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Livia Elektra, Livia Elektra, is a musician and photographer, known as the lead singer of the band Fake Number.

Considered in 2010 one of the 100 most influential people in Brazilian music a by Twitter,  Elektra became known in Brazil as the lead singer of the band Fake Number a highly successful teen band in the 2000s and one of the first Brazilian female vocal bands in Pop Rock.

With a 17-year career in music and numerous awards, Elektra has also been working as a professional photographer for 7 years, specializing in the music field, working with renowned artists in international and Brazilian music, such as:Wesley Safadão, Claudia Leitte, Marilia Mendonça, Simone e Simara, Maiara & Maraisa, Luísa Sonza, Lexa, Dilsinho, Leo Santana, Marcelo Falcão e outros.

= Musical career = Elektra started singing, composing and playing the guitar at the age of 12 in Lorena, in the interior of São Paulo. But it was at the age of 14 that he formed the band "Fake Number" and moved to São Paulo to pursue his dream.

As the lead singer of the band Fake Number: Composer of all the band's songs, Elektra won awards including "Best National CD of 2010" by MTV, "Best National Singer", "Best National Band", "Best Video", "Best Myspace", "Best Community on Orkut" by the most important award in the Brazilian underground, Zona Punk. In 2009 the band signed a contract with Universal Music / Arsenal Music and released their CD with artistic direction by Rick Bonadio and production by Lampadinha.

In 2010 Fake Number led the list of most downloaded albums on the internet with the album Fake Number. and Elektra was invited by MTV to do a tribute to Charlie Brown Jr. e Raimundos celebrating the station's 20th anniversary, singing live at the most important awards in Brazil, the VMB (Video Music Brasil), she also performed with the band Fresno no “Meus Prêmios Nick 2010”. Elektra and the band toured in Brazil with Paramore, MxPx, Millencolin, New Found Glory and Brazilian bands Nxzero, Fresno, Charlie Brown Jr. e Skank.

She was elected one of the 100 most inﬂuential music people in Brazil on twitter in 2010, in the same year she was a columnist for TodaTeen magazine to tell her experiences in the music world. In 2011, the new single "Primeira Lembrança" spent more than 1 month among the 5 most voted on MTV's Top 10 and was nominated for "Hit of the Year" and "Best Fade Out" on VMB. In 2014 she made her first international tour, with more than 50 shows in cities in Mexico singing Spanish versions of her songs and raising money for foundations that support children with down syndrome.

As vocalist of the band VENVS, she was invited by Roc Nation, label founded by Jay-Z in partnership with the Italian soccer team A.C.MILAN to perform at the festival From Milan With Love: Next Gen. The power of Italian football A.C. Milan and Roc Nation, the world's preeminent entertainment company, have partnered to create 'From Milan with Love: Next Gen', the 90-minute special, which was broadcast on Tidal, Milan TV, AC Milan Oﬃcial App and social channels, as well as Weibo, Toutiao, Douyin, Dongquidi and WeChat, were featured by the award-winning producer GRAMMY DJ Khaled, where only eleven artists were summoned from around the world to perform their songs. VENVS was the only Brazilian band to perform at the festival.

= Photographic Career = In 2016, her career as a photographer and screenwriter began to gain recognition in Brazil, targeting the same musical niche, Elektra specialized in working as a cover photographer for musical albums, singles and music videos. She worked as a photographer for the greatest Brazilian artists such as Wesley Safadão, Claudia Leitte, Dilsinho, Tony Salles, Lexa, Giulia Be, Solange Almeida, Lauana Prado, Paula Mattos, Gustavo Mioto, Leo Santana, Dennis DJ, Vitão, Luísa Sonza, Simone e Simaria, Mar Aberto, Kevinho, Marcelo Falcão O Rappa, Jerry Smith,Kekel, MC Zaac, Aldair Playboy and others.

After gaining visibility in music scene photography, Elektra began working with major brands to photograph and be an influencer for their virtual campaigns such as Calvin Klein, Motorola, Canon, Skol, Amstel, Philips, Telecine, BlablaCar, Trident, Adidas, Rayban, Tagima, Jack Daniels, Credicard, Sky, Rappi, Badoo, Doritos, SkyScanner, Grand Hyatt Hotel e outras… As a screenwriter, she wrote scripts for video clips for Brazilian artists such as Marília Mendonça, Maiara e Maraisa, Anitta, Claudia Leitte, Dennis DJ, Wesley Safadão, Onze 20 and others.

In December 2021, she was invited by the American photography platform SuperRare to be part of the platform's photographers, being the first photograph from Brazil to be invited. Today, only Elektra and one more photographer represent Brazil as part of the platform's casting.

In 2022, her work was displayed on a billboard at MELROSE AVENUE in Los Angeles, one of the most famous avenues in the city and was considered by the NFTPhotographers platform as one of the 109 best photographers in the world.

In February, invited by the SuperRare platform to the largest NFT photography exhibition in the worldwhere only 50 photographers were invited, being the only one from Brazil.

She was recently invited directly by Keith Grossman, former president of the magazine TIME, one of the biggest American magazines, to exhibit his work in Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The exhibition takes place from April to October 2022 home to today's most sought-after pop and contemporary artworks, the Adelia Art Gallery.

Was invited by World Of Woman e Vinci Airports to exhibit her work in more than 20 airports around the world alongside 22 other artists from around the world.