{{Short description|Brazilian singer and composer (born 1993)}} thumb|right|'''MC Carol'''
'''Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço''' (born 6 October 1993 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), known professionally as MC Carol, is a Brazilian singer and composer. She is known for her social themes regarding feminism and, at the same time, double entendre songs related to explicit sex.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mc Carol vive 'noitada boa', mas cai em golpe em música nova|work=Uol|url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2020/10/07/mc-carol-musica-nova-aniversario.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Fãs resgatam vídeo de MC Carol fazendo improviso 'pistola' com cantor, e ela explica pela primeira vez: 'Vontade de quebrar na porrada'|work=Hugogloss|url=https://hugogloss.uol.com.br/buzz/fas-resgatam-video-de-mc-carol-fazendo-improviso-pistola-com-cantor-e-ela-explica-pela-primeira-vez-vontade-de-quebrar-na-porrada/}}</ref>
==Biography== Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço was born in the city of Niterói, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, having lived on the Morro do Preventório.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://revistatrip.uol.com.br/tpm/entrevista-com-mc-carol |title=Entrevista com Mc Carol |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=Trip }}</ref>
== Musical career == As a solo artist, she started to gain notoriety after the release of a few singles and internet releases.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g1.globo.com/musica/noticia/2016/10/como-uma-funkeira-negra-e-gorda-virou-simbolo-de-beleza-e-voz-da-favela.html |title=Como uma funkeira 'negra e gorda' virou símbolo de beleza e voz da favela |date=27 October 2016 |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=BBC Brasil }}</ref> Her first hit was with the song "Bateu uma Onda Forte" ("It Kicked Hard"). Afterwards, the singer and composer also gained notoriety with "Jorginho Me Empresta a 12" ("Jorginho Give Me the Shotgun"), "Liga pro Samu" ("Call the 911")<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g1.globo.com/rj/regiao-serrana/noticia/2016/08/mc-carol-do-sucesso-delacao-premiada-fara-show-em-petropolis.html |title=MC Carol, do sucesso 'Delação Premiada', fará show em Petrópolis |date=26 August 2016 |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=G1.Globo.com }}</ref> and "Não Foi Cabral" ("It Wasn't Cabral" [who discovered Brazil]), with lyrics that raise a discussion about the history of Brazil taught in the education system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/musica/noticia/2015/07/professores-analisam-funk-de-mc-carol-que-contesta-historia-do-brasil.html |title=Professores analisam funk de MC Carol que contesta a história do Brasil |date=9 July 2015 |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=G1.Globo.com }}</ref>
Subsequently, MC Carol announced the release of her first studio album, ''Bandida'' ("''Bandit''").<ref name="oglobo" /> As a preview, the artist released two singles: the first one was the song "Delação Premiada" ("Plea Bargaining"), produced by Leo Justi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/dela%C3%A7%C3%A3o-premiada-feat-leo-justi-single/1133580914 |title=Delação Premiada (feat. Leo Justi) - Single de Mc Carol |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=iTunes }}</ref> and the second one was "100% Feminista" ("100% Feminist"), with the singer Karol Conka.<ref name="oglobo">{{cite news |url=http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/mc-carol-une-forcas-com-karol-conka-para-falar-de-feminismo-em-single-20246078 |title=MC Carol une forças com Karol Conka para falar de feminismo em single |access-date=29 October 2016 |newspaper=O Globo }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://emais.estadao.com.br/noticias/gente,100-feminista-mc-carol-e-karol-conka-lancam-single-juntas-ouca,10000080609 |title='100% Feminista': MC Carol e Karol Conka lançam single juntas |access-date=29 October 2016 |publisher=O Estado de S. Paulo }}</ref> The album was released on the digital platforms on October 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/noticia/mc-carol-lanca-aguardado-bandida-primeiro-disco-carreira/#imagem0 |title=MC Carol lança o aguardado Bandida, primeiro disco da carreira |access-date=29 October 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone Brasil }}</ref>
== Political career == She ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 Brazilian elections for Rio de Janeiro state representative on the Brazilian Communist Party ticket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rioonwatch.org/?p=46996|title=Countdown to Brazil's 2018 Elections, Part 6: Growth and Diversity of Favela Candidates {{!}} RioOnWatch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://revistaquem.globo.com/QUEM-News/noticia/2018/10/eleicoes-2018-celebridades-que-foram-eleitas-ou-fracassaram-nas-urnas.html|title=Eleições 2018: As celebridades que foram eleitas ou fracassaram nas urnas|website=revistaquem.globo.com|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> She had discussed running with Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco prior to the latter's assassination and announced her candidacy shortly after Franco was assassinated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://extra.globo.com/noticias/rio/influenciada-por-marielle-mc-carol-vai-se-candidatar-ao-cargo-de-deputada-estadual-22604829.html|title=Influenciada por Marielle, MC Carol vai se candidatar ao cargo de deputada estadual|website=Extra Online|language=pt-BR|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref>
==Discography== *2016: ''Bandida''
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2019 |''No Coração do Mundo'' |Brenda |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.papodecinema.com.br/artistas/mc-carol/filmografia/ |title=MC Carol - Filmografia |website=Papo de Cinema | access-date=2023-03-28}}</ref> |- |2020–2023 |''Wild & Free'' |Panelist | |- |2022 |''Barba, Cabelo & Bigode'' | |- |2022 |''Rule 34'' |Nill | |} ==References== {{Reflist}}
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