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Celma Ribas

Celma Ribas
Ribas at the Belas Fashion Show, 2011
Ribas at the Belas Fashion Show, 2011
Background information
Born
Celma Ribas Mendes de Carvalho

(1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42)
OriginAngola Angola
Genreskizomba, semba, zouk
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVoice
Years active2008 - present
LabelsSemba (2009-10) Go Editions (2010-present)

Celma Ribas (born 10 November 1982 in Luanda) is a singer, songwriter and businesswoman from Angola.

Biography

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Ribas was born in Luanda on 10 November 1982, but when she was very young her family emigrated to Cologne, Germany.[1] In 1996, at the age of 14, Ribas started to become known for her singing and began to make trips to Angola to sing.[2] She married Adler João on 29 December 2012 in Luanda.[3] Their son, João Rafael, was born on 9 July 2014.[4]

Career

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In 2008 Ribas competed in the German version of Idols, which is called Deutschland sucht den Superstar.[5] She made it down to the final thirty competitors, to the semi-final, but did not proceed further, nevertheless this enabled enough exposure for her to negotiate a record contract as a result with the label Semba.[6] However, Der Spiegel suggested that she did not reach the final due to her ethnicity.[7]

Ribas' first album release was entitled Energia and was first released in Angola.[5] It was promoted by the Radio Luanda producer Afonso Quintas.[6] Her second album Fantástico was released first in Portugal in 2011, with a pre-release of the single 'Commando'.[5] This single was used in the title music of the reality show, Big Brother Africa.[2] It also featured Angloan artists Big Nelo and Matias Damásio.[8] Other singles from the album included 'One Love' and 'Gangsta Love'.[8]

In 2015 she released her third album No Controle, which was produced by Kelly Key.[5] Her music works across the genres of kizomba, semba, R&B and ghetto zouk.[2] Popular music is seen as an important aspect of resurgent Angolan nationalism, with Ribas's contribution significant.[9]

Ribas' album Karma was released in 2019 and features artists Son of Zua, Dave Wonder and MC Cabinda.[10] This album was first released in the USA.[11] She also owns and runs a beauty brand.[12]

Awards

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Promesas de Angola Trophy - Divas Event, 2009.[5]

Top of the Most Wanted by Rádio Nacional - Divas Event, 2011.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "DSDS im Online Stream ansehen | TVNOW". TVNOW Mediathek (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biografia da cantora Celma Ribas". Mundo Kizomba (in European Portuguese). 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  3. ^ "O casamento de Celma Ribas". Portal de Angola (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  4. ^ "Celma Ribas já é mãe". Rede Angola - Notícias independentes sobre Angola. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Celma Riibas". www.muzangala.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  6. ^ a b SAPO. "Celma Ribas: "O 'Ídolos' foi uma grande experiência para mim"". SAPO Banda (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  7. ^ WIEBKE HOLLERSEN, Spiegel Magazin, 2009:http://magazin.spiegel.de/EpubDelivery/spiegel/pdf/65977025
  8. ^ a b "Celma Ribas to release new CD in January - Culture - Angola Press - ANGOP". www.angop.ao. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  9. ^ Auerbach, Jess (2020). From water to wine : becoming middle class in Angola. Toronto. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4875-0641-4. OCLC 1089567773.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ "Celma Ribas - Karma (Album) 2019 Download mp3 • Bue de Musica". Bue de Musica (in European Portuguese). 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  11. ^ recipes, ink, cookbook. "Celma Ribas lança CD nos Estados Unidos | Cultura | Jornal de Angola - Online". jornaldeangola.sapo.ao. Retrieved 2020-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Celma Ribas Cosmetics". crcbeautyshop.com. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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