Diana Pequeno, Brazilian singer and songwriter, was born in Salvador / BA on January 25, 1958. Her surname is actually Pequeno. She lived in Salvador, in the Nazareth neighborhood (downtown Salvador) and studied at the famous College Application - a major benchmarks in terms of education in the years 50-70, won by the New Baianos song. That, left to the Federal University of Bahia (UFBa), where she studied Electrical Engineering. In the late 1970s, while still an Electrical Engineering student, she rose to prominence as a singer on college stages. She spent that time devoting herself to music, seeking a characteristically Brazilian repertoire, mixed with romantic ballads, besides the medieval, oriental and African influences. She also set poems by Mario Quintana and Cecilia Meireles to music. At one point, her father's friend Bila, though he did not professionally deal with music, asked if he could find three good singers to make tests at RCA-Victor. At this point, Diana Pequeno was known in Bahia university and media circles, so her father decided to let her audition, half in disbelief, along with two other singers. Diana was the only choice for RCA-Victor - one of the labels who designed more singers in the 70s - and, at age 19, she entered the studio to record her first album. She moved to São Paulo in 1978, when she was launched as a singer. Her first album, "Diana Pequeno