W is the fourth studio album by Brazilian recording artist Wanessa, released on August 1, 2005. Differently of her previous albums, more of Wanessa distanced herself from romantic music on this album to try new styles. She also gave herself more in the production of this album, writing letters of eleven of the 15 songs on the album and the melody of a song.
Despite lower sales compared to other albums, W was the most favorite album of the fans and had all her successful work songs on the radio, and the tour based on the album, W in Tour... Era Uma Vez, was very successful in Brazil in 2006 and was continued in the United States and Europe in 2007. The song "Não Reisto á Nós Dois" reached an excellent position on the radio and was also the theme of the soap opera, Bang Bang, from the Brazilian channel Rede Globo.
It was Wanessa's album who received more positive reviews so far, considering it mature, intelligent and great. The music "Amor Amor" became a huge hit, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Brazil.
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Wanessa Godói Camargo Buaiz (née Wanessa Godói Camargo) (born December 28, 1982), commonly known as Wanessa, is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Brazilian sertanejo/country singer Zezé Di Camargo from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano.
Wanessa is also the ambassador in the non-governmental organization SOS Mata Atlântica, which defends the preservation of the Atlantic Forest. Due to her work to promote the NGO and its goals, and also her work for the depollution of the Tietê river in São Paulo, she was awarded the Pro-Social Award from Brazil's Nickelodeon channel in 2007, and later she received the Personality of the Year title from the Cisesp.
In 2009, Wanessa released her first single in English "Fly" featuring American rapper Ja Rule, for the album "Meu Momento". The song became the most played in the country, and was nominated for "Hit of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Brazil Awards. In 2011, she released her first album in English, titled DNA. Wanessa has sold 3 million albums in her 15-year-career.