Deize Tigrona

Deize Tigrona
Born
Deize Maria Gonçalves da Silva

(1979-01-01) 1 January 1979
OriginRio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresFunk carioca
OccupationsSinger, rapper
Years active2002–2006, 2012–present
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Deize Maria Gonçalves da Silva (born 1 January 1979), known professionally as Deize Tigrona, is a Brazilian funk carioca singer. Born in the São Conrado neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Deize worked as a house cleaner until her music career became successful. Her song “Injeção” was used as the basis for the M.I.A. song "Bucky Done Gun". Recently she has performed both with M.I.A. and with another popular funk carioca singer, Tati Quebra Barraco.