Blá blá blá by Rouge

Blá Blá Blá is the third studio album released by Brazilian girl group Rouge on June 16, 2004 by Columbia Records. The album is the first of the group like quartet, marking the absence of member Luciana Andrade. In this work, the Rouge bet in a more aggressive and mature pop, being considered the preferred album among the members. After having few to no writing credits on their previous two studio albums, in Blá Blá Blá brings the four members of the group writing two songs in partnership with Milton Guedes and Rick Bonadio, and Fantine and Karin have written a song by themselves; the repertoire also brings Bonadio's original compositions, alone or together with Fúlvio Márcio, Clio, Beto Paciello and Guedes. The album features versions of three songs previously released by other artists, plus four songs composed in English and the group's record company, Sony Music, brought the group to record with exclusivity. Blá Blá Blá is characterized by a combination of pop rock and dance-pop, present in several songs. From the album, four singles were taken: "Blá Blá Blá", "Sem Você" (which became the most successful songs on the album), "Vem Dançar" and "Pá Pá Lá Lá" (who achieved more modest success). Music critics welcomed the album positively, highlighting the more mature compositions on the album, and praised the style adopted on the album. The song "Vermelho, A Cor do Amor" was positively received by its lyrics, and "Por Onde Quer Que Eu Vá" was highlighted by the group's vocal performance. Blá Blá Blá sold more than 135,000 copies, and issued a gold certification through the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. To promote the album, the group made an intense publicity in TV series, in addition to having initiated the Tour Blá Blá Blá (2004-2005). The album also features an extra computer track that opens as a CD-ROM. That same year, the group received the Best Band Award by the Academia Brasileira de Letras.