News Who is Ludmilla? Ludmilla is the stage name of Ludmila Oliveira da Silva (born April 24, 1995) formerly known as MC Beyoncé  She is a singer and songwriter famous for the carioca funk melody sound, a lighter sounding version of baile funk Follow the Olympic Games opening ceremony with Rio2016 com Ludmilla was born in Rio de Janeiro on 24 April 1995 and grew up in Duque de Caxias in the state of Rio de Janeiro Her former stage name was inspired by the US singer Beyoncé and she is considered one of the current top female artists in her relatively new, but popular among youth, Brazilian genre Brazilianize your playlist with seven new sounds from South America's hottest music scene Ludmilla shot to stardom in 2012 with the song 'Fala Mal de Mim' Her music career took off after her breakout hit single (released as MC Beyoncé) was posted on YouTube went viral garnering over 15 million views     In 2013 she dropped the MC Beyoncé moniker after a dispute with her manager who owned the rights to the name Hoje is the name of her first studio album which was released on 26 August, 2014 What is melodic funk? Ludmilla performs a softer version of the underground funk carioca sound These soft versions form a romantic subgenre called melodic funk in Brazil, where softer melodies and arrangements are added to the raw, funk tunes of Rio de Janeiro  Ludmilla carries the Olympic torch in Sao Paolo (Photo: Rio 2016/Fernando Soutello) Last month she carried the Olympic torch in Sao Paolo and gave an impromptu performance to her fans “I think it’s great we don’t just have superstars in the ceremony We have popular culture as well,” director Fernando Meirelles said to Rio2016 com   Buy tickets for the Olympic Games on the Rio 2016 portal