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Any Gabrielly in 2021
Born	Any Gabrielly Rolim Soares Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Musician Actor dancer model singer songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Agent	Simon Fuller (2017–present)
Known for	Moana (character) on the Brazilian dubbing of Moana
Notable work	Now United (2017–2022)
Parents	Silvio Soares (father) Priscila Franco (mother)
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Republic Universal Disney AWAL XIX Entertainment
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Any Gabrielly Rolim Soares (Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈni ɡabɾiˈɛli]) is a Brazilian musician, actress, dancer, model and singer. She is best known for voicing Moana in the Brazilian dub of the 2016 film Moana. Any is also a former member of the global pop group Now United, where she was representing Brazil. She is now a solo artist managed by Simon Fuller. Any is a lyrical soprano with a vocal range of more than 4 octaves (C3-G5-F7). In 2020, aged 17, she became the first Brazilian to be nominated for MTV's Video Music Awards. She was nominated for the Best Group award with Now United. Her career started at a young age, with her first role being Young Nala in the Brazilian version of the Broadway musical The Lion King. She also participated in the Gloob channel television series, Boo! A Call for Adventure, as Chica.

Early life

Any Gabrielly was just six years old when she hummed her first notes, between one game and another, drawing the attention of her family. The operas that her grandfather liked to listen to were an invitation for Any to have her interest in art awakened, finally looking for studies that would introduce her to singing, dancing and acting.

Career

Gabrielly's singing talent was first noticed by her family at the age of six, especially by her aunt Laura Carolina, a judge on the Brazilian reality show Canta Comigo.

At the age of eight, Gabrielly attended the São Paulo Municipal Ballet School, performing at the Grande Otelo, Cacilda Becker and Teatro Municipal theaters.

2013–2015: Debut in Broadway musical and first works on TV

At the age of nine, Gabrielly was chosen to be one of the young Nalas in the São Paulo staging of The Lion King. The production had a long audition process divided into five stages, added to a 15-day workshop, from which Any came out approved and willing to live a new routine, which would involve three months of rehearsals from Monday to Saturday and, after the debut, a long season of presentations twice a week.

In 2015, Gabrielly recorded the series Boo! A Call for Adventure, playing the nerd Chica.

2016–2022: Moana, Now United and MPN

After auditioning in July 2016, Gabrielly debuted as a voice actress in the Brazilian version of the animation Moana, dubbing the title character and the first Polynesian Disney Princess, Moana Waialiki. The film had Any recording some songs, including the local version of "How Far I'll Go", "Saber Quem Sou". She followed it by dubbing Jade Alleyne's character Kaylee in the Brazilian version of The Lodge.

On November 14, 2017, Gabrielly's name was revealed as one of the members of the global pop group Now United, being the sixth until then. In December of the same year, the group Now United released their first single, "Summer in the City". In June 2019, the music video for "Paraná" was released by Now United, where Any stands out. And in September of the same year the song "Legends" was released on digital platforms, where Any is also the most prominent, the song has a Portuguese version called "Lendas", released in November 2019 on the eve of Now United's Dreams Come True Tour.

On August 19, 2020, Gabrielly was introduced as one of the hosts of 2020 Nickelodeon Meus Prêmios Nick, being the first black host in the history of Meus Prêmios Nick.

On September 22, 2022, Gabrielly announced in an interview with Rolling Stone, her departure from the musical group Now United to pursue a solo career.

2023–present: Solo career

On April 4, 2023, Any Gabrielly signed a recording contract with Republic Records for the release of her work as a solo artist.

Personal life

Gabrielly has a younger half-sister called Isabelli, born in 2010, and a younger half-brother named Guilherme. She is of Afro-Brazilian origin and speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish. But she has sung in several different languages, including French, Tagalog, Arabic, Italian, Korean, Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Filmography

Films

Television

Internet

Theater

Discography

As lead artist

Promotional singles

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

With Now United

At just 17 years old, Any Gabrielly is the first Brazilian in history to be identified at MTV's Video Music Awards. She competed for the Best Group award with Now United.

See also

In Spanish: Any Gabrielly para niños