Kelly Key

Kelly de Almeida Afonso Freitas, known professionally as Kelly Key, is a Brazilian presenter, singer, songwriter and businesswoman. In 2004 she also debuted as an art director for her own shows. Academically, Kelly graduated as a teenager in the performing arts course at Teatro O Tablado, but never practiced the profession of actress, in addition to having graduated in business administration at Centro Universitário Augusto Motta (UNISUAM) in 2010. In 2015 she started another university course , veterinary medicine at Universidade Estácio de Sá, from which she did not graduate after becoming pregnant with her third child. Among her philanthropic work, the Federal Government's campaign to encourage the use of condoms in 2002 and the Friends of Childhood with Cancer (AMICCA) stand out, which she has been godmother since 2003. Kelly has been married since 2004 to the former football player and Angolan businessman Mico Freitas, heir to the COSAL Group, whose family fortune was valued at 500 million euros. The singer has three children: Suzanna, Jaime Vitor and Artur – born in 2000, 2005 and 2017, respectively. In her career as a singer, she has sold over 2 million copies. Her career began in 1999, when she signed with TV Globo and debuted as a presenter on the program Samba, Pagode & Cia. Two years later, in 2001, she was signed by Warner and released her first single, "Escondido", but it was with "Baba" that she gained radio prominence. On August 16, he released his first album, the eponymous Kelly Key, selling 1 million copies and conquering a diamond record in Brazil and Portugal, having also removed the songs "Anjo" and "Cachorrinho". In 2003, she released the album Do Meu Jeito, with which she sold 500,000 copies and produced the singles "Adoleta" and "Chic, Chic". In 2004, she signed a contract with Band to present a talk show inspired by MTV Brasil, but ended up being reassigned to Band Kids, which made her break the contract in a few months. In 2005, he released his third studio album, again an eponymous album, bringing "Escuta Aqui Rapaz" and the version of the song "Barbie Girl" as singles and selling around 250,000 copies, amending in 2006 his fourth work, Por Que Não? . In 2007, he leaves Warner and signs with Som Livre, releasing his first official compilation, 100%, where he took two of his biggest hits, "Você é o Cara" and "Super Poderosa", selling 100,000 copies. In 2008, his sixth studio album, Kelly Key, hits stores, which would become the last before announcing a seven-year hiatus from music. As of 2009, aiming to focus on her career as a presenter, she becomes a freshman judge on the Show da Gente program. In the same year, she signed a contract with Rede Record, presenting the programs Mestres do Ilusionismo, Hoje em Dia, Game Show, in addition to being a judge for Ídolos Kids, staying at the station until the end of 2014. In 2015 she returned to music and released her sixth studio album, No Controle, by Deckdisc. Since then, Kelly has been dedicated to her YouTube show, where she interviews personalities from the fitness world. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.