Gloria Groove
{{Short description|Brazilian singer and rapper}}
{{Portuguese name|Garcia|Felicione Napoleão}}
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Daniel Garcia Felicione Napoleão (born January 18, 1995), known professionally as Gloria Groove ({{IPA|pt|ˈɡlɔɾjɐ ˈɡɾuvi}}), is a Brazilian singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and drag queen. During his childhood, Groove starred in the RecordTV telenovela Savage, and began work as a voice actor. After a period working in theatre as a teenager, Garcia adopted the drag persona "Gloria Groove" in 2014. Two years later, he started gaining prominence by appearing in the TV Globo reality show Amor & Sexo.
Gloria Groove's singing career launched with the release of the single "Dona" in January 2016. After its success, Groove released "Império", and was featured in Carnival hit "Catuaba" by Aretuza Lovi. Groove's first album, O Proceder, was released in February 2017 and was followed by the singles "Gloriosa" and "Muleke Brasileiro". At the end of 2017, Groove released one of the most successful singles of her career, "Bumbum de Ouro". It was followed by peer recognition, which led the singer to feature in several singles such as "Joga Bunda", along with Lovi and Pabllo Vittar, "Arrasta" with Léo Santana, a remix version of Anitta's "Show das Poderosas", and Lexa's "Provocar".
Biography
=1995–2016: Early life and career=
Daniel Garcia Felicione Napoleão was born on January 18, 1995, in São Paulo, to a family of artists.{{cite web | url=https://epoca.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2018/02/drag-queens-cantoras-que-sao-novas-divas-do-carnaval.html | title=As drag queens cantoras que são as novas divas do Carnaval | trans-title=The drag queen singers who are the new divas of carnival | date=February 8, 2018 | first1=Luís | last1=Lima | first2=Nina | last2=Finco | first3=Sérgio | last3=Garcia | work=Época | accessdate=January 22, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 22, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122144937/https://epoca.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2018/02/drag-queens-cantoras-que-sao-novas-divas-do-carnaval.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://revistatrip.uol.com.br/trip/gloria-groove-drag-queen-orgulho-gay-lgbt-rap-musica | title=Gloria Groove: a dona da porra toda | trans-title=Gloria Groove: the one who fucking rules | first1=Lia | last1=Hama | first2=Gregory | last2=Prudenciano | date=February 20, 2017 | work=Trip | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=January 22, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=July 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726015255/https://revistatrip.uol.com.br/trip/gloria-groove-drag-queen-orgulho-gay-lgbt-rap-musica | url-status=live }} Daniel grew up in the Vila Formosa neighborhood, where he accompanied his mother, Gina Garcia, during her shows. Daniel's mother was a backing vocal for pagode group Raça Negra, while his aunt was also a singer and his maternal grandparents were circus performers.{{cite news | url=https://www.uai.com.br/app/noticia/e-mais/2016/09/08/noticia-e-mais,183941/gloria-groove-diz-que-a-cultura-drag-no-brasil-ainda-precisa-de-valori.shtml | title=Gloria Groove diz que a cultura drag no Brasil ainda precisa de valorização | trans-title=Gloria Groove says that drag [queen] culture still needs appreciation | first=Rebeca | last=Oliveira | date=September 8, 2016 | work=Correio Braziliense | accessdate=January 23, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=February 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220105853/https://www.uai.com.br/app/noticia/e-mais/2016/09/08/noticia-e-mais,183941/gloria-groove-diz-que-a-cultura-drag-no-brasil-ainda-precisa-de-valori.shtml | url-status=live }} Inspired by his mother, Daniel recalls singing since he was 4. When he was 6, he starred in advertisements for Elma Chips (Brazilian counterpart to Lay's). He then auditioned in the program {{ill|Domingo Legal{{!