Wanessa Godói Camargo Buaiz (born 28 December 1982), known professionally as Wanessa, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Early life Camargo is the daughter of Brazilian sertanejo singer Zezé Di Camargo, from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano, and businesswoman Zilú Godói. Her father worked on the Brazilian version of the musical Cats and was part of the group of dancers known as Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano. Career In 2000, Carmago signed with BMG and released her debut studio album, the eponymous Wanessa Camargo. Featuring a country-focused musical style, it sold 150,000 copies and included the singles "O Amor não Deixa", "Enamorado por Você" and "Eu Posso Te Sentir". In 2001, she released her second album of the same name, Wanessa Camargo; "Eu Posso Te Sentir", "Tanta Saudade" and "Gostar de Mim" were released as singles. In 2002, she accepted an invitation to become a presenter of the Young Evening program at the Rede Globo TV network, where she stayed for two years. In the same year, she won recognition with the track "Sem Querer" on the third album of the same name, Wanessa Camargo. In 2004, she released her first live album, Transparente Ao Vivo, and joined the cast of the fourth season of the series Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. In 2005, she signed with Sony and reformulated her music with the release of W, a dance-pop album for which she composed eleven of the fifteen songs. The album included the charting singles "Amor, Amor" and "Não Resisto a Nós Dois", in addition to the promotional tracks "Relaxa" e "Culpada". In 2007, she adopted the stage name of Wanessa, leaving her surname aside, and released the album Total, which sold 100,000 copies, marked by the track "Me Abrace". In 2009 she released her first song in English, "Fly", featuring the rapper Ja Rule, and her sixth album, titled Meu Momento. In 2010, she made a move to electronic music, releasing the EP Você não Perde por Esperar. in 2011, she released the album DNA, with songs entirely in English. In 2016, five years after her last studio album, she announced that she was redirecting to the sertanejo genre. On 19 August she released her eighth studio album for streaming, entitled 33. Biography Wanessa was born in Goiânia, Goiás, on 28 December 1982. She is the daughter of the Brazilian sertanejo singer Zezé Di Camargo from the duo Zezé Di