Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio Pedreira, also known as Claudia Leitte (São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, July 10, 1980) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and television personality. She rose to fame in late 2002 as the lead vocalist of the Axé music group Babado Novo. The group achieved a string of consecutive diamond-certified hit singles in Brazil and five golden and platinum albums from 2003 to 2007, as granted by the Brazilian Association of Record Producers (ABPD).