}}Domingo Legal|pt|Domingo Legal}}, when he was 7, to become part of the band Turma do Balão Mágico (known as "Galera do Balão" at the time);{{cite web | url=https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/celebridades/ex-balao-magico-rompe-com-igrejae-faz-sucesso-como-cantora-e-drag-queen-19728 | title=Ex-Balão Mágico rompe com a igreja e faz sucesso como cantora e drag queen | trans-title=Former Balão Mágico [member] distances himself from the church and become a success as singer and drag queen | first=Gabriel | last=Perline | date=March 28, 2018 | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=January 24, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183246/https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/celebridades/ex-balao-magico-rompe-com-igrejae-faz-sucesso-como-cantora-e-drag-queen-19728 | url-status=live }} he was a member of the musical act between 7 and 9 years. After performing in Programa Raul Gil as part of a children's gospel group, the ten-year-old Daniel competed at the talent show host by the program. He only competed for two weeks because he was selected to star in the Rede Record telenovela Bicho do Mato (2006–2007). Daniel started his career as a voice actor in this period; one of the major roles was to dub Rico Suave in Hannah Montana.{{cite web | url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/gloria-groove-deixa-rap-e-mergulha-no-pop-em-nova-fase-e-carnaval-epoca-de-mexer-a-bunda.ghtml | title=Gloria Groove deixa rap e mergulha no pop em nova fase: 'É carnaval, época de mexer a bunda' | trans-title=Gloria Groove abandons rap and goes into pop in new fase: "It's carnival, time to shake the ass" | date=February 9, 2018 | website=G1 | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=January 23, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183115/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/gloria-groove-deixa-rap-e-mergulha-no-pop-em-nova-fase-e-carnaval-epoca-de-mexer-a-bunda.ghtml | url-status=live }}{{efn|Daniel continued to work as a voice actor during all his adolescence and after becoming a singer. Some works he did include Justin Bieber in Never Say Never, Chase in PAW Patrol, Jake Holling in Power Rangers: Megaforce, and Mikey Kudo in Digimon Fusion.{{cite web | url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/efeito-pabllo-vittar-apos-estouro-da-cantora-veja-10-artistas-drags-trans-e-travestis-que-sao-apostas-para-2018.ghtml | title=Efeito Pabllo Vittar: Após estouro da cantora, veja 10 artistas drags, trans e travestis que são apostas para 2018 | trans-title=Pabllo Vittaf effect: After singer's great success, see 10 drag, trans and travesti artists that are | first=Rodrigo | last=Ortega | date=January 15, 2018 | website=G1 | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=January 24, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=March 28, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328004916/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/efeito-pabllo-vittar-apos-estouro-da-cantora-veja-10-artistas-drags-trans-e-travestis-que-sao-apostas-para-2018.ghtml | url-status=live }}}}
Daniel grew up feeling he was different and was bullied in school. He also attended the Protestant church Reborn in Christ through his childhood until his teenage years and in the church, he learned about soul music and black music. He gradually stopped going to church as he started working in theatre at the age of 14 and came out as gay. During this time, he played the role of Margaret Mead in an independent stage performance of Hair.{{cite web | url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/gloria-groove-quem-disse-que-drag-queen-nao-pode-ser-rapper.ghtml | title=Gloria Groove: quem disse que drag queen não pode ser rapper? | trans-title=Gloria Groove: who said a drag queen can't be a rapper? | first1=Marina | last1=Pinhoni | first2=Tatiana | last2=Regadas | first3=Thaís | last3=Lima | date=October 6, 2017 | website=G1 | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=January 24, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183126/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/gloria-groove-quem-disse-que-drag-queen-nao-pode-ser-rapper.ghtml | url-status=live }}{{efn|Sources vary on when Daniel played a role in Hair; Globo.com's G1 say it was when he was 15, while {{ill|Trip (magazine){{!}}Trip|pt|Trip (revista)}} and O Povo wrote he was 18.}} Inspired by the play's themes, he decided to create a drag queen persona. The theatre made him appreciate the possibility of mixing music, performance, dance, makeup and costume. Watching RuPaul's Drag Race, he concluded he could do his performances not only in the theatre, but also on clubs and shows. At 17–18,{{efn|While Universo Online reports 17, Trip informs it was 18.}} he adopted the stage name "Gloria Groove", chosen after how hymns are called in Brazilian Protestant churches and the musical term of the same name associated with black music.
