Daniela Mercury comments on the controversy involving Claudia Leitte: ‘Art is not religion’

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Last Wednesday (15th), Daniela Mercurio spoke about the controversy that Claudia Leitte is involved. The singer, despite maintaining a friendly relationship, acknowledged the attitude of Claudia he was serious. For those who don’t remember, he changed the lyrics of a song involving religious traditions. For her, art is something separate from religion, however she commented that the way the case was covered on the Internet was superficial and the public did not want to understand what really happened.

In an interview with PS Notícias, Mercury he commented on his relationship with the artist and said he should explain himself: “First of all I am Claudia’s friend, I think everyone has to answer for themselves, explain why they feel the need to do such a thing, if so. In the end it all goes to my dear friend, who I admire, respect, love her. So I think that he has the right to speak his way, as he thinks”the singer began.

Why was Claudia Leitte accused of religious intolerance?

It’s worth remembering Leitte he was criticized by the media after he replaced the name of the orisha Iemanjá with that of King Yeshua numerous times. He commented on the criticism during the Virada Salvador 2025 Festival, at the Arena O Canto da Cidade, on the edge of Boca do Rio, held in the early hours of the last Sunday of 2024 (29) to Monday (30). The singer was reported to the Public Prosecutor of Bahia for a possible crime of religious racism, committed during a show on December 14th.

Daniela Mercury comments on Claudia Leitte’s attitude

Nonetheless, Daniela he also reinforced what he thinks about the situation and underlined its seriousness Claudia Leitte they changed the lyrics of the song”Caranguejo”: “I have a very clear feeling that when we are on stage, we are making art, we are not necessarily carrying any religious message.”

“That the orixá are part of our culture, as we sing in the Hymn of the Lord of Bonfim. In this case, it is logical that an exchange situation is more delicate, especially because they are religions that historically suffer persecution, suffer religious racism In other aspects, not because of what’s going on right now or because people in music just do it well most of the time, and even when they don’t feel good about doing it, it’s a matter for the person to decide in this context”, added the artist.

Daniela Mercurio has reinforced her opinion on the cancel culture surrounding the Internet, for her it is necessary to discuss issues with respect: “I don’t like controversy, or public lynching, or putting anyone in this internet court, which discusses things in a very superficial way. It is an important issue to have religious tolerance or fight for religious tolerance in a democratic country. And I think it’s important for society to discuss what it thinks, what it thinks, to say it with care, with respect, because we have the freedom to express ourselves.”

Daniela Mercurio: art and religion

To conclude, the artist commented on what she would do if she were in her friend’s place: “I repeat, art is not religion. Art is art. When we sing, we sing the culture of our city, we are not talking about a specific dogma or belief. People of archetypes, of symbols of our culture. So I don’t see why I shouldn’t sing, even if I don’t belong to the religion”fired.

Source: Terra

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