 in the year 2009.
Band Members:
DJ Marco-scratches
Bruno Buarque-drums
Guilherme Ribeiro-keyboards
Lucas Martins-bass and guitar
Gustavo Lenza-sound engineer
Influences:
o amor, Nelson Cavaquinho, Nina Simone, vo Mino, Joseph Campbell, Clementina de Jesus, Dorival Caymmi, George Orwell, minhas amigas, meus amigos, Moacir Santos, Betty Carter, paçoca Amor, B-Negao, StudioOne produçoes, Luisao Maia.
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