Neilton Cerqueira Santos

Neilton Cerqueira Santos, better known as Gigi (Irará, July 30, 1966) is a Brazilian bassist and composer, member of the band of Bahia singer Ivete Sangalo. Gigi started playing the guitar at the age of seven and, at the age of nine, was already playing bass in the electric trio in Irará, which belonged to her father. Gigi was known for, from 1993 to 2001, joining the band of singer Netinho and composing hits like Preciso de Você and Menina Linda, among others. From 2001, he started playing with Ivete Sangalo, from the recordings of the album Festa, and since then he has composed hits such as Faz Tempo, Flor do Reggae, Abalou, Não Precisa Mudar, Acelera Aê, among others. Since then, he has been a composer and arranger. Gigi currently uses a five-string American Deluxe Fender Jazz Bass as his main bass. Previously, he used basses like Fodera Emperor and Tobias Growler (both also five-string). Gigi also won the Dodô and Osmar Trophy in the category Best Instrumentalist of Salvador Carnival. Source: Wikipedia.