by Alvaro NederOwner of a distinctively deep tone, singer/songwriter Ana Carolina began as a singer in little bars in her native Juiz de Fora. Her early theater performances were produced by singer/actress Zezé Motta. In 1999, Ana Carolina released her first CD, which had the hit "Garganta" (written for her by Totonho Villeroy) and her pop/rock/blues renditions for "Retrato Em Branco E Preto" (Tom Jobim/Chico Buarque and "Alguém Me Disse" (Evaldo Gouveia/Jair Amorim).\r