Pitty

Pitty
Background information
Birth namePriscilla Novaes Leone
Born (1977-10-07) 7 October 1977 (age 46)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Years active1996–present
LabelsDeckdisc
Websitewww.pitty.com.br

Priscilla Novaes Leone (born October 7, 1977), better known as Pitty, is a Brazilian rock singer.

She had played in two bands, Shes and Inkoma, before starting her solo career in 2003. She has sold over 2 million copies in her career, being one of the best selling rock artists in the 2000s. Pitty was voted the sexiest rock singer of Latin America and Brazil, and the 35th sexiest rock singer in the world in 2010.

Pitty won several awards at the MTV Video Music Brazil, among them Artist of the Year twice, Video of the Year, Best Live Performance, and three times as the lead singer of the Dream Band. Pitty won approximately 51 awards during her seven-year career, setting a record.

In 2011 Pitty appeared on position 14 of Billboard magazines Social 50 chart, the highest debut for a national artist in the chart. She also reached the third position in the magazines Uncharted chart, overcoming Luan Santana and becoming the most influential Brazilian on the Web.

In 2014 Pitty announced that her main band is back, with shows already confirmed by the band's production. So it was announced by the British producer Tim Palmer in social networks, revealing the end of the mix of singles of the new album, which was released in June 2014 in (CD and vinyl). The set includes 10 songs, all unpublished and authored by singer Pitty. "SETEVIDAS" features the production of Rafael Ramos and the mix of Tim Palmer who has produced singles by Pearl Jam, Ozzy Osbourne, The Cure, David Bowie and U2.