Maro (Portuguese singer)
Portuguese singer and songwriter (born 1994)
- Singer
- songwriter
Musical artist
Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca (born 30 October 1994), known professionally as MARO (stylised in all caps), is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She won Festival da Canção 2022 and represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Saudade, saudade".[1][2]
Early life and education
Mariana is the second of the three children of João Pedro Basto Forjaz Secca and Cristina Isabel Capello Brito da Cruz.[3] She initially planned to become a veterinarian, but instead chose to pursue a musical career, studying at Berklee College of Music and moving to Los Angeles.[4]
Career
She has collaborated with Jacob Collier in his Djesse Vol. 2 album and has a presence on YouTube, where she posted videos of herself singing with artists such as António Zambujo, Rosa Passos, Eric Clapton, Mayra Andrade, Salvador Sobral and a plethora of other artists.
She features on the track "Better Now" by American electronic music duo Odesza, the second single from the upcoming album The Last Goodbye.[5] As of April 2022, the song peaked at 19th on the Dance/Electronic Billboard Chart.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- MARO, Vol. 1 (2018)
- MARO, Vol. 2 (2018)
- MARO, Vol. 3 (2018)
- MARO & Manel (with Manuel Rocha) (2018)
- it's OK (2018)
- can you see me? (2022)
- hortelã (2023)
EPs
- PIRILAMPO (2021)
- MARO ilumina Sonastério (2022)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR [7] | ISL [8] | IRE [9] | LTU [10] | NLD [11] | SWE [12] | SUI [13] | |||
| "Midnight Purple" (featuring NASAYA) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Why" (featuring Ariza) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What Difference Will it Make" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mi condena" (featuring Vic Mirallas) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tempo" (featuring NASAYA) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I See it Coming" (featuring NASAYA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Saudade, saudade" | 2022 | 3 | 13 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 79 | |
| "Am I Not Enough for Now?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You See Me? | |
| "We've Been Loving in Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Keeps On Raining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Like We're Wired" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
As featured artist
- "Lua" (Jacob Collier feat. MARO) (2019)
- "Walk Above the City" (The Paper Kites feat. MARO) (2021)
- "Better Now" (Odesza feat. MARO) (2022)
References
- ^ "MARO wins 'Festival da Canção': will represent Portugal in Turin 🇵🇹". Eurovision.tv. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Maro wins Festival da Canção 2022 with "saudade, saudade"". 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca". geneall.net. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ ArticlesNews· (2 October 2020). "MARO". Portuguese Soul Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Listen to ODESZA's Stunning New Single, "Better Now"". 2 March 2022.
- ^ "ODESZA". Billboard.
- ^ "Maro [PT] - Saudade, saudade (song)". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Streymi, spilun og sala viku 20 – Listarnir gilda til 28. maí 2022" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Maro [PT] – Saudade, saudade". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Black Mamba with "Love Is on My Side" | Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | Succeeded by Mimicat with "Ai coração" |
- v
- t
- e
- 2B
- Alma Lusa
- Os Amigos
- Anabela
- Leonor Andrade
- Filipa Azevedo
- Rui Bandeira
- The Black Mamba
- Manuela Bravo
- António Calvário
- Carlos do Carmo
- Paulo de Carvalho
- José Cid
- Tó Cruz
- Da Vinci
- Dina
- Doce
- Dora
Elisa- Vânia Fernandes
- Adelaide Ferreira
- Flor-de-Lis
- Armando Gama
- Gemini
- Rita Guerra
- Maria Guinot
- Homens da Luta
- Madalena Iglésias
- Iolanda
- Célia Lawson
- Maro
- Carlos Mendes
- Duarte Mendes
- Mimicat
- Lúcia Moniz
- MTM
- Eduardo Nascimento
- Nevada
- Nonstop
- Nucha
- Simone de Oliveira
- Conan Osíris
- Carlos Paião
- Cláudia Pascoal
- Dulce Pontes
- Sabrina
- Salvador Sobral
- Filipa Sousa
- Suzy
- Sara Tavares
- Tonicha
- Fernando Tordo
- Sofia Vitória
- "Ai coração"
- "Amar"
- "Amar pelos dois"
- "Amor d'água fresca"
- "Antes do adeus"
- "Baunilha e chocolate"
- "Bem bom"
- "Chamar a música"
- "A cidade (até ser dia)"
- "Coisas de nada"
- "Como tudo começou"
- "Conquistador"
- "Dai li dou"
- "Dança comigo"
- "Deixa-me sonhar"
- "Desfolhada portuguesa"
- "E depois do adeus"
- "Ele e ela"
- "Esta balada que te dou"
- "A festa da vida"
- "Uma flor de verde pinho"
- "Foi magia"
- "Um grande, grande amor"
- "Grito"
- "Há dias assim"
- "Há sempre alguém"
- "Há um mar que nos separa"
- "O jardim"
- "Love Is on My Side"
- "Lusitana paixão"
- "A luta é alegria"
- "Madrugada"
"Medo de sentir"- "Menina do alto da serra"
- "O meu coração não tem cor"
- "Não sejas mau para mim"
- "Neste barco à vela"
- "Oração"
- "Penso em ti, eu sei"
- "Playback"
- "Portugal no coração"
- "Quero ser tua"
- "Saudade, saudade"
- "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
- "Senhora do mar (negras águas)"
- "Silêncio e tanta gente"
- "Só sei ser feliz assim"
- "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
- "Sol de inverno"
- "Telemóveis"
- "Todas as ruas do amor"
- "Tourada"
- "O vento mudou"
- "Verão"
- "Vida minha"
- "Voltarei"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Portugal did not compete
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