Alcione

A singer from Maranhão, Alcione was born in São Luís and began singing at a young age, before moving to Rio de Janeiro in 1967. National recognition came with A Voz do Samba, from 1975, which featured “Não Deixe o Samba Morrer”.

Over the decades, she alternated sambas, boleros and romantic songs across more than forty albums. In 2023, she celebrated fifty years of career with the live recording Alcione 50 Anos.