Ale Vanzella

Vanzella began playing in indie and grunge rock bands at the age of 14.{{cite web |url=http://guitarplayer.uol.com.br/?area=detalheNoticia&id=6000/ |title=Entrevista: Ale Vanzella – Indie Bossa |last=Inglez de Souza |first=Henrique |work=Guitar Player |location=São Paulo |language=Portuguese |date=2013-02-28 |access-date=2019-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052329/http://guitarplayer.uol.com.br/?area=detalheNoticia&id=6000%2F |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.dci.com.br/shopping-news/ale-vanzella-fala-de-turne-especial-pela-europa-id332100.html/ |title=Ale Vanzella fala de turnê especial pela Europa |last=Brandão |first=David |work=Diário Comércio Indústria & Serviços (DCI) |location=São Paulo |language=Portuguese |date=2013-02-15 |access-date=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234435/http://www.dci.com.br/shopping-news/ale-vanzella-fala-de-turne-especial-pela-europa-id332100.html/ |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }} He worked as a university professor of accounting before pursuing music full-time, having graduated from UNIVATES in Accounting Sciences in 2006{{cite web |url=http://www.univates.br/noticias/10234/ |title=Rádio Univates recebe músico Ale Vanzella |publisher=Univates |date=2012-11-28}} and completing postgraduate work as a comptroller (2007) and in tax law (2012).{{cite web |url=http://www.portalnikkei.com.br/japao-musica-ale-vanzella-divulga-novo-disco-no-japao/ |title=JAPÃO / MÚSICA: Ale Vanzella divulga novo disco no Japão |language=Portuguese |work=Jornal Nippak |location=São Paulo |date=2012-05-25 |access-date=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601152612/http://www.portalnikkei.com.br/japao-musica-ale-vanzella-divulga-novo-disco-no-japao/ |archive-date=2015-06-01 |url-status=dead }}

Vanzella has been influenced by bossa nova musicians João Gilberto, Roberto Menescal, Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho, and Walter Santos, as well as by indie rock groups Nirvana, The Strokes, The Killers, Interpol, The Kinks, Foo Fighters, and Arcade Fire.{{cite web|url=http://www.runway-mag.com/?p=5088/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130427202109/http://www.runway-mag.com/?p=5088/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-27 |title=Entrevista a Ale Vanzella |last=Soares |first=Inês |work=Runway-MAG |date=2013-02-13 }}

Roberto Menescal, one of the founders of the bossa nova movement, collaborated on Vanzella's debut album Indie Bossa and concert tour, supporting the mix of styles. He writes of Vanzella: "What surprised me most in this work was the softness of Ale. I remember that João Gilberto appeared so, he opened an opportunity at the time. And Ale can open this new door." Roberto Menescal in 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.ibahia.com/detalhe/noticia/conheca-o-musico-gaucho-ale-vanzella-que-mistura-indie-rock-e-bossa-nova/ |title=Conheça o músico gaúcho Ale Vanzella que mistura indie rock e bossa nova |work=iBahia |language=Portuguese |date=2012-09-26 |access-date=2013-04-04 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033207/http://www.ibahia.com/detalhe/noticia/conheca-o-musico-gaucho-ale-vanzella-que-mistura-indie-rock-e-bossa-nova/ |url-status=dead }}

The Indie Bossa album was released in 2012, and was supported by a pre-release tour in the United States. A tour of Japan occurred in May 2012. A European tour in May and June 2012 included stops in Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, England and Italy.

Vanzella was chosen by FIFA to appear in a documentary about Brazilian culture corresponding with the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil.{{cite web |url=http://www.redesul.am.br/rsradios/Noticias/Cultura/03/12/2012/Musico-guaporense-participa-de-documentario-de-divulgacao-da-Copa/115329/ |title=Músico guaporense participa de documentário de divulgação da Copa |last=Lunardi |first=Michele |work=RedeSul de Comunicação |date=2012-03-12}}{{cite web |url=http://noticias.r7.com/jornal-da-record-news/2013/02/08/ale-vanzella-apresenta-no-jr-news-desta-sexta-8/ |title=Ale Vanzella apresenta no JR News desta sexta |work=JR News |date=2013-02-08 |language=Portuguese}}

• Indie Bossa (Albatroz Music/July 2012){{cite news |url=http://colunas.revistaepoca.globo.com/brunoastuto/tag/ale-vanzella/ |title=Com elogios da crítica americana, músico brasileiro descoberto por Roberto Menescal lança CD em NY |magazine=Época |language=Portuguese |date=2012-05-09}} Includes 17 tracks in Portuguese and English, and a bonus track in Japanese.
• Indie Bossa II (Sony Music/April 2015) Includes 12 tracks in English.

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Category:People from Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul