Liniker

Her voice has been described as 'powerful and low-pitched' with a 'slightly raspy, soul-singer' character[1] as well as 'versatile' with a 'recurrent falsetto' and 'easily recognisable timbre'—with occasional comparisons arising towards Tim Maia.

This is when my uncle confronted me, he wanted to know what was going on and gave me one of his clothes to wear so I would learn "how to dress like a man", to which I thanked but said I wasn't taking it.

[4] In 2014, she relocated to Santo André to pursue drama school, where she was encouraged by rapper Linn da Quebrada to come out as trans and start wearing her signature skirts-lipstick-turban look on a regular basis.

[6] The video for the single Zero from EP Cru (Raw) went viral on YouTube and peaked 1.5 million views in the space of a week.

In Goela Abaixo, elements of Caribbean and African music, as well as verses in English and Spanish are noticeable.

She won the category Melhor Álbum de Música Popular Brasileira (Best MPB Album) for her first solo album Indigo Borboleta Anil, which mixes lyrics in English and Portuguese languages and incorporates elements of MPB, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Reggae, beyond Samba.

When asked if she had a message for conservative people who are against birth control, abortion and gays, Liniker replied: 'It's my body.

'[1] Liniker lists as her main musical influences Clube do Balanço, Cartola, Elza Soares, Etta James, Nina Simone, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tulipa Ruiz, Tássia Reis as well as members of her own family.