Alê Fonttana

Alê Fonttana came up in São Paulo, where she started writing songs that pulled from different corners of music. She's mentioned Tori Amos, Björk, and Elis Regina as early influences, which gives you a sense of the ground she was listening to. Her 2018 single 'Mostre o Seu Talento' got some real attention, with a melody that stuck and lyrics people connected to. That song, along with tracks like 'Essa É Pra Você' and 'Sento Sem Parar', helped define her sound, a kind of ballad-pop that doesn't quite fit a single box. She put out a debut album called 'Um Mundo À Parte' in 2019 and followed it with an EP titled 'Solar' in 2022. The writing stays personal, and the arrangements tend to leave some space around her voice. There's been some noise around her being outspoken at times, but the music itself usually speaks plainly enough.