Aside from Portuguese, Blando also sung in English and Italian, and became known in Europe in 1992 with the pop ballad "Innocence", which was followed by a string of successful records in Brazil and Portugal.

Throughout her career, she has collaborated with multiple world-renowned songwriters and producers, including David Foster, Patrick Leonard, Andres Levin, Camus Celli, Carl Sturken, and Evan Rogers.

[4][6] At age 12, she was invited to record her first Italian album under the pseudonym Giovanna, entitled Alegria da Gente, which performed on major television shows in Italy and Brazil.

[9] Blando's debut single, "Boy (Why Do You Want to Make Me Blue" was released in September 1991 and was featured on an international campaign for Diet Coke.

Following the astounding success of "Innocence" and "Decadence Avec Elegance" in Brazil, the album was re-released in 1993 in that market, as A Different Story: Special Edition, where it spawned two additional promotional singles, "Merry-Go-Round", and a cover of the song "A Maçã" by Raul Seixas.

[13] She collaborated with David Foster,[14] Patrick Leonard, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers[15] on the album, which was originally planned for release sometime in 1995 or 1996.

Almost two years after its release, the song "Próprias Mentiras" also found commercial success due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Laços de Família.

[20] She also recorded the Brazilian theme from the Walt Disney movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire, "Junto Com Teu Sonho (Where the Dream Takes You)".

In 2002, Universal Music released a greatest hits collection called A Luz Que Acende o Olhar, containing five previously unreleased tracks.

[21] Even though she was going through a personal crisis, Blando recorded an electronic music album, combining house, psy-trance, and ballads with the influence of trip hop, Polares, which was originally set for release in September 2006.

[24] She went on an intimate acoustic tour featuring her greatest hits as well covers of rock classics from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Prince, David Bowie, and Guns N' Roses.