Ilariê

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"Ilariê" is a song recorded by the Brazilian singer Xuxa, released on June 30, 1988 by Som Livre as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Xou da Xuxa 3 (1988). "Ilariê" debuted at the top of the Brazilian radio stations, reigning for 20 consecutive weeks.^[1]

Ilariê's success has made Xou da Xuxa 3, the second best-selling album in the history of Brazil, with more than 3 million copies, entering the Guinness World Records as the best-selling children's album in history.^[2] The song was recorded in 80 dialects, including a Chinese version recorded by Taiwanese girl group i.n.g.^[3]

In addition, the song achieved international success, when it was recorded in spanish and released outside Brazil in 1989, reaching position #11 on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart.^[4]

Also, the song was recorded in english in 1993, translated and composed by the Italian-Brazilian singer Deborah Blando,^[5] who was planned to be released on Xuxa's first english album, wich never happened. The song was performed several times on Xuxa's American program.^[6]