Michel Teló
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| Ai Se Eu Te Pego! | Michel Teló | 02:46 | |
| Estou Apaixonado | Daniel, Jorge & Mateus, Bruno & Marrone, Michel Teló | 04:43 | |
| Ai Se Eu Te Pego | Michel Teló | 02:50 | |
| Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Nossa Nossa) | Michel Teló | 02:49 | |
| Se Você Quiser Voltar | Daniel, Michel Teló | 04:35 | |
| Ai Se Eu Te Pego | Michel Teló | 03:16 | |
| Bara Bará Bere Berê | Michel Teló | 02:47 | |
| É Nóis Faze Parapapá | Michel Teló, Sorriso Maroto & Michel Teló, Sorriso Maroto | 02:34 | |
| Por Trás da Maquiagem | Michel Teló, Marília Mendonça | 02:49 | |
| Ei, Psiu! Beijo Me Liga | Michel Teló, João Bosco & Vinícius | 02:35 |
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A Brazilian pop superstar who first made his name in the late 1990s as part of band Grupo Tradicao, Michel Teló helped bring sertaneja music to a global audience with his massive hit 'Ai Se Eu Te Pego' in 2011 and had some of the biggest football players in Europe imitating his dance moves on the pitch.
Born in the city of Medianeira in the southern state of Parana where his parents owned a bakery, he grew up singing in church choirs from the age of six and later played accordion and harmonica in a traditional music band called Guri. He joined Grupo Tradicao as front man and their mix of rural, accordion-driven folk songs, good time party singalongs and polka hooks helped fuse an old Brazilian form of country music known as musica sertanja with modern rock and pop energy and the band helped kick-start a resurgence in the genre with hits such as 'Barquinho' and 'O Caldeiro' and popular album 'Coletanea As Melhores'.
After more than a decade with the band he released solo album 'Balada Sertaneja' in 2009 and scored a string of national hits including the sweet, lively ballad 'Ei, Psiu! Beijo Me Liga' and 'Fugidinha', which was used as the theme tune to teen telenova 'Malhacao'. It was in 2011 that things really exploded for him, though, as his jaunty folk-pop dance tune 'Ai Se Eu te Pego' was propelled to number one in the Brazilian Charts after football player Neymar was recorded performing the dance moves along to the song while playing for Santos. The track became a sensation in Europe, too when Real Madrid players Ronaldo and Marcelo began celebrating goals with the dance moves and tennis star Rafael Nadal was spotted jigging away and it later became the sixth highest-selling worldwide hit of 2012 and notched up over 850 million views on YouTube.
Although he was considered a cheesy pop crooner by some critics in Brazil, Teló's live records 'Na Balada' and 'Sunset' also brought more success and he collaborated on tracks with Sorriso Maroto, Carlos Vives and Latin pop favourite Prince Royce. He also completed several massive, world tours before returning in 2019 to take on the lead role in the musical theatre production 'Bem Sertanejo'.