Mônica da Silva grew up between The United States, and Belém, Brazil, a city on the Amazon River. Da Silva's music contains an eclectic mix of Brazilian and American influences.
Her sound can be classified as International Fusion, as it is heavily influenced by Brazilian music, namely Bossa Nova, but also incorporates elements of Lounge, Electronica, Indie Pop, and Worldbeat.
Placements
.Back To His Girl in the TV series Heartland (2008)
That's Not The Way in the FIFA World Cup ESPN (2014)
Soldado de Amor in the BBC One TV series The Replacement (2017)
Back To His Girl in the motion picture Lady Bird (2017)
Soldado de Amor in the Paramount Network series American Woman (2018)
Vou Voar in the STARZ TV series Vida (2019)
Soldado de Amor in the PreFall Ad campaign for Tory Burch (2019
“Brasilissima has touches of “samba and bossa, and even a small nod toward the very percussive axé music, but, along with partner Chad Alger, who shares playing, production and compositional credits, she’s created a hybrid that’s her own, and ridiculously addictive.”
Chris Nickson
The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide To World Music
"The future of Bossa Nova with the face of youth today”
Acontece Magazine
“Uma busca da ambientação perfeita para que a música realmente se transformasse em uma história no imaginário das pessoas.”
