Val?ria Fajardo was born on June 6th, 1957, in Petr?polis, a rural region of Rio De Janeiro State. A precocious prodigy from day one, Val?ria wrote her first song at the age of 4. As her mother, Dona Marlene, tells it - hearing the tinkling of piano keys was not uncommon in the Fajardo household. But Ant?nio, Val?ria’s father, was notoriously strict and forbade the children to touch any of his instruments. So on a day when Antonio was out and Dona Marlene heard notes trilling around the house, she rushed straight to the music room to catch the culprit. It was, of course, little Val?ria, who, despite a potentially severe punishment for her actions, commanded "Listen to the song I'm writing, Mom!"