Groove worked as "coach" in "Bishow", a segment in the TV Globo program Amor e Sexo in which contestants competed as drag queens. Although the filming lasted until November 2015, the show was only broadcast between January and February 2016.{{cite web | url=http://gshow.globo.com/Bastidores/noticia/2016/01/conheca-drag-queens-que-participam-do-quadro-bishow-no-amor-sexo.html | title=Conheça as drag queens que participam do quadro Bishow no 'Amor & Sexo' | trans-title=Meet the drag queens who participated in the segment Bishow in 'Amor & Sexo' | date=January 23, 2016 | website=GShow | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=April 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404183531/http://gshow.globo.com/Bastidores/noticia/2016/01/conheca-drag-queens-que-participam-do-quadro-bishow-no-amor-sexo.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://vejasp.abril.com.br/blog/pop/fernanda-lima-impressiona-publico-com-vestido-confeccionado-com-40-000-cristais/ | title=Fernanda Lima impressiona público com vestido confeccionado com 40 000 cristais | trans-title=Fernanda Lima impresses audience in a dress with 40,000 crystals | date=February 21, 2016 | work=Veja São Paulo | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130900/https://vejasp.abril.com.br/blog/pop/fernanda-lima-impressiona-publico-com-vestido-confeccionado-com-40-000-cristais/ | url-status=live }}
=2016–present: debut as a singer and first album=
Gloria Groove started a career as a singer by releasing the single "Dona" in January 2016 through the label SB Music.{{cite web | url=https://www.omelete.com.br/colunistas/gay-nerd-o-ritmo-e-atitude-de-gloria-groove | title=O ritmo e atitude de Glória Groove | trans-title=The rhythm and attitude of Gloria Groove | first=Isaque | last=Criscuolo | date=March 5, 2016 | website=Omelete | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130932/https://www.omelete.com.br/colunistas/gay-nerd-o-ritmo-e-atitude-de-gloria-groove | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/dona-single/1084252169 | title=Dona – Single | date=11 February 2016 | publisher=iTunes. Apple | access-date=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125131010/https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/dona-single/1084252169 | url-status=dead }} It was followed by the song's music video directed by João Monteiro in March; it was a hit, being watched 1.7 million times in a year.{{cite web | url=https://theestablishment.co/meet-the-queer-musicians-fighting-for-art-and-their-lives-in-brazil-the-worlds-lgbtqi-murder-capital/ | title=Meet The Queer Musicians Fighting For Art And Their Lives in Brazil, The World's LGBTQI Murder Capital | first=Beatriz | last=Miranda | date=November 13, 2018 | work=The Establishment | accessdate=January 22, 2019 | archive-date=January 23, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071333/https://theestablishment.co/meet-the-queer-musicians-fighting-for-art-and-their-lives-in-brazil-the-worlds-lgbtqi-murder-capital/ | url-status=live }} In August, Groove released the single, "Império",{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/imp%C3%A9rio-single/1151641600 | title=Império – Single | date=5 October 2016 | publisher=iTunes. Apple | access-date=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125131013/https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/imp%C3%A9rio-single/1151641600 | url-status=dead }} whose music video was released in October and was also directed by Monteiro. In November, Groove was featured in Aretuza Lovi's single "Catuaba",{{cite web | url=http://blogs.correio24horas.com.br/mesalte/aretuza-lovi-e-gloria-groove-lancam-single-em-homenagem-a-catuaba/ | title=Aretuza Lovi e Gloria Groove lançam single em homenagem à catuaba | first=Jorge | last=Gauthier | date=November 25, 2016 | work=Correio | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183251/http://blogs.correio24horas.com.br/mesalte/aretuza-lovi-e-gloria-groove-lancam-single-em-homenagem-a-catuaba/ | url-status=live }} which was a moderate success in Brazilian Carnival. First announced as an extended play to be released in March 2016, Groove released the eight-track album O Proceder in February 2017.{{cite web | url=http://blogs.opovo.com.br/reporterentrelinhas/2018/03/02/faixa-faixa-gloria-groove-comenta-o-album-de-estreia-o-proceder/ | title=Gloria Groove comenta o álbum de estreia 'O Proceder' | trans-title=Gloria Groove talks about the debut album 'O Proceder' | date=March 2, 2018 | first=Rubens | last=Rodrigues | work=O Povo | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125184708/http://blogs.opovo.com.br/reporterentrelinhas/2018/03/02/faixa-faixa-gloria-groove-comenta-o-album-de-estreia-o-proceder/ | url-status=live }} To promote the album, Groove announced the release of single versions for "Gloriosa" and "Muleke Brasileiro".