Fantine Thó

Fantine Rodrigues Thó (born 15 February 1979) is a Brazilian and Dutch singer, songwriter and instructor. In 2002, she won the talent show Popstars and joined the Brazilian girl group Rouge, with which she released four studio albums, Rouge, C'est La Vie (2003), Blá Blá Blá (2004) and Mil e Uma Noites (2005), selling in all 6 million copies and becoming the most successful girl group of Brazil and Latin America, before leaving in 2005. In 2006, she formed the progressive rock band Banda Thó with her brother Jonathan and some friends, which did not give continuity at the end of the following year, when she married and moved to Netherlands.

On November 25, 2011, the group released its first extended play, Rise, directly on the SoundCloud streaming platform. On February 20, 2015, she released her debut album, Dusty But New, with nine songs composed by her. His Lead single was "Não Dá para Resistir" followed by "Ragatanga", track with special participation of Spanish girl group Las Ketchup, in addition to "Beijo Molhado" and "Nunca Deixe de Sonhar." Also the group released the remix album titled Rouge Remixes, selling 150 thousand copies, receiving certificate of gold, and the video album O Sonho de Ser Uma Popstar, bringing its first show. On December 3 is released the second record of concerts of the group on DVD, titled A Festa dos Seus Sonhos. On February 11, 2004, Luciana announced that she was leaving the group, claiming the lack of identification with the most danceful sound that the group was taking. After the departure of Luciana, the four remaining members continued and released the albums Blá Blá Blá (2004) and Mil e Uma Noites (2005). The group split definitively in June 2006, when the contract with Sony Music expired and was not renewed. Over four years, the group sold about 6 million records, becoming the most successful female group in Brazil, and received in all, two gold certification, two platinum certification, one double platinum certification and one diamond certification by ABPD. The band participated in some television programs and presented in several festivals, in addition to becoming a fix number in the pubs São Paulo Dublin Live Music and London Station, where they appeared weekly. In 2007 the band wanted to release an album, however Fantine ended up marrying and announcing her pregnancy, going to live in the Netherlands with her husband and finalizing the works with the Banda Thó. On May 9, 2009, after spending the last year dedicating herself to the first months of her daughter, she releases her first single as solo artist, "Born Again at Sunrise", of own composition and focused in the indie pop. In 2011, after two years without devoting herself to professional projects, she was invited by Autism Magazine to become an ambassador for the social campaign of World Autism Day that year, launching the theme song "Hasta el Fim" on March 2, reverting all proceeds from the digital sale of this to charitable institutions.

On November 23 he released his second solo single, "Middle of the Night". Fantine, however, was eliminated from the competition during the battles phase. On February 20, 2015, she released her first album, Dusty But New, with nine songs composed by her.

Personal life In 2005, during a presentation in Porto Alegre, she met the Dutch soundplaster Nick van Balen, who was in the country working on the tour of the American band Cake, they started dating shortly thereafter. On July 13, 2007, she announced that she had married Van Balen and was five months pregnant. In September he moved back to The Hague, Holland, where he lived. Soon after, on November 12, her daughter, Christine, was born.

Thó has cited Sade, Sting, Rick Wakeman, Pat Metheny, Daniela Mercury, Madonna and Spice Girls as some her influences.

Discography

Studio albums + Album list Album Details Dusty But New Release date: February 20, 2015 Formats: CD, Digital download Label: Independente

Extended plays YearDetails Rise Release date: December 25, 2011 Formats: Download digital Label: Independente

Singles

As lead artist Title Year Album "Born Again at Sunrise" 2009 Rise "Até o Fim" 2011 "Middle of the Night" Rise "My World" 2015

As featured artist Title Year Album "Revolution" (Buble Gum feat. Fantine Thó) 2016

Music videos Title Year Director "Até o Fim" 2011 Marco Rodrigues "Oceans Hillsong" 2014 Claudia Fjellström "My World" 2016 Jean Dolabella

Filmography

Internet Year TV show Role Notes 2015–16 Do Brasil Reporter Web-show

Television/documentary Year TV show Role Notes 2002 Popstars Contestant (Won) Season 1 2002 Rouge: A História Presenter 2003 Romeu e Julieta Friend of Julieta Year end special 2005 Floribella Herself Episode: "July 14, 2005" 2013 Fábrica de Estrelas Herself Episode: "The Return of the Rouge" Episode: "Everything Is Rouge"Episode: "Everything Again" 2013The Voice of Holland Contestant Season 4

Films Year Film Character 2003 Xuxa Abracadabra Herself 2005 Eliana em O Segredo dos Golfinhos Herself

Tours Living Room Concerts (2015–16) Chakra Journey in Concert (2019)