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Wikipedia article
'Shimbalai' is a song by singer-songwriter Maria Gad from her self-titled album 'Maria Gad', released on 20 July 2009. The song was also included on the soundtrack of the soap opera Viver a Vida, and released as a single on 25 August 2009. It was successful in Brazil, and later even more so in Italy.
This song was Gad's first musical composition, which she wrote at ten years old. According to her, the song came to her at sunset on a beach when she was all alone, without even her guitar. Gad admits that "Shimbalai" came to her as a shock, given that she didn't enjoy writing music very much. She didn't return to composing for another nine years.
"I was simply describing a landscape", she said.
The singer confirmed that the word 'shimbalai' doesn't have any real meaning. "Children love to invent words, right?", Gad explained in an interview in 2010.
The original music video was filmed in 2011 in Bogliasco, Italy. Gad does not appear in it. Later, in 2014, another music video was released in which Gad does appear.
Record charts
From 4 August to 1 September 2011, the song reached the number one spot on the Italian FIMI and the iTunes Store charts, surpassing well-known artists like Adele, Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Pitbull. The song also went platinum, which marked the first time that a Brazilian artist had achieved such a distinction in Italy.
References
Category:2009 singles
Category:2009 songs
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