A Brazilian pop superstar who first made his name in the late 1990s as part of
band Grupo Tradicao, Michel Teló helped bring sertanejo music to a global
audience with his massive hit "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" in 2011 and had some of the
biggest football players in Europe imitating his dance moves on the pitch. Born
on January 21, 1981, n the city of Medianeira in the southern state of Paraná
where his parents owned a bakery, he grew up singing in church choirs from the
age of six and later played accordion and harmonica in a traditional music band
called Guri. He joined Grupo Tradicao a...