{{cite web | url=https://www.portalitpop.com/2017/02/gloria-groove-gloriosa.html | title=Que hino! Gloria Groove anuncia a pop 'Gloriosa' como seu próximo single | date=February 22, 2017 | first=Guilherme | last=Tintel | website=It Pop! | publisher=MTV | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130951/https://www.portalitpop.com/2017/02/gloria-groove-gloriosa.html | url-status=live }} The former's music video was released in June,{{cite web | url=https://observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br/noticias/2017/06/gloria-groove-lanca-clipe-para-a-faixa-gloriosa-assista | title=Glória Groove lança clipe para a faixa Gloriosa; assista | trans-title=Glória Groove releases clip for track Gloriosa; watch it | date=June 16, 2017 | work=Observatório G | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=April 9, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409210403/https://observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br/noticias/2017/06/gloria-groove-lanca-clipe-para-a-faixa-gloriosa-assista | url-status=live }} and it was released along with "Dona" and "Império" in a mash-up version by ONErpm in November.{{cite web | title=Dona / Império / Gloriosa (ONErpm Studios Mix) – Single | url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/dona-imp%C3%A9rio-gloriosa-onerpm-studios-mix-single/1309782581 | publisher=iTunes. Apple | access-date=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130953/https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/dona-imp%C3%A9rio-gloriosa-onerpm-studios-mix-single/1309782581 | url-status=dead }} The latter's music video, directed by Rafael Kent,{{cite web | url=https://www.midiorama.com/gloria-groove-lanca-novo-clipe-muleke-brasileiro-cheio-de-coreografias | title=Gloria Groove lança novo clipe "Muleke Brasileiro" cheio de coreografias | date=December 3, 2017 | work=Midiorama. O Povo | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126113803/https://www.midiorama.com/gloria-groove-lanca-novo-clipe-muleke-brasileiro-cheio-de-coreografias | url-status=live }} was released in November,{{cite web | url=http://blogs.opovo.com.br/reporterentrelinhas/2018/02/08/bunda-nao-deveria-ser-uma-questao-diz-gloria-groove/ | title="Bunda não deveria ser uma questão", diz Gloria Groove | trans-title="Butt shouldn't be a problem", says Gloria Groove | date=February 8, 2018 | first=Rubens | last=Rodrigues | work=O Povo | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183135/http://blogs.opovo.com.br/reporterentrelinhas/2018/02/08/bunda-nao-deveria-ser-uma-questao-diz-gloria-groove/ | url-status=live }} while its single version was published by SB Music in December.{{cite web | title=Muleke Brasileiro (Remixes) – Single | date=22 December 2017 | url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/muleke-brasileiro-remixes-single/1326131282 | publisher=iTunes. Apple | access-date=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125131015/https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/muleke-brasileiro-remixes-single/1326131282 | url-status=dead }} Groove was also among the singers chosen to perform "Filhos do Arco-Íris", a single released in June 2017 whose profit was destined to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.{{cite web | url=http://portalpopline.com.br/sandy-pabllo-vittar-preta-gil-e-outros-artistas-se-juntam-em-filhos-arco-iris-single-pro-lgbt/ | title=Sandy, Pabllo Vittar, Preta Gil e outros artistas se juntam em "Filhos do Arco-Íris", single pró-LGBT | trans-title=Sandy, Pabllo Vittar, Preta Gil and other artists are reunited in "Filhos do Arco-Íris", pro-LGBT single | first=Caian | last=Nunes | date=June 11, 2017 | website=POPline | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=March 28, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328020456/http://portalpopline.com.br/sandy-pabllo-vittar-preta-gil-e-outros-artistas-se-juntam-em-filhos-arco-iris-single-pro-lgbt/ | url-status=live }}
Since November 2017, Groove is producing a second album. In December 2017, Groove released the first single for the upcoming album, "Bumbum de Ouro",{{cite web | url=https://gente.ig.com.br/cultura/2018-01-19/pabllo-vittar-joga-a-bunda.html | title=Aretuza Lovi, Pabllo Vittar e Gloria Groove jogam a bunda em novo clipe | trans-title=Aretuza Lovi, Pabllo Vittar and Gloria Groove shake the ass in new clip | date=January 19, 2018 | website=Internet Group | accessdate=January 24, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183324/https://gente.ig.com.br/cultura/2018-01-19/pabllo-vittar-joga-a-bunda.html | url-status=live }} one of the singer's most successful songs and a hit during Carnival.