Larissa Luz

Larissa Luz de Jesus (born 15 May 1987) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress.

Life and career Born in Salvador, Bahia, Luz started studying piano and singing when she was 12 years old. In 2001, she became a member of an all-female rock band, Lucy in the sky, with whom she performed in local nightclubs, and in the following years she joined other groups (Egrégoras, Interart, Tempero Nagô) and had gigs as solo singer in various local shopping centres and bars. Also in 2016, she performed at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics, singing "Canto de Ossanha" in a duet with Elza Soares.

In 2019, Luz released her third alum Trovão, produced by Rafa Dias and featuring collaborations with Bia Ferreira, Letieres Leite, Ellen Oléria, and Luedji Luna. The album was included in the list of the 25 best Brazilian albums of the year authored by Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte. In 2022, she released the EP Deusa Dulov (Vol. 1) in collaboration with Tropkillaz, and made her debut as television presenter hosting the GNT program Saia Justa. In 2023, she was a contestant of the show The Masked Singer Brasil. The same year, she played Elza Soares in the biographical film Mussum. In 2024, she performed at Rock in Rio and at Afropunk Festival in New York.

Discography Albums Mundança (2013) Território Conquistado (2016) Trovão (2019) Deusa Dulov (Vol. 1) (2022, EP, with Tropkillaz)