Luedji Luna

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Santa Rita.

Luedji Gomes Santa Rita (born 25 May 1987), known professionally as Luedji Luna, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.

Luedji Luna
Luna in 2023
Born	Luedji Gomes Santa Rita 25 May 1987 (1987-05-25) (age 38) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Occupation	singer
Years active	2014–present
Musical career
Genres	MPB, jazz

Life and career

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Luedji Luna is the daughter of an economist mother and an historian father.^[1] She studied law at the Federal University of Bahia and singing at the Escola Baiana de Canto Popular.^[1][2] She started performing in 2011, and in 2014 made her record debut with the single "Dentro ali".^[2] In 2017, her debut album Um Corpo no Mundo was released; for this work, she was awarded a Bravo Award and was nominated as best new artist at the 2018 Multishow Brazilian Music Award.^[2][3][4]

Luedji Luna's second album Bom mesmo é estar debaixo d'água was released in 2020, and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album.^[5] A deluxe version of the album was released in 2022 and included 10 new songs.^[2][6][7]

Luedji Luna toured in the United States, Europe and Canada, and performed in major events including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Rudolstadt-Festival, and the Amsterdam Roots Festival [nl].^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Um Corpo no Mundo (2017)
• Mundo (Remix) (EP 2019)
• Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D'Água (2020)
• Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D'Água Deluxe (2022)
• Um Mar Pra Cada Um (2025)
• Antes Que A Terra Acabe (2025)