Mariza

Mariza is the stage name of Marisa dos Reis Nunes (Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, December 16, 1973), is a Portuguese fado singer, one of the most popular in Portugal and one of the Portuguese artists with the greatest international projection.

Biography

Of a Portuguese father and a Mozambican mother, Mariza was born in the freguesia of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in the former Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), at that time the capital of the Portuguese province of Mozambique and He grew up in the Lisbon neighborhood of Mouraria, the birthplace of fado. She grew up hearing this music in different Lisbon venues; As he grew up his musical interests expanded into gospel, R&B and Brazilian music.

It began to be recognized in 1999 following the death of the greatest fadista in history, Amália Rodrigues, in whose posthumous tributes Mariza participated. She released her first album in 2001, Fado em mim, which went quadruple platinum in Portugal. She was followed by Fado curvo in 2003, which established her as an artist and gave her international success. In 2005 he published the album: Transparente. In November 2005, this album was published in Spain with two versions in Spanish: There is a music of the people (along with the singer José Mercé) and Mi fado mio. In 2006 she released a DVD of her recording live Concerto em Lisboa .

In 2007 he participated in the film Fados by the Spanish director Carlos Saura, in which he performed the fado Meu fado meu alongside the flamenco singer Miguel Poveda and Ó gente da minha terra, included in the film's original soundtrack. Following the premiere of the film, he went on a concert tour to various venues in Spain with Carlos do Carmo and Camané from November 2007 to the summer of 2008.

In 2008, a box set was released in Spain that includes her first three albums and the DVD Concerto em Lisboa, as well as an extra that includes a documentary about Mariza and fado. Furthermore, in June 2008 EMI Music released its new album of unreleased songs with the title Terra, produced by Javier Limón, and with duets on two songs with Tito París and Concha Buika. [1].

On November 29, 2010, a new album with the title Traditional Fado goes on sale. It is a work that represents a return to his fado origins, after the successful mixes with which he had experimented, especially in Terra . Recorded in Lisbon, it consists of twelve songs and two more in a special edition.

In 2014 the compilation Best of, goes on sale, in which four bonus tracks appear, including some collaborations such as “Meu Fado Meu” with Miguel Poveda, “There is a music of the people” with José Mercé and “Little truths” with Concha Buika.

On May 24, 2014, he performed the UEFA Champions League anthem at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon at the opening of the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League Final that faced Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid

In 2015 he published a new album, Mundo, in which in the Spanish version he sings with Sergio Dalma "Alma".

Mariza performed alongside Portuguese fado singer Ana Moura as part of the opening and intermission acts of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Lisbon on May 8, 10 and 12, 2018.

Discography

• 2001: Fado em Mim
• 2003: Fado Curvo
• 2005: Transparent
• 2006: Concerto em Lisboa CD
• 2008: Terra
• 2010: Traditional
• 2014: Best Of (Mariza)
• 2015: World
• 2018: Mariza
• 2020: Mariza sings Amália

Awards and recognitions

• In 2001 he received the First Award for Most Outstanding Performance at the Quebec Summer Festival.
• In 2014 she received the award for the artist of the year at the Womex musical fair.
• In 2018 he received the Luso-Spanish Prize for Art and Culture, awarded by the ministries of Culture of Spain and Portugal in consideration to "his work for the promotion of relations" between the two countries.