Born and raised in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Aline began her performing career as a child training in capoeira, and by the time she reached her 20s, she had performed in a variety of traditional and modern bands throughout Brazil. Upon her arrival in Toronto in 2003, Morales quickly became one of the city’s most in demand singers and performers of Brazilian music and in 2009 she became the official face of Ontario Tourism’s “There’s No Place Like This” campaign. Her debut solo album FLORES, TAMBORES E AMORES, released in May 2011, launched a new phase in her remarkable career, showcasing her versatility and creativity as both singer and composer. The album was met with widespread critical acclaim and quickly reached #1 on Canada’s Folk/World charts. David Dacks writes in the Grid, “Simply put, Aline Morales’ self-released FLORES, TAMBORES E AMORES may be the finest Brazilian album ever produced in Canada.” An ambitious and eclectic record, Flores defies easy classification. While rooted in classic Brazilian song styles, such as samba, forró, and 1960’s Tropicalia, Flores inhabits its own unique musical world, where traces of Italian film scores, African sounds, avant garde poetry and vintage synths ebb and flow throughout.