Saulo Roston
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Saulo do Amaral Freire Oliveira Souza (born 1988), best known as Saulo Roston, is a Brazilian pop
singer and songwriter
. He rose to fame after winning the fourth season
of the reality television show
Ídolos Brazil.
, São Paulo
. He began singing at age 12, and at 13, did a concert for 4000 people. With the constant support of parents, Roston did a few months of singing lesson in São Paulo. He studied guitar and also a bit of piano.
At age 15, he moved to Goiânia
, Goiás
and kept singing in bars. At 17, he moved to Malaysia to do an exchange program with his local Rotary club. After a rough year, he returned to Brazil in early 2007, where he spent some downtime in his home city. Saulo had huge ambitions and decided to try out for Ídolos Brazil
third season
, however was eliminated in the Top 30. Saulo did not give up, returned to the show and ranked prominently in the fourth season, beginning his unpredictable rise to stardom.
of Ídolos Brazil
when he made all the way to the Top 30, but was cut prior to the Top 10. A year later, he auditioned again, this time for the fourth season
. Both his auditions took place in São Paulo
, São Paulo
.
in December 2009.
, São Paulo
, early 2010. Saulo Roston: Nova Paixão was released on March 25, 2010 in Brazil, with the song "Nova Paixão" (English
: New Passion) as first single.
. Filming started on March 12, 2010 on Rio de Janeiro
, Rio de Janeiro
. All the action takes place in a futuristic flat, mounted in the Rede Record
's studios. Actress Karen Junqueira play the role of Saulo's love interrese. The video premiered first on March 25, 2010.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. He rose to fame after winning the fourth season
Ídolos Brazil (Season 4)
Ídolos Brazil 4 was the fourth season of Brazilian reality interactive talent show Ídolos , which premiered August 18, 2009 with the season finale airing on December 16, 2009....
of the reality television show
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
Ídolos Brazil.
Biography
Saulo was born in 1988 in Presidente EpitácioPresidente Epitácio
Presidente Epitácio is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 41,580 and the area is 1,285.2 km². The elevation is 310 m....
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
. He began singing at age 12, and at 13, did a concert for 4000 people. With the constant support of parents, Roston did a few months of singing lesson in São Paulo. He studied guitar and also a bit of piano.
At age 15, he moved to Goiânia
Goiânia
-Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm....
, Goiás
Goiás
Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...
and kept singing in bars. At 17, he moved to Malaysia to do an exchange program with his local Rotary club. After a rough year, he returned to Brazil in early 2007, where he spent some downtime in his home city. Saulo had huge ambitions and decided to try out for Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos is a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between 2001 and 2003....
third season
Ídolos Brazil (season 3)
Ídolos Brazil 3 was the third season of Brazilian reality interactive talent show Ídolos , which premiered August 19, 2008 with the season finale airing on December 17, 2008....
, however was eliminated in the Top 30. Saulo did not give up, returned to the show and ranked prominently in the fourth season, beginning his unpredictable rise to stardom.
Overview
Roston first auditioned for the third seasonÍdolos Brazil (season 3)
Ídolos Brazil 3 was the third season of Brazilian reality interactive talent show Ídolos , which premiered August 19, 2008 with the season finale airing on December 17, 2008....
of Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos Brazil
Ídolos is a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between 2001 and 2003....
when he made all the way to the Top 30, but was cut prior to the Top 10. A year later, he auditioned again, this time for the fourth season
Ídolos Brazil (Season 4)
Ídolos Brazil 4 was the fourth season of Brazilian reality interactive talent show Ídolos , which premiered August 18, 2009 with the season finale airing on December 16, 2009....
. Both his auditions took place in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
.
Performances
| Week # | Theme | Song Choice | Original Artist | Order # | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "Bem Que Se Quis" | Marisa Monte Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte is a Brazilian popular singer. As of 2011, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide.- Biography :... |
N/A | Advanced |
| Theater | First Solo | N/A | N/A | N/A | Advanced |
| Top 24 | Top 12 Men | "Como Vai Você" | Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos (singer) Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music.... |
7 | Advanced |
| Top 12 | Sing Your Idol | "Beija Eu" | Marisa Monte Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte is a Brazilian popular singer. As of 2011, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide.- Biography :... |
4 | Safe |
| Top 11 | 70s Night | "Mania de Você" | Rita Lee Rita Lee Rita Lee Jones Carvalho , simply known as Rita Lee, is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian... |
10 | Safe |
| Top 10 | The Roguish | "Já Tive Mulheres" | Martinho da Vila Martinho da Vila Martinho da Vila is a Brazilian samba musician... |
6 | Safe |
| Top 9 | Broken Heart Songs | "Tem Que Ser Você" | Victor & Léo | 4 | Bottom 3 |
| Top 7 | 80s Night | "Você é Linda" | Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,... |
2 | Safe |
| Top 6 | Cult Trash | "Aguenta Coração" | José Augusto José Augusto José Augusto |Barreiro]]) is a former Portuguese footballer and a current coach. He was one of the top players in the legendary S.L. Benfica "Dream Team" and the Portuguese national football team during the 1960s.- Player:... |
1 | Safe |
| Top 5 | Kings of the Pop | "Amor I Love You" | Marisa Monte Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte is a Brazilian popular singer. As of 2011, she has sold 10 million albums worldwide.- Biography :... |
4 | Safe |
| "Your Song Your Song "Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. It appeared on John's self-titled second album in 1970.... " |
Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... |
9 | |||
| Top 4 | Dedicate A Song | "Monalisa" | Jorge Vercilo | 1 | Safe |
| My Soundtrack | "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar is a bossa nova jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. The first record appeared on Vinícius de Moraes’s 1970 album “En ‘la Fusa' con Maria Creuza y Toquinho” as the 13th track... " |
Tom Jobim | 5 | ||
| Top 3 | Judge's Choice | "Pro Dia Nascer Feliz" | Cazuza Cazuza Agenor Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza was a Brazilian composer and singer, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music.... |
1 | Safe |
| "Fácil" | Jota Quest Jota Quest Jota Quest is a Brazilian pop rock band. The band was founded in 1995, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest... |
4 | |||
| "O Portão" | Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos (singer) Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music.... |
7 | |||
| Top 2 | Winner's Single #1 | "Nova Paixão" | Saulo Roston | 1 | Winner |
| Best of the Season | "Your Song Your Song "Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. It appeared on John's self-titled second album in 1970.... " |
Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... |
3 | ||
| Winner's Single #2 | "Entre o Ontem e o Amanhã" | Saulo Roston | 5 |
Career
Roston signed a recording contract with Warner Music Brasil, managed by Rede RecordRede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
in December 2009.
Nova Paixão
Studio recording sessions for the eponymous major label debut Saulo Roston ran in São PauloSão Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, early 2010. Saulo Roston: Nova Paixão was released on March 25, 2010 in Brazil, with the song "Nova Paixão" (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: New Passion) as first single.
Music Video
The music video was directed by actor Alexandre FrotaAlexandre Frota
Alexandre Frota de Andrade is an Brazilian actor and ex-model.- Career:His acting career begin in various telenovelas on the Globo TV Network and in Brazilian films. He has been married to Brazilian actresses Cláudia Raia and Andréa Oliveira, although this second marriage lasted only a few months...
. Filming started on March 12, 2010 on Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
. All the action takes place in a futuristic flat, mounted in the Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
's studios. Actress Karen Junqueira play the role of Saulo's love interrese. The video premiered first on March 25, 2010.