Maro (Portuguese singer)
Maro | |
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 Secca in 2022 | |
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| Birth name | Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca |
| Born | 30 October 1994 Lisbon, Portugal |
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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[]
Secca 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)
EPs[]
- Pirilampo (2021)
Singles[]
- "Midnight Purple" (feat. Nasaya) (2019)
- "Why" (feat. Ariza) (2019)
- "What Difference Will It Make" (2019)
- "Mi condena" (feat. Vic Mirallas) (2020)
- "Tempo" (feat. Nasaya) (2021)
- "I See It Coming" (feat. Nasaya) (2021)
- "Saudade, saudade" (2022)
- "Am I Not Enough for Now?" (2022)
- "We've Been Loving in Silence" (2022)
- "It Keeps on Raining" (2022)
- "Like We're Wired" (2022)
As featured artist[]
- "Walk Above the City" (The Paper Kites feat. Maro) (2021)
- "Better Now" (Odesza feat. Maro) (2022)
- "Lua" (Jacob Collier feat. Maro) (2019)