Bia Ferreira

Bia Ferreira (Carangola, Minas Gerais, 19 April 1993) is a Brazilian singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and artivist. Her music, which she defines as "MMP — Música de Mulher Preta" (Black Woman Music), discusses topics such as feminism, anti-racism and homophobia. She claims her music is created to generate "discomfort" that in turn generates "movement", at the same time that she tries to write songs pleasant enough to get her message across. Her lyrics have been described as "escrevivência" ("writexperience"), a concept by Conceição Evaristo.

Early life and musical beginnings Born to a traditional evangelical family, Ferreira studied music since she was a child. Her mother was a singer, choir conductor, pianist and singing teacher. At the age of 3, she started to study the piano and later got into the Brazilian Music Conservatory.

Around the age of 12, she wrote her first song. In its lyrics, she asked God not to be a lesbian—an agony that resulted from her religious upbringing. after a period in Piracicaba, São Paulo. and discussed topics such as the racial quota systems of SISU (a kind of Brazilian SAT) and the condition of black women in Brazil. Ferreira classifies her music as "Música de Mulher Preta (MMP) (Black Woman Music (BWM)" due to her strong focus on these topics. "Cota Não É Esmola" became a mandatory study material for the vestibulares of University of Brasília, Federal University of Minas Gerais and Federal University of Paraná, as well as for students of SESI-SP. She also performed for the Sofar Sounds project in Curitiba on 27 September.

Igreja Lesbiteriana, Um Chamado and second studio album (2019–present) Since 2013, Ferreira prepared her debut album Igreja Lesbiteriana, Um Chamado, which was released on 13 September 2019.

On 1 October 2020, she released the video "Boto Fé". Initially, a fake video was purposely aired on 25 September, showing Ferreira in 2035 hacking the system to air the "right" video on the new date; the video's promotional efforts involved a letter written in 2035, where humanity is ruled by robots and satellites, and all natural resources have been exhausted already. The track featured BNegão.

On 10 March 2022, she released the song "Agora Vai", alongside Xamã and Lia Clark, discussing financial empowerment.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ferreira has been preparing her second studio album, which will be released by Natura Musical and distributed by Altafonte Brasil. In some more recent shows, she's been adopting lyrics more focused on offering solutions for the problems she would previously comment; according to her, this is part of a strategy to "present tenderness as a survival technology and information as the key to liberating black, native or LGBTQIA+ people who have suffered any form of oppression".

Musical style Her debut studio album, Igreja Lesbiteriana, Um Chamado, contains elements of soul, reggae, blues, funk, R&B and gospel. Among her influences are Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, Leci Brandão, Conceição Evaristo, Erica Malunguinho, Preta Rara, Eva Rap Diva, Sueli Carneiro, Audrey Lorde, Manu Coutinho de Aracajú, Jaêmia, Laine Almeida, Anaia, Débora Ambrosia, Bruna Amara, Luz Ribeiro, Dani Monteiro, Talíria Petrone, Ellen Oléria, Kimani, Mel Duarte, Kelly Estácio, Preta Ferreira, Luciane Dom, Renata Souza, Carol Daffara, Ryane Leão, Sueide Kinté and Nara Couto.

Discography Ao Vivo (2018) Igreja Lesbiteriana, Um Chamado (2019)

Singles "Boto Fé" (2020)