Gretchen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gretchen
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1959(1959-05-29)
Age	65
Country	Brazil
Birth City	Rio de Janeiro
Horoscope	Taurus

Gretchen Biography

Gretchen is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on May 29, 1959 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maria Odete Brito de Miranda (born May 29 1959) is popularly referred to as Gretchen is an Brazilian dancer, singer and media persona. She is known for her ability to reinvent her music and the way she represents herself and also for retaining her independence within the world of music. Gretchen has an extensive music collection and has been the source of debate throughout the course of her life. She is often referred to as”the Rainha do Bumbum (“Queen of Butt”) during her music career, Gretchen has sold 15 million records in nearly four decades of her career.

Gretchen signed an agreement to appear in an upcoming porn film for Brazilian porn producer Brasileirinhas in 2006 following the model that was set by Rita Cadillac, with whom she starred in the 1982 pornochanchada , Aluga-se Mocas. The film, La Conga Sex, was released in November. It was and was followed by another porn movie, Carnaval 2007, released in February 2007.

Gretchen has become a pop culture and internet icon during the 2010s decade. American recording artist Katy Perry claimed that “She is the internet!” Alvaro Neder of AllMusic wrote about her rise to stardom and the impact of her dancing style:

During her career, Gretchen had many boyfriends, who often appeared in the media as her husbands, totaling 17 alleged husbands, when in fact there were five. Since 2015 the singer lives in Monaco, where she opened a new clothing store. Gretchen resides in a duplex with her husband.

In the late 1990s, her songs were resurfacing on dance floor. The emergence of Butt Music stars like Carla Perez, Gretchen was eventually identified as a pioneer of hip shakers. This compilation 20 Super Sucessos came out in 1998 by Copacabana/EMI.

Gretchen Net Worth

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

After performing background vocals for many years, Gretchen appeared on a TV show in the year 1978 and shortly thereafter, she recorded her debut track, “Dance With Me” which was a disco track inspired by the film Charo’s Dance a Little Bit Closer. In the years 1980, 1981 and 1982 she released three of her most popular albums: My Name is Gretchen and Then You and Me, and Lonely. The three albums contained songs that would become the defining songs of her career, like “Freak Le Boom Boom”, “Melo do Piripipi”, “Conga Conga Conga”. Her sales exceeded 15 million albums worldwide. Between the years 1980 between 1980 and 1982, she snagged the attention of the media by creating “sexy” music, while continuing to be popular with kids. In the aftermath of Lonely In 1982, the singer began an downward slide as she tried to stay in the charts. Gretchen was born the daughter of a Roman Catholic, Gretchen embraced the Protestant faith in the late 1990s and began to sing gospel music.

Based on her dizzying curvaceous body and hot-dancing style The Carioca singer Gretchen was discovered in the latter part of the 70’s by Mister Sam, soon performing throughout Brazil as part of her group Zaccaro. Following her debut on the Silvio Santos show, she was asked for recording “Dance With Me”, however the big hit songs (“Freak Le Boom Boom”, “Melo do Piripiri”, “Conga Conga Conga” “I Love You/Je T’Aime”) were only released between 1980 and 2002 with her albums My Name is Gretchen, You and Me and Lonely. At that time she was a cult celebrity, being one of the most popular Brazilian performers, performing in shows to the thousands and appearing on the most renowned TV shows […] After the decline of her popularity in the 1980’s, despite efforts to discover modern dance styles like the lambada and the lambada, she converted to Protestantism and began to become an gospel singer. In the 90’s, her songs became cults on Brazilian elegant dance halls and, in the wake of the success of similar-shaped and styled dancers/singer like Carla Perez and others revealed by E o Tchan and its epigones, Gretchen was finally acknowledged as the first to have a style that was pioneered.

In 2008, she became candidate of Socialist People’s Party to be mayor of the city of Itamaracá.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gretchen Dating?

According to our records, Gretchen married to Esdras de Souza. As of December 1, 2023, Gretchen’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Gretchen Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Gretchen celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

What is the meaning of Gretchen?

Meaning:Pearl. Gretchen is a girl’s given name of German origin. This elegant first name means “pearl” and is a diminutive of the more widely-known girl’s name, Margaret.

Is Gretchen an old name?

Like Greta, Gretchen is a German Margaret diminutive that has become an American quasi-classic, though not much used today, having dropped off the list in 2009. She was at her high point in the 1970s, making it into the top 200.

Is Gretchen a man's name?

Gretchen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʀeːtçən]; English pronunciation: /ˈɡrɛtʃən/, literal translation: Little Grete or Little Greta) is a female given name of German origin that is mainly prevalent in the United States.

Why Is Gretchen a nickname for Margaret?

Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Gretchen Gretchen is the German diminutive of Margareta (Margaret). Grete, Greta and Gretel also developed as diminutive forms of Margareta in Germany, names which eventually spread beyond the German borders.

How do you pronounce Gretchen?

The name Gretchen can pronounced as “ GRECH-ən ” in text or letters. Gretchen is bay unisex name, main origion is Greek. English meanings of Gretchen is “#Pearl” and popular in Christian religion.