Johnny Hooker Explained

Johnny Hooker
Birth Name:John Donovan Maia[1]
Birth Date:6 August 1987
Birth Place:Recife, Pernambuco
Genre:MPB, pop, rock, brega
Occupation:Musician, songwriter, actor, director, screenwriter
Years Active:2011–present

John Donovan Maia, more commonly known as Johnny Hooker (Recife, 6 August 1987), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor and screenwriter.[2] [3] He won the Prêmio da Música Brasileira for Best Singer in the Pop Music category.

His music has been featured in soundtracks such as "Volta" (featured in Tatuagem), "Amor Marginal" (featured in Babilônia) and "Alma Sebosa" (featured in Geração Brasil, in which he also played the role of Thales Salgado).

His debut album, Eu Vou Fazer uma Macumba pra Te Amarrar, Maldito! topped Deezer and the MPB iTunes Brasil chart.[4]

Early life

John Donovan Maia was born in Recife, Pernambuco, on 6 August 1987. His grandfather was Irish.[5]

Career

In 2011, he was nominated for Best New Artists at the Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira.[6]

In 2009, he made his acting debut on the short film Não me Deixe em Casa, directed by Daniel Aragão,[7] and in 2013 he performed for the soundtrack of the movie Tatuagem, by Hilton Lacerda, in which the singer guest appears to perform the film theme.

In 2014, Hooker was cast as musician Thales Salgado in the Rede Globo telenovela Geração Brasil.[8] One of his songs also appeared among the soundtrack: "Alma Sebosa", theme from the character Barata (Leandro Hassum).[9]

The song later received a video on 27 September 2014.[10] It won an award at the 16th Festcine,[11] in Recife, and was included in many year-end best clips lists.[12] In December 2014, TV presenter and journalist Zeca Camargo praised the song in his personal blog:[13]

In the first semester of 2015, Hooker made his directional debu with the short film Classic, which he also wrote.[14] "Amor Marginal", from his debut album Eu Vou Fazer Uma Macumba pra te Amarrar, Maldito! was picked for the telenovela Babilônia's soundtrack in 2015.[15]

Eu Vou Fazer uma Macumba pra Te Amarrar, Maldito! was released on 22 February 2015, topping Deezer and reaching #14 on iTunes.[16]

Johnny won the 26th Prêmio da Música Brasileira for Best Singer for the album. During the award ceremony, on 10 June 2015, Johnny sang "Lama" with Alcione as a tribute to Maria Bethânia,[17] gaining press attention.[18]

Fafá de Belém covered the song "Volta", written by Hooker, on her then new album Do Tamanho Certo para meu Sorriso in 2015.[19]

On 20 September 2015, he released a video for "Amor Marginal". The song reached the Brazilian trending topics and the video was viewed over 130,000 times in its first week.[20]

Filmography

Discography

Studio albums

As Johnny and The Hookers

Live albums

EPs

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No Dia dos Pais, Johnny Hooker fala sobre aquele que o influenciou . jconline.ne10.uol.com.br . 2 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Duas caras. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219200416/http://multishow.globo.com/Geleia-do-Rock/Materias/Duas-caras.shtml. 19 February 2014. 2 February 2014. Multishow.globo.com.
  3. Web site: Cantor Johnny Hooker dirigirá um curta-metragem sobre descoberta do cinema. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220082145/http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/viver/2013/06/16/internas_viver,445138/cantor-johnny-hooker-dirigira-um-curta-metragem-sobre-descoberta-do-cinema.shtml. 20 February 2014. 2 February 2014. Diário de Pernambuco.
  4. Web site: 26 March 2015. Johnny Hooker estreia turnê Macumba no Recife. 15 July 2015. NE10.
  5. Web site: Serginho recebe Monica Iozzi, Casagrande, Monique e Bárbara Evans. 5 July 2015. Gshow.
  6. Web site: Jornal do Commercio. https://web.archive.org/web/20090423153544/http://jc.uol.com.br/canal/lazer-e-turismo/noticia/2009/04/19/ultima-noite-leva-publico-menor-mas-traz-bons-shows-184936.php. 23 April 2009. 31 July 2010. uol.com.br.
  7. Web site: Não me deixe em casa (2009). IMDb.
  8. Web site: Globo aposta em músico pernambucano para papel em 'Geração Brasil', próxima novela das sete. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202164405/http://entretenimento.r7.com/blogs/mundo-da-tv/novelas-e-minisseries/globo-aposta-em-musico-pernambuco-em-geracao-brasil-proxima-novela-das-sete-20140107/#. 2 February 2014. 2 February 2014. R7.com.
  9. Web site: Hall Social. Alma Sebosa. Hall Social.
  10. Web site: Johnny Hooker lança clipe de "Alma Sebosa". https://web.archive.org/web/20150104171131/http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/viver/2014/09/30/internas_viver,532823/johnny-hooker-lanca-clipe-de-em-alma-sebosa-em-com-participacao-de-atores-globais.shtml. 4 January 2015. 4 January 2015.
  11. Web site: Vencedores 16o Festcine.
  12. Web site: Melhores Clipes de 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104163554/http://revistaogrito.ne10.uol.com.br/page/blog/2014/12/15/melhores-de-2014-top-20-videoclipes-do-ano/. 4 January 2015. 4 January 2015.
  13. Web site: os melhores discos de 2014 que você não ouviu.
  14. Web site: Dos poetas, loucos e de coraçăo partido. uol.com.br. 5 January 2014 .
  15. Web site: Título ainda não informado (favor adicionar).
  16. Web site: Título ainda não informado (favor adicionar). https://web.archive.org/web/20150415164635/http://revistaogrito.ne10.uol.com.br/page/blog/2015/03/04/entrevista-johnny-hooker-quando-o-deus-do-desejo-botou-os-olhos-no-recife/. 15 April 2015. 9 April 2015.
  17. Web site: 11 June 2015. Veja os vencedores do 26º Prêmio da Música Brasileira. 15 June 2015. G1. Grupo Globo.
  18. Web site: 11 June 2015. Johnny Hooker é um dos destaques do PMB.
  19. Web site: Fafá de Belém regrava Johnny Hooker e Filipe Catto escolhe música de Zé Manoel – Blog Social 1. 14 July 2015 . 16 July 2015.
  20. Web site: Johnny Hooker lança clipe de Amor Marginal e vira assunto mais comentado do Twitter. Assista. 1 October 2015. www.diariodepernambuco.com.br.
  21. Web site: >. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314114959/http://www.comeceaimaginar.com.br/. 14 March 2016. 25 April 2019. www.comeceaimaginar.com.b.
  22. Web site: o. www.conexaovivo.com.br.
  23. Web site: m. www.songwritingcompetition.com.
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  25. Web site: w. www.vitrinecapital.com.
  26. Web site: Prêmio Anfitrião 2013. Anfitrião. 31 December 2013 .
  27. Web site: Vencedores do 16o Festcine.
  28. Web site: Sete pernambucanos concorrem ao Prêmio da Música Brasileira. Confira indicados.
  29. Web site: Título ainda não informado (favor adicionar).
  30. Web site: 29 January 2016. Melhores Músicas Nacionais 2015.
  31. Web site: Melhores Discos Nacionais 2015.

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