Biel (singer)

Gabriel Araújo Marins Rodrigues (born March 20, 1996), better known by the stage name Biel, is a Brazilian singer. After achieving online success, he was signed to Warner Music in April 2015. He released his EP Biel and had a string of hits, winning Meus Prêmios Nick Award as a "Revelação Musical" (musical revelation) of the year. He released his album Juntos Vamos Além in 2016.

Biel
Birth nameGabriel Araújo Marins Rodrigues
Born (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996
Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsWarner Music Brazil
Websitewww.bielmusic.com

Career

Gabriel was born in Lorena, São Paulo. He is the eldest son of Sérgio Ricardo Marins Rodrigues and of lawyer and former DJ Eliziane Silva Araújo.

At 12, he began to show interest in a musical career and became a model, DJ and dancer. At 16, he performed as MC Biel in clubs. In 2013, Biel, he started as an independent funk carioca artist in the styles "funk ostentação" and "funk sedução" and was often dubbed a "Brazilian Justin Bieber". In 2014, he found internet blog series WeBiel. Once signed to Warner Music in 2015, he removed MC from his stage name, to perform funk and pop music under the mononym Biel. The single "Demorô" from his self-titled EP Biel became a commercial success followed up by an even more successful single "Química" also from Biel. His studio album Juntos Vamos Além is released in April 2016 on Warner.[1]

Discography

Albums
  • 2016: Juntos Vamos Além

EPs
  • 2015: Biel

Singles
List of singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Álbum
BRA
"Ela É Baladeira" 2013 —

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"Tô Tirando Onda" 2014 — MC Biel
"Pimenta" —
"Boquinha" 2015 — Biel
"Demorô"[2] —
"Química" 56 Juntos Vamos Além
"Melhor Assim" (feat. Ludmilla) 2016 53
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Filmography
  • 2014–present: (personal web blog series)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nomination Result Ref.
2015 Meus Prêmios Nick Revelation Biel Won [3]
Gato do Ano Nominated
Geração Z Awards National Revelation [4]
2016 Meus Prêmios Nick Favourite Brazilian Artist [5]
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References
  1. "Warner Music Brasil - Artistas - Biel". www.warnermusic.com.br. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  2. "Biel lança o clipe do hit "Demorô" e sensualiza em hangout ao vivo. Confira!". purebreak.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  3. Amanda Faia (16 October 2015). "Fotos: Biel e One Direction vencem "Meus Prêmios Nick 2015"; Anitta toma banho de slime". Portal Pop. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. "Geração Z Awards 2015". Radio Talent. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. "Banda Fly ganha Kid's Choice Awards, no categoria concorriam: Anitta, Biel, Ludmila, Mc Gui e Zé Felipe". tudoinformation.com.br. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
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