William Raphael

William Raphael came up in Salvador, Bahia, a city with deep ties to samba, bossa nova, and axé. He started putting out music in the early 2010s, and his 2012 debut album 'Acústico' included the song 'Volta Pra Mim,' which became his best-known track. That song's straightforward appeal helped him find a national audience in Brazil.

He's kept recording since then, with albums like 'Só Pra Te Fazer Feliz' in 2014 and 'Pra Vida Toda' in 2020. The music often works with the rhythms he grew up around, and he's played shows with a band that pulls from different backgrounds. There was some noise in 2018 about 'Volta Pra Mim' and plagiarism claims, but those were dismissed after an investigation. He's mostly worked as a solo artist.