{{Short description|Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1974)}} {{Infobox person | name = Buhr | image = Karinabuhr.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|20 May 1974}} | birth_place = [[Salvador, Bahia]], Brazil | years_active = 1990–present | occupation = Singer-songwriter, actress | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = Electronic music, Rock, [[Música popular brasileira|MPB]], [[Mangue bit]] }} }} '''Buhr'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title=Já sem Karina no nome artístico, Buhr dispara em abril o álbum 'Feixe de fogo' |url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2026/03/03/ja-sem-karina-no-nome-artistico-buhr-dispara-em-abril-o-album-feixe-de-fogo.ghtml |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> (formerly '''Karina Buhr''', born 20 May 1974), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, actress and percussionist.
==Biography== Born in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Buhr grew up in [[Recife]], where she started collaborating as a percussionist with several traditional [[maracatu]] groups.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Karina Buhr|url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa388545/karina-buhr |website=[[Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural]] |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="bio1">{{cite web |title=Karina Buhr|url=https://dicionariompb.com.br/artista/karina-buhr/ |website= [[Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira]] |access-date=1 April 2022|language=pt-BR}}</ref> In 1997 she co-founded the band [[Comadre Florzinha]], serving as singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and album cover illustrator.<ref name="bio" /> She started her solo career in 2010, with the album ''Eu menti pra você'', with which she was awarded the {{Interlanguage link|Prêmio APCA|pt}} of the [[Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte]] for best new artist.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="bio1" /> In 2011 she released her second album ''Longe de Onde'' and took part to several festivals, including [[Rock in Rio]] and [[Roskilde Festival]].<ref name="bio" /><ref name="bio1" /> Both her first two albums were included in the list of the best albums of the year published by ''[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Brasil]]''.<ref name="bio1" /> She was nominated at the [[2012 MTV Video Music Brazil|MTV Video Music Brazil]] for best female artist, best album and best song.<ref name="bio1" /> In 2014 she held a European tour, performing in [[Paris]], [[Berlin]], [[Madrid]], [[Barcelona]], [[Porto]] and [[Lisbon]].<ref name="bio1" /> In 2015 she released her third album, ''Selvática'', and held a national tour.<ref name="bio1" /> In 2018 she reunited with [[Comadre Florzinha]] members Alessandra Leão and Isaar França for a series of shows.<ref name="bio1" /> In 2019 she released the album ''Desmanche'', also serving as co-producer with Regis Damasceno.<ref name="bio1" />
Buhr won the award for best soundtrack at the 45th [[Brasília Film Festival]] for the [[Marcelo Gomes (director)|Marcelo Gomes]]'s film ''[[Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica]]''.<ref name="bio1" /> As an actress, she took part to several stage plays with the Teatro Oficina company in [[São Paulo]].<ref name="bio1" /> She made her film debut in ''[[My Name Is Baghdad]] (Meu nome é Bagdá)'' by {{Interlanguage link|Caru Alves de Souza|pt}}.<ref name="Boomerang">{{cite news |last1=Cunha |first1=Marco Antonio |title=Karina Buhr Faz Show do Álbum Desmanche no Sesc Belenzinho |url=https://boomerangmusic.com.br/karina-buhr-faz-show-do-album-desmanche-no-sesc-belenzinho/ |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=Boomerang Music |date=1 April 2022}}</ref> Also a writer, in 2015 she published a collection of poems entitled ''Desperdiçando Rima''.<ref name="bio1" />
== Personal life == Buhr has dropped her first name instead only using her surname to align with her identity as [[non-binary]] and [[agender]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Só Buhr – Trabalho Sujo |url=https://trabalhosujo.com.br/so-buhr/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=trabalhosujo.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title=Já sem Karina no nome artístico, Buhr dispara em abril o álbum 'Feixe de fogo' |url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2026/03/03/ja-sem-karina-no-nome-artistico-buhr-dispara-em-abril-o-album-feixe-de-fogo.ghtml |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=G1 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
==Discography== *''Eu menti pra você'' (2010) * ''Longe de Onde'' (2011) * ''Selvática'' (2015) *''Desmanche'' (2019) *''Feixe de fogo'' (2026)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Discogs artist}} * {{IMDb name|nm4688158}}
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