Pocah

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Queiroz and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Pocah
Pocah in 2024
Born
Viviane de Queiroz Pereira

(1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 30)
Queimados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other namesMC Pocahontas
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Matheus Vargas
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(m. 2014; div. 2016)​
Partner
  • Ronan Souza (2019–present)
Children1
Musical career
GenresFunk carioca, funk ostentação, melodic funk, pop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsWarner Music Group
Websitepocah.com.br

Viviane de Queiroz Pereira (born October 17, 1994), known professionally as Pocah and formerly MC Pocahontas, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.

Biography

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Viviane de Queiroz Pereira was born in Queimados, Rio de Janeiro on October 17, 1994, and raised in Duque de Caxias.[1] The daughter of Marines de Queiroz and Leonardo Pereira, she is of African, Portuguese and Native Brazilian descent. Prior to her musical career, she worked as a manicure at her mother's beauty salon,[2] who also had a part-time job babysitting actress Vera Fischer's youngest son Gabriel.[3] Her first contact with music was accompanying her older brother on tours with his rock band when she was 12 years old, and during her high school years she was introduced to funk carioca.[4]

She officially began her career in 2012 releasing the song "Mulher do Poder", which reached over 11 million views on YouTube and was considered a landmark in the then-blooming funk ostentação scene.[5] Her posterior stage name, "MC Pocahontas", came from her alleged physical resemblance to the eponymous Disney character.[6] As the 2010s went by, MC Pocahontas released collaborations with Naiara Azevedo and Dani Russo ("Ó Quem Voltou", which had a music video produced by KondZilla which reached over 6.9 million views[7]), and MC Mirella ("Quer Mais?"[8]); both collaborations were certified Double Platinum and Diamond by Pro-Música Brasil, respectively.

In 2017, rapper Future used a sample of Pocahontas' voice on the song "Fresh Air" off his album Hndrxx.[9] The song was later used by Kylie Jenner in a make-up tutorial.[2]

In early 2019 Pocahontas signed with Warner Music Group, changing her stage name to Pocah to avoid copyright infringement allegations from Disney.[10] Her first release for the label, "Não Sou Obrigada", came out in April; described as an "ode to women's empowerment", it reached over 11 million views on YouTube and 35 million streamings on Spotify.[11] Later that year, she and fellow funk singer Kevin O Chris collaborated on the song "Resenha Lá em Casa", shooting a music video heavily inspired by the series Stranger Things.[12]

In January 2021 she was announced as one of the participants of the 21st season of the reality show Big Brother Brasil;[1][13][14] on April 29 she became the 15th contestant to be evicted.

On September 3, 2024, Pocah released her debut full-length album, Cria de Caxias, described as an "autobiographical concept album divided in three acts".[15]

Personal life

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From 2014 to 2016 Pocah was married to her manager and fellow funk singer Matheus Vargas, known as MC Rouba Cena, with whom she had a daughter, Victória (born 2016).[16][17][18] In August 2019 she began a relationship with promoter Ronan Souza.[19] Later on December they registered their domestic partnership,[20] and announced their official engagement in 2021.[21]

Pocah is openly bisexual; she first came out when she was 13 years old.[22] In a 2020 interview for magazine ISTOÉ, she also described herself as a feminist.[23]

Discography

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  • Cria de Caxias (2024)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 MTV Millennial Awards Brazil Best Video Made at Home Won [24]
MTV Millennial Awards Brazil Zika do Baile Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Wallace Santos (January 19, 2021). "Pocah é participante do BBB21; conheça!". Gshow (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wallace Santos (January 19, 2021). "Pocah, do BBB21, tem mais de 20 milhões de seguidores e já teve uma canção sua em vídeo de uma das Kardashians". Gshow (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pocah relembra infância na casa de Vera Fischer, onde mãe era babá: 'Me apoiou para ser cantora'". Extra (in Portuguese). January 8, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Pocah.com.br – Release (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Rodrigo Ortega (August 14, 2012). "'Funk paulista' vira moda no YouTube com carros, motos e notas de 100". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "MC Pocahontas – Dados artísticos". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Leonardo Torres (February 26, 2018). "Naiara Azevedo, Dani Russo e MC Pocahontas unem forças e clipe bate 6,9 milhões de acessos rapidamente". Portal POPline (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Amanda Faia (November 2, 2018). "MC Pocahontas e MC Mirella estreiam colorido e energético clipe de 'Quer Mais?'". Portal POPline (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Rebecca Silva (February 24, 2017). "Future usa sampler de MC Pocahontas em novo disco". Billboard Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Leonardo Torres (January 16, 2019). "MC Pocahontas assina contrato com a Warner Music". Portal POPline (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Daniel Outlander (April 24, 2019). "MC Pocahontas comemora sucesso de 'Não Sou Obrigada'". PopNow (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Maurício Dehò (July 5, 2019). "Kevin O Chris e Pocah lançam clipe à la 'Stranger Things' para 'Resenha lá em Casa'". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  13. ^ André Medeiros (January 20, 2021). "Confirmada no BBB21, Pocah fala sobre signo e confinamento: 'Sou muito carente'". Vírgula (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "BBB21: Pocah diz ter três personalidades". UOL (in Portuguese). January 25, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  15. ^ Nicoly Bastos (September 4, 2024). "Pocah comenta 1º álbum em 14 anos de carreira: 'Não tinha recurso financeiro'". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "Nasce Victória, filha de MC Pocahontas com MC Rouba Cena". RedeTV! (in Portuguese). February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  17. ^ "Aos 19 anos, MC Pocahontas fala sobre fim do casamento com o empresário: 'Fui traída'". Rádio Caçula (in Portuguese). April 24, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Chega ao fim o casamento dos MCs Pocahontas e Rouba Cena". R7.com (in Portuguese). November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  19. ^ "Pocah assume relacionamento com Ronan Souza, ex de Anitta: 'Estamos namorando'". Portal POPline (in Portuguese). August 23, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  20. ^ "Pocah vai morar com namorado, ex de Anitta, e manda mãe de volta para Caxias". Extra (in Portuguese). December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  21. ^ "Pocah explica medo de casar após cinco anos de namoro". Quem (in Portuguese). February 25, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  22. ^ "'Eu achava que nem gostava de macho', conta Pocah". Agência da Notícia (in Portuguese). December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  23. ^ "'Não vou abaixar a cabeça pra ninguém', diz Pocah". ISTOÉ (in Portuguese). August 28, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  24. ^ F5 (September 15, 2020). "Luan Santana, Pedro Sampaio e Pocah farão shows no MTV MIAW". F5. Retrieved September 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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