Tiê (pronounced Tee-eh) started playing on the same São Paulo clubs as CSS and Bonde do Rolê but very differently from the "party-music" of her Brazilian peers, her music is the missing link between Bossa Nova, Tropicália and MPB ("Brazilian Popular Music"). Born and raised in São Paulo, after winning several "battle of bands" festivals in "sampa", Tiê studied music and composition in New York before touring with Toquinho (a major name on MPB, Bossa Nova) around Brazil and the world.