soon after the show, daniela was hired by sony music label and through this, released her second solo album, "o canto da cidade". the album sold over 2.5 million copies in brazil alone (which made mercury the first artist to receive a double-diamond certification in her country) and was considered by journalist andré domingues one of the best mpb albums ever. "o canto da cidade" is mercury's album with most number-one songs (four in total; "o canto da cidade", "o mais belo dos belos", "batuque" and "você não entende nada/cotidiano"). "o canto da cidade" is recognized as the album responsible for taking axé music to mainstream audiences in brazil.