Filipe Catto Alves (born 26 September 1987) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She has worked with genres such as MPB, samba, tango, jazz, rock and bolero. She identifies as non-binary and uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.
She has shared the stage with artists such as Maria Bethânia, Ney Matogrosso, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Beth Carvalho, Odair José, Marcelo Jeneci, Vanessa da Matta, Toquinho, Daniela Mercury, Zélia Duncan, Maria Gadú, Ana Carolina, Arnaldo Antunes, Nando Reis and Dzi Croquettes.
She frequently sings songs composed by other people, but has also authored songs of her own, both alone and in partnerships with artists such as Zélia Duncan, Tiê, Paulinho Moska and Pedro Luís.
Early life and first works
Born in Lajeado and raised in the state capital Porto Alegre, Catto would sing in parties with her father. As a teenager, she sang in some rock bands. In 2006, she began a solo career performing at bars and released some works on the internet. In 2008, she and director João Pedro Madureira started the show "Ouro e Pétala", involving vocals, acoustic guitar and claps. In 2009, Catto released the Saga EP for free download.
Career
2011-2017: Fôlego and Tomada
In 2011, the track "Saga" was featured on the soundtrack for the Cordel Encantado telenovela. Catto signed with Universal Music and recorded her first album: Fôlego. In November 2011 she started the Fôlego Tour at Theatro São Pedro (Porto Alegre).
Catto wrote a Portuguese version of "No Me Compares" ("Não Me Compares"), originally written in Spanish by Alejandro Sanz. Catto's version was recorded by Sanz himself featuring Ivete Sangalo as part of the Salve Jorge telenovela's soundtrack.
In 2013, she released her first live album and DVD, Entre Cabelos, Olhos e Furacões. The release shows took place at the Teatro Sesc Vila Mariana, in São Paulo, on 3 August 2013.
On 8 September 2015, she released her sophomore album Tomada via Agência de Música and Radar Records. The album release show happened on 14 November 2015, at the Auditório Ibirapuera, in São Paulo. Dois dias antes do lançamento deste álbum, Catto se apresentou com a Orquestra Sinfônica e o Coro Lírico de Minas Gerais no Palácio das Artes em Belo Horizonte, onde foram executadas suas próprias músicas com arranjos compostos especialmente para essa apresentação.
Still in 2015, she guest performed on "Trono de Estudar", a song written by Dani Black in support of secondary students who opposed the São Paulo state government's plan to re-structure the state schools. The track featured 17 other artists: Chico Buarque, Arnaldo Antunes (ex-Titãs), Tiê, Dado Villa-Lobos (Legião Urbana), Paulo Miklos (Titãs), Tiago Iorc, Lucas Silveira (Fresno), Zélia Duncan, Pedro Luís (Pedro Luís & A Parede), Fernando Anitelli (O Teatro Mágico), André Whoong, Lucas Santtana, Miranda Kassin, Tetê Espíndola, Helio Flanders (Vanguart), Felipe Roseno and Xuxa Levy.
In 2016, she was featured at the second episode of Versões, a Canal Bis program, in which she sang hits by Cássia Eller, such as "Gatas Extraordinárias", "Malandragem", "Relicário", "O Segundo Sol", among others. The show became a tour that took him to several cities including São Paulo, where she performed at the 2017 Virada Cultural, in which she called for direct elections following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.
Also in 2017, she toured with Simone Mazzer for the Prêmio da Música Brasileira, with Gonzaguinha tribute shows.
In 2017, she began the "Over" tour, having only acoustic guitarists Pedro Sá and Luís Felipe de Lima as supporting musicians. Catto performed songs from her previous albums and also songs by Portishead, Marília Mendonça and Vinicius de Moraes.
Still in 2017, she performed in a series of shows with artists such as Maria Bethânia, Vanessa da Matta, Johnny Hooker, Xênia França and Mestrinho. She paid a tribute to Vinicius de Moraes at Espaço das Américas besides Toquinho and Daniela Mercury, and to Dalva de Oliveira's centennial at Teatro J Safra in São Paulo, besides singers such as Angela Maria, Alaíde Costa, As Bahia e a Cozinha Mineira, Ayrton Montarroyos, Célia, Cida Moreira, Claudette Soares, Edy Star, Fafá de Belém, Marina de La Riva, Maria Alcina, Márcio Gomes, Tetê Espíndola, Veronica Ferriani and Virgínia Rosa. She also performed a solo tribute to Cauby Peixoto at Bar Brahma; Peixoto once cited Catto as one of his favorite new singers.
2017-present: CATTO and other projects
On 24 November 2017, she released her third studio album CATTO.