Badi Assad

Quick Facts

Full Name	Badi Assad
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Dec 23, 1966(1966-12-23)
Age	58
Birthplace	São João da Boa Vista
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Badi Assad Biography

Badi Assad is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on December 23, 1966 in São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, Brazil. Badi Assad (born 23 December 1966) is a Brazilian artist, singer as well as a percussionist and guitarist in the worldbeat and jazz genres.

Due to a motor impairment known as Focal Dystonia, the singer was not able perform between 1998 and 2001, however she fully recovered and released a collaboration record with former bandmate Jeff Young in 2002 called Nowhere, and 3 Guitars in 2003 on the Chesky label featuring Jazz guitarists Larry Coryell and John Abercrombie.

In 2005 she released an album and DVD with her family: Sergio e Odair Assad and Their Family – Um Momento De Puro Amor. In 2010 Badi released her first DVD, Badi Assad, which she and her husband Dimitri Vakros co-produced. It was directed by Assad’s nephew Rodrigo Assad (son of Sérgio Assad). This DVD displays her live performance experimentation. In the same year she was featured performer (actress/singer) in the opera-musical Opera das Pedras, in São Paulo, Brasil, directed by Denise Milan and Lee Breuer. In 2011 she started a new project with her brothers Sérgio and Odair and their daughters Clarice and Carolina, as a quintet. They have been touring the world.

In 2012 Assad made her first trip to India at the invitation of the Brazilian Embassy; it was a side event of the visit of the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to represent Brazil at the IV BRICS Summit, an event that brings together the major emerging economies of the world. She also performed with the Ballet Teatro Castro Alves at the Venice Biennale. In November she released her first independent and authorial album Amor e Outras Manias Crônicas through her own label Quatro Ventos. APCA (São Paulo Association of Art Clinics) – one of the most important awards in Brazil since 1972 – recently awarded her for her work in songwriting and composition. The same evening the Brazilian Marisa Monte also graced the same stage.

Since 1994, she joined involved to Chesky Records and recorded the album Solo which was then in 1995, she released Rhythms which was awarded Guitar Player magazine’s readers’ poll for the Best Classical Album of the year. Assad can sing in English as well as Portuguese was named the Best Acoustic Fingerstyle guitarist from the editor of Guitar Player in 1995. In 1998, she released Chameleon. The appearance she made on French late-night talkshow Canal+ was seen by more than 2 million viewers. She performed at one of Europe’s biggest summer festivals taking the stage along with artists such as Cassandra Wilson, Joe Cocker, Maria Joao and fellow Brazilians Chico Cesar, Marisa Monte as well as Gilberto Gil. The track, “Waves”, landed in Spain’s Top 10 for many weeks and was also included in the soundtrack for The 2003 movie It Runs in the Family.

Badi Assad Net Worth

Badi Assad is one of the richest Singer from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Badi Assad 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Assad was a classical guitarist in the University of Rio de Janeiro and was awarded the Young Instrumentalists Contest (“Concurso Jovens Instrumentistas for Young Musicians”) in Rio de Janeiro in 1984. The year 1986 saw her was a member of with the Guitar Orchestra of Rio de Janeiro with guitarist Turibio Santos, who was the conductor. She was honored in 1987 when she was voted “Best Brazilian Guitarist of the International Villa Lobos Festival.” In 1987, she was playing across Europe, Israel and Brazil together with guitarist Francoise-Emmanuelle denis as Duo Romantique. In 1988, she wrote Antagonismus an individual performance that she played the singer, guitarist, actress and dancer.

Her first single album as a solo artist, Danca dos Tons, in 1988. In 1989, she was chosen from a group of 200 women to be one of two vocalists on the musical Mulheres de Hollanda, a musical composed by Tatiana Cobbett, based on the work by Chico Buarque de Holanda. Assad was also included in performances at the Heineken Concerts in 1992 with Raul de Souza and Heraldo do Monte, and in 1993, with Rafael Rabello, Dori Caymmi and Marisa Monte.

In 2004 she signed with the acclaimed German label Deutsche Grammophon, releasing two albums: Verde (2004) and Wonderland (2006). Assad loves to re- create songs. In Verde, she brought a bossa-nova style to “One” by U2 and a tango “Bachelorette” by Björk. For Wonderland, she brought songs by Eurythmics, Vangelis, and Tori Amos into her world music style. Wonderland was selected among Britain’s BBC 100 best CDs.

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Facts & Trivia

Badi Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Badi Assad celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.

Top Facts about Badi Assad

1. Badi Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, singer and songwriter.
2. She has released 14 albums throughout her career.
3. Assad blends jazz, pop, world music and classical influences.
4. She has won numerous awards including the Echo Klassik Award.
5. Badi Assad has collaborated with artists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin.
6. Her album “Rhythms” was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2006.
7. Assad’s music often features intricate vocal percussion techniques.
8. She is known for her virtuosic guitar playing skills.
9. Badi Assad has performed at prestigious venues around the world including Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall.
10. Her music has been described as innovative, eclectic and captivating by critics and fans alike.