{{cite web | url=http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/viver/2018/04/21/internas_viver,749385/gloria-groove-a-musica-lgbt-tem-dado-passos-largos-em-um-pais-que-an.shtml | title=Gloria Groove: 'A música LGBT tem dado passos largos em um país que anda para trás'. Confira a entrevista | trans-title=Gloria Groove: 'LGBT music is moving forward in a country that goes backward'. Check the interview | date=April 21, 2018 | first=Emannuel | last=Bento | work=Diário de Pernambuco | accessdate=January 24, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130850/http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/viver/2018/04/21/internas_viver,749385/gloria-groove-a-musica-lgbt-tem-dado-passos-largos-em-um-pais-que-an.shtml | url-status=live }} It gained more popularity when the music video directed by Os Primos was released in February 2018; it reached the top of Spotify Brazil's viral chart, and the video was watched over 5 million times on YouTube in three weeks. In January 2018, Groove was featured on Aretuza Lovi's single "Joga Bunda" along with Pabllo Vittar; its music video directed by Felipe Sassi{{cite web | url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/diversao-e-arte/2017/12/20/interna_diversao_arte,648976/imagens-do-clipe-joga-bunda-aretuza-lovi.shtml | title=Veja imagens do clipe de Joga bunda, de Aretuza Lovi com Pabllo Vittar | trans-title=See images of Joga Bunda clip, by Aretuza Lovi featuring Pabllo Vittar | date=December 20, 2017 | work=Correio Braziliense | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126061224/https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/diversao-e-arte/2017/12/20/interna_diversao_arte,648976/imagens-do-clipe-joga-bunda-aretuza-lovi.shtml | url-status=live }} got more than 10 million views on YouTube in a month.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8221687/brazil-drag-revolution-pabllo-vittar-aretuza-lovi-homophobic-culture | title=Inside Brazil's Drag Revolution: How New Queens Are Changing A Homophobic Culture | first=Muri | last=Assunção | date=March 2, 2018 | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=January 21, 2019 | archive-date=March 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327150909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8221687/brazil-drag-revolution-pabllo-vittar-aretuza-lovi-homophobic-culture | url-status=live }} In May 2018, Groove released "Arrasta", produced by Os Catioros and featuring axé singer Léo Santana.{{cite web | url=https://observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br/noticias/2018/05/gloria-groove-lanca-arrasta-musica-em-parceria-com-leo-santana-ouca | title=Gloria Groove lança "Arrasta", música em parceria com Léo Santana; Ouça | trans-title=Gloria Groove releases "Arrasta", song in partnership with Léo Santana; listen to it | first=Rangel | last=Querino | date=May 31, 2018 | website=Observatório G | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183304/https://observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br/noticias/2018/05/gloria-groove-lanca-arrasta-musica-em-parceria-com-leo-santana-ouca | url-status=live }} As a fan, Groove was the one who decided to invite Santana and hoped the partnership would help to reach a wider public. The music video for "Arrasta" was directed by Sassi and was released in June.{{cite web | url=http://blogs.opovo.com.br/reporterentrelinhas/2018/06/05/gloria-groove-lanca-clipe-de-arrasta-com-leo-santana/ | title=Gloria Groove lança clipe de "Arrasta", com Léo Santana | trans-title=Gloria Groove releases clip for "Arrasta", with Léo Santana | date=June 5, 2018 | first=Rubens | last=Rodrigues | work=O Povo | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183148/http://blogs.opovo.com.br/reporterentrelinhas/2018/06/05/gloria-groove-lanca-clipe-de-arrasta-com-leo-santana/ | url-status=live }} In the same month, Groove was featured in a remix version of "Show das Poderosas", released by Anitta as part of a Warner Music campaign for the LGBT Pride Month.{{cite web | url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2018/06/28/anitta-faz-dueto-com-gloria-groove-e-iza-se-junta-com-gadu-para-celebrar-dia-do-orgulho-gay-com-gravacoes-ineditas.ghtml | title=Anitta faz dueto com Gloria Groove e Iza se junta com Gadú para celebrar dia do orgulho gay com gravações inéditas | trans-title=Aniita does a duet with Gloria Groove and Iza joins Gadú to celebrate gay pride day with new recordings | date=June 28, 2018 | first=Mauro | last=Fereira | website=G1 | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=July 31, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731123404/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2018/06/28/anitta-faz-dueto-com-gloria-groove-e-iza-se-junta-com-gadu-para-celebrar-dia-do-orgulho-gay-com-gravacoes-ineditas.ghtml | url-status=live }}
