Maria da Graça Meneghel or simply Xuxa She became well known during the 1980s, as her famous song “Ilarie” led her to become an international child singer. At that time, television was the ideal window to achieve popularity inside and outside of her country.
In Brazil, she became one of the most influential people thanks to her career as a children’s television host, since she became known as the ‘Queen of the short ones’. She started as a model and years later she dedicated herself to music; However, many moments in her life led her to star in various controversies, such as the complaint that she ended up losing against Google. We tell you what happened to Xuxa.
What happened to Xuxa after leaving television?
Currently, Xuxa stays away from the TV screen to dedicate herself to other areas that are not related to music. At 59 years old, the also actress has a great fortune and many businesses such as Casa X, where children’s parties are organized, and Espacio Láser. She also created a foundation named after her, dedicated to children, but it was closed due to the pandemic.
The Brazilian began amassing her fortune as a model, but her exposure on television caused TV Globo to make her a job offer, which consisted of being in front of the show “Clube da Criança” in 1983. Three years later, she went on to host “Xou da Xuxa”, which made his career reach all countries, since he showed his facet as a singer.
In 1992, his brand in children’s programs reached Spain through the Telecinco antenna, in which he presented “Xuxa park”. In addition, she had already sold 18 million albums with her songs that were highlighted in magazines such as People and Forbes, she even became the image of Playboy.
The television presenter came to have her amusement park in 2003 called O mundo da Xuxa, in São Paulo, which was open until 2015. In that same year, she ended her relationship with TV Globo, although she decided to try her luck with the space “Xuxa Meneghel,” talk show, and “Dancing Brasil” on RecordTV, but neither was successful.
Xuxa Meneghel made an adult film before becoming a child singer. Photo: Xuxa Meneghel/Instagram
Why did Xuxa take on Google?
The singer decided to file a lawsuit against Google in 2010 in which she asked that the famous search engine stop associating her name with pedophilia. However, the ruling was not in her favor. In 1982, Xuxa participated in the movie “Love, stranger, love”, in which she played a 19-year-old girl who seduces a 12-year-old boy. For this reason, her search engine linked her to sexual topics that were related to minors.
When Maria da Graça Meneghel recorded that tape, she didn’t have the fame she got after her children’s shows; In addition, she never thought that a low-budget film would bring her serious problems. Before her trial with Google, the Brazilian reached an economic agreement to be able to take her film out of her country; however, clandestine distribution continues to bring to light the small clip of film production.
