Biography

Roberta Miranda, artistic name of Maria Albuquerque Miranda, from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil is a Brazilian singer. She is the fourth best-selling female artist in Brazil behind Rita Lee (55 million), Xuxa (33 million) and Maria Bethania (24.3 million), with 15 million discs sold so far. She got her start in the music industry singing in the clubs of São Paulo, Brazil. Among her greatest successes are A Majestade O Sabiá (The Majesty the Sabiá Bird), Vá Com Deus (Go with God), and Sol da Minha Vida (Sun of My Life) the disc that sold 750,000 copies in the early 1990s. She has successfully collaborated with other MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) acts, such as Roberto Carlos, Chitãozinho e Xororó, Fagner, and others.