{{short description|Brazilian singer and songwriter}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=March 2010}} {{expand Portuguese|topic=bio|date=March 2024}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Carla Visi | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|08|30}} | birth_place = Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Axé and MPB | label = | past_member_of = Companhia Clic<br/>Cheiro de Amor }} '''Carla Visi''' (born August 30, 1970 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host.<ref>[http://noticias.terra.com.br/imprime/0,,OI1906309-EI6608,00.html Carla Visi, "uma das lindas e gostosas estrelas do carnaval da Bahia" ] {{cite web|url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/imprime/0%2C%2COI1906309-EI6608%2C00.html |date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605230533/http://noticias.terra.com.br/imprime/0%2C%2COI1906309-EI6608%2C00.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 | language = pt|title=Terra - Antonio Riserio }} Terra Brasil – September 13, 2007</ref> She is one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singer of the present, with four albums released with Cheiro de Amor, and three more albums in her solo career. Carla is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also popular in Portugal and Japan.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Carla started her career as a soloist in bars. In 1990, she was invited to replace Daniela Mercury in Companhia Clic, a band from Bahia which has great success at the time. In 1991 she recorded her first album, ''Companhia Clic III'', and in 1993 the second one ''Cia Clic''.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Subsequently, she left the band as she was invited to take the lead vocals in Cheiro de Amor and her career took off after the first album recorded with Carla performing vocals, ''É Demais Meu Rei'' (1996), was released. In 1997, the live album ''Cheiro de Amor Ao Vivo'' was released, achieving sales of 1.5m. The next album, ''Me Chama'' was recorded by the band in 1998. By the 1999 she decided to start a solo career so recorded her last album with Cheiro de Amor (another live one) called ''Cheiro em Festa''.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

==Discography== Albums with Companhia Clic: * 1991: ''Companhia Clic III'' * 1993: ''Cia Clic''

Albums with Cheiro de Amor: * 1996: ''É Demais Meu Rei'' * 1997: ''Cheiro de Amor Ao Vivo'' * 1998: ''Me Chama''

Solo albums: * 2001 – ''Carla visita Gilberto Gil'' * ''Carla Visi Por todo canto''

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