Karol Conká

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Karol Conká
Conká in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Karoline dos Santos Oliveira
Born	(1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 (age 39) Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Genres	Hip-hop pop MPB
Occupations	Rapper composer
Years active	2002–present
Website	www.karolconka.com

Karoline dos Santos Oliveira (born January 1, 1986), known professionally as Karol Conká (Brazilian Portuguese: [kaˈɾɔw kõˈka]), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.^[1][2] Her music is a blend of modern hip-hop and rap with sounds from Brazilian pop and traditional music.^[3][4]

Career

In 2013, she won Multishow's Best New Artist award and released her debut album, Batuk Freak.^[5] Her song, "Boa Noite", is featured in the EA Sports video game, FIFA 14. Her album Ambulante was ranked as the 34th best Brazilian album of 2018 by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine^[6] and among the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2018 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.^[7]

In January 2021, she was announced as a contestant of the reality show Big Brother Brasil 21.^[8] Her sarcastic and non-empathic behavior towards her housemates has garnered a very negative reception from the participants and viewers alike. On February 23, she was evicted from the reality show with a record-breaking 99.17% of the public vote.^[9]

Her life is depicted in the 2021 Globoplay documentary series A Vida Depois do Tombo.^[10]

In 2024, Karol Conká performed cosplayed as a four-leaf clover in the reality singing competition The Masked Singer Brasil.^[11]

Personal life

Karol Conká publicly came out as bisexual and sapiosexual.^[12] She is an advocate of feminism.^[13][14]

Discography

Albums

• 2001 - Karol Conka

• 2013 - Batuk Freak
• 2018 - Ambulante
• 2022 - Urucum

Singles

• 2011 - Boa Noite
• 2014 - Tombei
• 2015 - É o Poder
• 2017 - Lalá
• 2018 - Kaça
• 2018 - Cabeça de Nego (Prod. Instituto & Boss in Drama)
• 2019 - Saudade
• 2019 - Nossa Que Isso (feat. Mc Rebecca & MC Rogê)
• 2019 - Alavancô (feat. Gloria Groove & Linn da Quebrada)
• 2021 - Dilúvio (feat. Leo Justi)
• 2021 - Mal Nenhum
• 2021 - Subida
• 2021 - Louca e Sagaz
• 2022 - Paredawn

References

1. Bennett, Lachlan (2015-01-09). "Brazilian hip-hop artist Karol Conka set to rock the Domain for free concert". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12.
2. Jonze, Tim (2014-06-19). "São Paulo's music scene: 'Every day is Monday, every night is Friday'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19.
3. Levino, Rodrigo (2013-07-31). "Crítica: Com 'Batuk Freak', Karol Conká avança e deixa de ser aposta". Folha de S.Paulo. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
4. "Brazilian Artist Karol Conka Opens Up About Discrimination, Self-Esteem & Personal Style". Refinery29. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
5. "10 New Artists You Need to Know: April 2014". Rolling Stone. 2014-04-10. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11.
6. Antunes, Pedro (2018-12-21). "Rolling Stone Brasil: os 50 melhores discos nacionais de 2018" [Rolling Stone Brazil: the 50 best national disks of 2018]. Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
7. Antunes, Pedro (30 November 2018). "Baco Exu do Blues, Gilberto Gil, Duda Beat: os 25 melhores discos brasileiros do segundo semestre de 2018, segundo a APCA" [Baco Exu do Blues, Gilberto Gil, Duda Beat: the 25 best Brazilian disks of the second half of 2018, according to APCA]. Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
8. "Karol Conká está no 'BBB 21'" [Karol Conká is on 'BBB 21']. O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 2021-01-19. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
9. Sim, Bernardo (24 February 2021). "Big Brother Brazil: Karol Conka Evicted With Record-Breaking 99.17% Of Public Vote". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
10. "'A vida depois do tombo' mostra como Karol Conká enfrentou o mundo depois da rejeição recorde no BBB" ['A vida depois do tombo' shows how Karol Conká faced the world after the record rejection at BBB]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
11. "Trevo da Sorte é o quarto desmascarado da quarta temporada do The Masked Singer Brasil; veja quem é" [Luck Clover is the fourth unmasked from the fourth season of The Masked Singer Brasil; see who it is]. Gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
12. "Sapiossexualidade: entenda o termo usado pela BBB Key Alves para definir sua sexualidade" [Sapiosexuality: understand the term used by BBB Key Alves to define your sexuality]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-01-13. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
13. Torres, Leonardo (December 26, 2016). "Karol Conka estampa capa de revista e diz sempre soube que era bi desde pequena" [Karol Conka appears on the cover of a magazine and says she always knew she was bi since she was little]. POPLine (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
14. Rios, Kelly Krishna (September 3, 2016). "Karol Conka fala sobre feminismo e racismo: 'Preconceito machuca'" [Karol Conka talks about feminism and racism: ‘Prejudice hurts’]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Karol Conká on Facebook