In 2004, she released her first live album and DVD titled Transparent – Live, where it sold 200,000 copies and marked the year with the success of the track "Half of Me."

In 2007, she changed her artistic name to only Wanessa, releasing the album Total.

The album sold about 100,000 copies and gave the singer her first certified platinum, marking the great success of the single "Abrázame", a collaboration with Mexican band Camila.

In 2010, the singer released Você não Perde por Esperar, her first fully commercialized EP for digital download music in the form of ticket, which contains four tracks.

In 2011, she released her seventh album DNA, completely in English.