Groove's next single, "Apaga a Luz", was released in September 2018 and its music video directed by Sassi was made available in October.{{cite web | url=https://www.portalitpop.com/2018/10/glora-groove-apaga-a-luz.html | title="Apaga A Luz" e vem assistir ao novo clipe poderoso da Gloria Groove | trans-title="Turn off the light" and let's watch the new Gloria Groove's powerful clip | date=October 3, 2018 | first=Marilia | last=Dutra | work=It Pop! | publisher=MTV | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183118/https://www.portalitpop.com/2018/10/glora-groove-apaga-a-luz.html | url-status=live }} A romantic R&B song, it was turned into a commentary on abusive relationships by Sassi.{{cite web | url=https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2018/10/02/gloria-groove-relembra-namoro-abusivo-tema-do-clipe-apaga-a-luz.htm | title=Gloria Groove relembra namoro abusivo, tema do clipe "Apaga a Luz"; assista | trans-title=Gloria Groove remembers abusive relationship, theme of "Apaga a Luz" clip; watch it | date=October 2, 2018 | first=Paulo | last=Pacheco | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126061101/https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2018/10/02/gloria-groove-relembra-namoro-abusivo-tema-do-clipe-apaga-a-luz.htm | url-status=live }} In November, the singer was featured in Lexa's single and music video "Provocar".{{cite web | url=https://billboard.uol.com.br/noticias/rita-ora-lexa-ludmilla-lancamentos-da-semana/ | title=Rita Ora, Lexa, Ludmilla: lançamentos da semana | trans-title=Rita Ora, Lexa, Ludmilla: releases of the week | date=November 3, 2018 | work=Billboard Brasil | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126060926/https://billboard.uol.com.br/noticias/rita-ora-lexa-ludmilla-lancamentos-da-semana/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://revistaquem.globo.com/Musica/noticia/2018/11/lexa-e-gloria-groove-lancam-clipe-de-provocar-no-rio.html | title=Lexa e Gloria Groove lançam clipe de "Provocar" no Rio | trans-title=Lexa and Gloria Groove release clip for "Provocar" in Rio | date=November 22, 2018 | first=Rafael | last=Godinho | work=Quem | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183142/https://revistaquem.globo.com/Musica/noticia/2018/11/lexa-e-gloria-groove-lancam-clipe-de-provocar-no-rio.html | url-status=live }} In January, Groove released the single "Coisa Boa", produced by Pablo Bispo, Sergio Santos and Ruxell.{{cite web | url=https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/almanaque/gloria-groove-lan%C3%A7a-o-clipe-de-coisa-boa-forte-candidata-ao-hit-do-ver%C3%A3o-de-2019-1.685828 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113060425/https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/almanaque/gloria-groove-lan%C3%A7a-o-clipe-de-coisa-boa-forte-candidata-ao-hit-do-ver%C3%A3o-de-2019-1.685828 | archivedate=January 13, 2019 | title=Gloria Groove lança o clipe de "Coisa Boa", forte candidata ao hit do verão de 2019 | trans-title=Gloria Groove releases the clip for "Coisa Boa", a strong contender to be the 2019 summer hit | author=Hoje em Dia staf | date=January 12, 2019 | work=Hoje em Dia | language=Portuguese}} Inspired by Brazilian political context with the election of Jair Bolsonaro,{{cite web | url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/carnaval/2019/noticias/redacao/2019/01/10/gloria-groove-lanca-clipe-funk-de-resistencia-em-2019-desejo-sobreviver.htm | title=Gloria Groove volta às raízes em funk contra opressão: "Quero sobreviver" | trans-title=Gloria Groove returns to origins with a funk against oprpession: "I want to survive" | first=Paulo | last=Pacheco | date=January 10, 2019 | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126060855/https://noticias.uol.com.br/carnaval/2019/noticias/redacao/2019/01/10/gloria-groove-lanca-clipe-funk-de-resistencia-em-2019-desejo-sobreviver.htm | url-status=live }} a music video was filmed in a defunct prison after a suggestion by director Sassi.{{cite web | url=https://gq.globo.com/Cultura/Musica/noticia/2019/01/dentro-de-uma-situacao-de-opressao-cabe-nos-sermos-resistentes-diz-gloria-groove-sobre-clipe-gravado-em-prisao.html | title="Dentro de uma situação de opressão, cabe a nós sermos resistentes", diz Gloria Groove sobre clipe gravado em prisão | trans-title="Within a oppression situation, we have to be resistants", says Gloria Groove about clip shot in a prison | date=January 11, 2019 | first=Ademir | last=Correa | work=GQ | publisher=Globo.com | accessdate=January 25, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 26, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126061122/https://gq.globo.com/Cultura/Musica/noticia/2019/01/dentro-de-uma-situacao-de-opressao-cabe-nos-sermos-resistentes-diz-gloria-groove-sobre-clipe-gravado-em-prisao.html | url-status=live }} The video was influenced by Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and Orange Is the New Black and was watched by over a million and a half viewers in two days.
