出生巴西Juazeiro 的Ivete Sangalo,也許是受家人的影響,從小就開始對音樂產生濃厚的興趣,15歲登臺演出,在薩爾瓦多的一家名為Ondina的酒吧里唱歌的Sangalo以她美麗的面容和深厚的唱功被Petrolina發掘了出來,之后Sangalo便經常在狂歡節和一些劇院中出現,直至被巴西歌迷認可。
Ivete María Dias de Sangalo Cady (Brazilian Portuguese: [i?v?t?i s???ga?u]) (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host. She is one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singers of the present, with six albums released with "Banda Eva", and seven more albums in a solo career, with a total of over 12 million albums sold worldwide. Sangalo is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also very popular in Portugal.She has received 14 nominations for Latin Grammy Awards alongside her career.
As a child, started to sing and play violin at events, festivals and presentations of the school where she studied. Ivete Sangalo's debut show happened in Ondina Neighborhood, Salvador, in August 1992. With that show she won the Dorival Caymmi trophy, the Grammy of Bahia music. The solo singer was once part of a group called Banda Eva, and with them she recorded six CDs and sold over four million copies.