After consolidating her career in Europe, the young Rio de Janeiro born and bred singer and songwriter Lili Araujo came back to Brazil in 2008 and launched her debut album, “Arribação”. Composed by eleven unique tracks, her work is a mix of choro and samba – rythms that were part of her childhood in the outskirts of Rio. To that were added the conception, elements and instruments of jazz. At only 26, Lili came on the scene, blending references as she created her own musical identity. The artist, graduated in canto popular at Escola de Música Villa Lobos, in Rio, emmigrated to Viena, Austria, in 2006 and it was in Europe that her career took off with important appeareances and presentations in jazz clubs, festivals and european theatres such as Tunnel Live Jazz (Viena), Theater am Spittelberg (Viena), Reigen (Viena), Birdland (Viena), Porg & Bess (Viena) and Blue Note (Paris). In 2008 the singer wanted more and launched her debut album “Arribação” with austrian record label Oficina Records. She came back to Brazil in the middle of that year, where she performed launching shows from this album at Modern Sound, Sala Baden Powell, Cinematéque, Sala FUNARTE São Paulo and Estrela da Lapa. She also had wonderful appraisals from the specialized press. In the middle of 2009, sponsored by the austrian company SKE/AKM, she went on a little tour of Europe with the concert, passing through Viena, Schwaz (Tyrol), London, Lausanne, Lisbon and Stockholm. More than 40 musicians took part on the making of this first CD, including well known instrumentalists such as harmonica player Gabriel Grossi, multi-instrumentalist Dirceu Leite and drummer Márcio Bahia. It also featured young talented instrumentalists such as Guto Wirtti (bass), Joana Queiroz (clarinet), Gabriel Getssi (piano), Rodrigo Villa (bass), Rafael Barata (drums), Marcelo Caldi (accordion), Vitor Gonçalves (piano), Bernardo Ramos (electric and acoustic guitar) amongst others. The eleven tracks were arranged by saxophonist Henrique Band, trompeter Darcy da Cruz, guitarists Gabriel Improta and Marcos Amorim and by Lili Araujo. On this first work the artist composed all the lyrics except the track “Tapete azul”, which was by Toninho Porto. She shone as a songwriter with her own songs and in partnership with the young violinist Kalu Coelho as well as veterans such as guitarists and songwriters Alegre Corrêa and Marcos Amorim. The singer is now producing her second album, called “Casa Aberta”, where she will introduce eleven songs, some of them composed and arranged by her. On this album there will be songs from young songwriters on the spotlight within brazilian popular music, like Chico Pinheiro and Daniel Santiago. She will also have interpretations of two songs, from pianists João Donato and Ivan Lins. Just like “Arribação”, “Casa Aberta” will have a jazzy feel to it and the basic arrangements will be made by Lili, by Austrian pianist Martin Reiter and by guitarist Daniel Santiago. Experienced arranger and flutist Eduardo Neves will be in charge of all the wind instruments’ arrangements. The track “Não tem nada não” will feature João Donato in it, who wrote the song himself. Daniel Santiago, guitarist from Brazil’s capital city, Brasília, will be in charge of the musical direction. The album “Casa Aberta” is scheduled to be launched in October 2011 in Brazil and in September 2012 in Europe. “Back in Brazil, at age 26, Lili launches her first solo album and shows quality as an interpreter, updating samba-jazz-gafieira with new songs, good arrangements and pleasing a lot.” Nelson Motta – August 2009- Program "Sintonia Fina" on "Rádio MPB". “Singer and songwriter Lili Araujo launches her good album ‘Arribação’ (Oficina Records). With a beautiful voice, she astounds with a repertoire bringing varied references (...)” João Pimentel – August 2008 – "O Globo" newspaper “Amongst some good surprises this year, I got ‘Arribação’, launching CD from a young songwriter from Rio de Janeiro, age 26. Her album has jazzy arrangements, but her repertoire is within what we understand to be MPB (Brazilian Popular Music).” Antônio Carlos Miguel – October 2008 - "O Globo" newspaper “Lili Araujo, from Rio de Janeiro, launches her first album ‘Arribação’ (Oficina Records), with songs written by herself. Flattered by the standing comparison with Elis Regina, Lili has got her eye on the international market (...) However, little by little, she proves she has personality, not only by the strength of her singing, but especially by the lyrics, which she writes herself. This first album shows perfect union between jazz, samba and choro. (...)” Ailton Magioli – "Estadão de Minas" newspaper – November 2008 “(...) With a timbre that reminds one of Fatima Guedes and Rosa Passos, Lili is a confident interpreter and the owner of an enviable rhythm (...)” Rubens Lisboa in the site infonet – column "musiqualidade" – November 2008 “There are a lot of young ladies who sing in Brazil and not all of them succumb to the label ‘eclectic’. Five of them launched albums recently and the best of them is ‘Arribação’, from Lili Araujo, who writes most of the good songs she interprets. Living in Viena and working in Europe, she is all Brazilian (with nothing fake) on the album title, on the ciranda (Brazilian folklore style) ‘Lendas do Mar’, on the self-explanatory ‘Na Gafieira’ and even in ‘Roma’, which evokes Guinga’s style. And she combines samba and jazz in ‘Todas Aquelas Coisas’ (...)” Luiz Fernando Vianna – Folha de São Paulo newspaper – December 2008