The American singer Samara Joy, who was awarded this Sunday night (5) as “Revelation Artist” at the Grammy, received a wave of criticism and insults in the comments of her profile on Instagram – mostly from fans of Anitta, who also competed in the category. .
In response, another group of Brazilians went to the young jazz star’s profile, apologizing and congratulating her on her victory.
As soon as the Recording Academy, which organizes the award, published together with Samara’s account about the victory, the “Anitters” began to comment saying that she “stole”, that “she will never be Anitta” and even raised the possibility to “take down the account” by reporting the profile.
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“Who is this?”, “What hole did that come from?”, “All Samara’s streams don’t give the number of streams of Anitta’s worst song”, “Justice for Anitta”, are some of the comments that emerged.
Other fans ironically commented that “the answer will come in 72 hours” or that “now it’s in front of the barracks”, in reference to the coup demonstrations in Brazil after the October elections.
The wave of hostility against the jazz musician moved another group of Brazilians, who hours later went to Instagram to make comments celebrating Samara’s victory and apologizing for the hatred they received.
“Passing by to apologize for some Brazilians who are making terrible comments. Some of us are like that, they don’t know how to lose. Congratulations on your achievement!”, wrote one user, in Portuguese.
“What a bunch of clueless people coming here to attack an artist of Samara’s greatness, have the slightest respect even for the artist” that you say deserves an award that he did not win”, added another.
Other fans replicated comments saying that Brazil loves the singer and asking her to come and perform here.
Samara made no public comments about the Brazilian “invasion” on her profile after the victory.
Who is Samara Joy?
Born in 1999 in the Bronx, New York, Samara comes from a musical family. Her grandparents founded the gospel group The Savettes, her father Andraé Crouch played bass in the band of seven-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Andraé Crouch.
Eventually, the young woman followed the family tradition, first singing in church and, years later, joining a jazz band at Fordham High School for the Arts.
Her passion for jazz took shape when she started to study the genre at the State University of New York (SUNY), in the city of Purchase.
As of 2019, she begins to be recognized, winning jazz competitions and performing with the best known artists of the genre, such as bassist Christian McBride and pianist Bill Charlap.
In 2021, while graduating from college, she recorded her debut album “Samara Joy” released on Whirlwind Records.
That year, she began to be more recognized on social media, such as TikTok, by posting videos of her performances and recording reactions from other artists. For example, a publication in October 2021 reached 1.3 million views.
@samarajoysings #Jazz #midnightsun #jazztok #ellafitzgerald ♬ original sound – Samara Joy
Currently, Samara has more than 217 thousand followers on TikTok and more than 2.4 million accumulated likes. The numbers helped spur her to tour the US and Europe.
“I think maybe people can relate to the fact that I’m not faking it, that I already feel part of it. Maybe I can reach people in person and on social media because it’s real, ”said the singer in the biography available on her website.
Last year, with a band formed by her former SUNY professors, Samara released the album “Linger Awhile”, on Verve Records, which earned her two Grammy nominations this year.
The album received critical acclaim. For example, the New York Times claimed that the singer helps jazz take a youthful turn, while NPR called her “a new generation’s classic jazz singer.”
Before this Sunday’s televised ceremony began, she had already celebrated winning “Best Jazz Vocal Album”. Hours later, Samara became the first jazz artist to win the revelation category since Esperanza Spalding, in 2011.
Upon receiving the award from last year’s winner, singer Olivia Rodrigo, Samara Joy declared while holding back tears: “I can’t believe it. I have watched you on television for so long.”
“Being here with you… born and raised in the Bronx, New York, my family is here. I sang all my life. My grandparents, my father. Thank you so much for this honor, thank you to everyone who listens and supports me,” she added.
“Being here, just being myself, being who I was born, I’m so grateful,” she concluded.
Source: CNN Brasil
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