Gilmelândia

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| name = Gilmelândia

| image = Gilmelândia 2016.png

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| caption = Gilmelândia in 2016

| birth_name = Gilmelândia Palmeira dos Santos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|09|20}}

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| occupation = {{Flatlist |

• Singer
• songwriter
• actress
• Television host

}}

| years_active = 1998–present

| spouse = Anderson Lima

| children =

| website = www.gilmelandia.com.br

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = {{Flatlist |

• Axé
• MPB

}}

| label = {{flatlist |

• Independent

}}

}}

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}}

Gilmelândia Palmeira dos Santos (born Salvador, Bahia, 20 September 1975) known as Gil or Gilmelândia, is a Brazilian singer, actress and TV presenter.Frommer's South America - Shawn Blore, Alexandra de Vries, Eliot Greenspan - 2006 Page 320 "Carnaval Salvador - One of the most popular blocos, Beijo (& 071/3336-6100) parades on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. The lead singer, Gil, is a popular Bahian artist." Her unusual first name, which is abbreviated on her CD covers to "Gil", was created by her parents in tribute to a friend of her mother's with an equally unusual name, Jumelânia.Axé Music - Page 148 Ricardo Azevedo "Gilmelândia Palmeira dos Santos, a Gil, brinca até com seu batismo: “Meu nome é um parque de diversões”. Aconteceu em homenagem a uma amiga da mãe, de nome também curioso, Jumelânia. “Aí meus pais juntaram o nome dela ao do ..."