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<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Gretch ugly baby.JPG|200px|thumb|'''Gretchen''' in 2006 (On ''La Conga Sex'' [[DVD]] cover)]] -->
'''Maria Odete Brito de Miranda''', known as '''Gretchen''' ([[May 29]] [[1959]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] – ) is a [[Brazil]]ian singer. She became notorious as the ''Rainha do Bumbum'' ("Butt Queen") in the late 1970s when, after doing backing vocals for years, she appeared on a TV show and soon recorded her debut album, "Dance With Me". In 1980, 1981 and 1982, she released her three most successful albums: ''My Name Is Gretchen'', ''You and Me'', and ''Lonely''. These three albums featured songs that became hallmarks in her career, such as "Freak Le Boom Boom", "Melô do Piripipi", "Conga Conga Conga".
Between 1980 and 1982, she grabbed the media's attention by making "sexy" music, while still enjoying popularity among children. After ''Lonely'' in 1982, she went on a downward spiral while trying to remain on the charts. Born as a [[Roman Catholic]], she embraced the Protestant faith in the 1990s, and began singing [[Gospel]] music. By the end of the 1990s, her hits had returned to dance floors. With the emergence of Butt Music stars like Carla Perez, Gretchen was eventually recognized as a forerunner of the hip shakers. The compilation ''20 Super Sucessos'' came out in 1998 on Copacabana/[[EMI]].
Gretchen signed a contract to star a porn movie for Brazilian porn producers ''[[Brasileirinhas]]'' in 2006, following the example of [[Rita Cadillac (Brazilian dancer)|Rita Cadillac]], with whom she appeared in the ''[[Pornochanchada]]'' ''Aluga-se Moças'' in [[1982]]. The movie, ''La Conga Sex'', was released by November, followed by another porn title, ''Carnaval 2007'', released in February [[2007]].
==Discography==
;Albums
*''[[2002]]'' 25 Anos De Sucesso
*''[[2001]]'' Me Deixa Louca
*''[[2000]]'' La Pasion
*''[[1998]]'' 20 Super Sucessos
*''[[1997]]'' A Nova Grethen
*''[[1996]]'' Jesus Dance
*''[[1995]]'' Sexy Charme Dance
*''[[1993]]'' Vem Me Ver
*''[[1991]]'' Cheiro & Chamego
*''[[1988]]'' Gypsy
*''[[1987]]'' Latino Americana
*''[[1983]]'' Gretchen
*''[[1982]]'' Gretchen Disco Show (Argentina)
*''[[1982]]'' Gretchen Soy La Mujer (Argentina)
*''[[1982]]'' Lonely
*''[[1981]]'' You And Me
*''[[1979]]'' My Name Is Gretchen
;Singles
*''[[1985]]'' Le Bal Masque
*''[[1985]]'' Hula Hula Ba Ba Ye
*''[[1984]]'' Bate Bate Coração
*''[[1984]]'' Melô do Pata Pata
*''[[1983]]'' Melô do Xique Xique
*''[[1982]]'' Allah-la-ô My Love
*''[[1982]]'' Gretchen E Os Três Patinhos
*''[[1982]]'' Melô do Piripipi
*''[[1981]]'' Give Me Love
*''[[1981]]'' Conga Conga Conga
*''[[1980]]'' 1,2,3...(One, Two, Three)
*''[[1979]]'' Freak Le Boom Boom
*''[[1979]]'' Outra Vez Mulher
*''[[1978]]'' Dance With Me
==Soundtrack==
*''[[Bar Esperança]]'' 1983, track Conga Conga Conga
*''[[Elas Por Elas]]'' 1982, track Melô do Piripipi
==Guest Appearances==
*''[[As Melindrosas]]'' Disco Baby 1978, Choir, Chorus
*''[[Pirlimpimpim II]]'' 1984, track Milongueira da Sierra Pelada
*''[[No Mundo da Crianca]]'' 1986, track Bumbum No Chão
*''[[A Discoteca do Chacrinha]]'' 1999, Medley Freak Le Boom Boom, Me Gusta El Cha Cha Cha, Conga Conga Conga
==External links==
*[http://www.gretchen.com.br/novo/index.asp Website official]
*[http://www.brasileirinhasnet.com.br/produtos.php?acao=busca&brasil=1&language=1&pagina=1&buscada=gretchen&Submit=ok Gretchen's pornographic films] at ''Brasileirinhas'' website ''Warning: Pornographic content''
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