Artistry and public image
Daniel defines the "Gloria Groove" persona as "half drag, half rapper", with musical compositions that vary from soul and trap to slower R&B and uptempo Brazilian funk. The singer is also known for performing in drag while singing both "male rapper" parts and "female queer" vocal sections; this is seen in several music videos, including for "Dona", "Império", "Bumbum de Ouro", and "Apaga a Luz". As a "queer, effeminate, non-white drag queen", Groove's has stated that to be a singer is a way to "use my own voice to point out what's wrong [in Brazil]". Since the first song, "Dona", Groove showed this juxtaposition with sarcastic and ironic lyrics, such as "Oh My Lord / What animal is that? / Nice to meet you, my name is art, darling". The singer aims to represent the LGBT community: "My music hopes to signify the existence of thousands of LGBTIQ people—our music becomes a platform of love and self-acceptance."
Groove was influenced by hip hop since childhood in the early 2000s; the singer appreciated male performers and vocalists, including Usher, but the main inspiration to sing came from female artists, including Lil' Kim, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, Karol Conká, and {{ill|Flora Matos|pt}}. At first, Groove did not intend to be labeled as a "drag rapper", but later thought it could be something that differentiates the singer's work. While O Proceder was considered to be mostly a rap work, it already included songs that mix rap and pop, such as "Muleke Brasileiro", which was said to be a "reggaeton-like song". Groove's second single, "Bumbum de Ouro", was deemed entirely pop with a funk Carioca inspiration. The singer did this consciously, hoping to achieve a wider fanbase, and it was meant to be the kickoff for the release of a pop-focused album.
Groove has been described as an LGBT "idol" by Brazilian media.{{cite web | url=https://vogue.globo.com/Video/Lifestyle/Mister-V/noticia/2018/04/gloria-groove-fala-sobre-papel-como-idolo-da-cena-lgbtq.html | title=Gloria Groove fala sobre papel como ídolo da cena LGBTQ | trans-title=Gloria Groove talks about role as an idol in the LGBTQ scene | date=April 26, 2018 | work=Vogue Brasil | accessdate=January 23, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183213/https://vogue.globo.com/Video/Lifestyle/Mister-V/noticia/2018/04/gloria-groove-fala-sobre-papel-como-idolo-da-cena-lgbtq.html | url-status=live }} The singer was featured in "Rain Power", a photo essay published in the August 2017 issue of the Brazilian edition of Vogue magazine.{{cite web | url=https://emais.estadao.com.br/noticias/moda-e-beleza,pabllo-vittar-liniker-e-artistas-lgbt-se-unem-em-ensaio-na-vogue-brasil,70001908539 | title=Pabllo Vittar, Liniker e artistas LGBT se unem em ensaio na Vogue Brasil | date=July 27, 2017 | work=O Estado de S.Paulo | accessdate=January 23, 2019 | language=Portuguese | archive-date=January 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125131018/https://emais.estadao.com.br/noticias/moda-e-beleza,pabllo-vittar-liniker-e-artistas-lgbt-se-unem-em-ensaio-na-vogue-brasil,70001908539 | url-status=live }} Despite this image, Groove's songs have also become quite popular among the general, non-LGBT public, and the singer has performed on various live music programs in Brazil, such as Musica Boa Ao Vivo. Groove identifies as non-binary.{{Cite web|title="Não me sinto nem menino, nem menina", revela Gloria Groove|url=https://observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br/noticias/nao-me-sinto-nem-menino-nem-menina-revela-gloria-groove|access-date=2022-02-05|website=observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br|date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=2021-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627184016/https://observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br/noticias/nao-me-sinto-nem-menino-nem-menina-revela-gloria-groove|url-status=live}}
Discography
=Albums=
=Songs and music videos=
Filmography
=Films=
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| 2016
| TupiniQueen | Documentary |
=Television=
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! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
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| 2020
| Himself (in drag) | Host and judge |
| 2021
| Contestant | Season 4 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://gloriagroove.com.br/}}
- {{IMDb name|2429071}}
{{Gloria Groove}}
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