Olga Souza

Full Name: Olga Maria de Souza
Birth Date: July 16,1968
Birth Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Olga Souza (born Olga Maria de Souza, 16 July 1968, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer, and dancer who was the lipsyncher and later singer in the musical project, Corona.

Souza was born to a musician father. She has two brothers: Roberto who is also a musician in Italy, and Ademar who is a dancer (or a singer) based in Spain. Her mother was a chef in a local restaurant. She started taking samba lessons very early. But Souza's first job was not artistic, as she worked for a bank in Rio, the Caixa Economica Federal. By chance, she met the football star Pelé, who advised her to chose to work on both careers. During the day, Souza worked in the bank, whilst she danced in the evening. Some magazines attribute her a career purely as a dancer in the U.S.. However, a record producer proposed she record a Spanish language version of the Lambada. Afterwards, she lived for a while in Madrid, where she presented a television show. In the early 1990s, she came to Italy where her brother offered her a place to stay. She met producer Francesco Bontempi who first signed her as a chorist. Shortly after their first meeting, Souza and Bontempi started a new project called Corona. The first single, "The Rhythm of the Night", was actually sung by the Italian singer, Giovanna Bersola. Souza now lives in Rome, but she returns to Brazil once a year. Souza is 1.80 metres tall (5'11"). She is married to Mario Luis, a Brazilian dancer, with whom she performed for a show in France. She is a fan of Prince, Stevie Wonder, Coolio, Whitney Houston, George Michael and Barbra Streisand.

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