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]
MARO | |
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 MARO in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca |
| Born | 30 October 1994 Lisbon, Portugal |
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Early life and education
editMariana 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
editShe 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 album The Last Goodbye.[5] As of April 2022, the song peaked at 19th on the Dance/Electronic Billboard Chart.[6]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Maro, Vol. 1 |
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| Maro, Vol. 2 |
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| Maro, Vol. 3 |
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| Maro & Manel (with Manuel Rocha) |
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| It's OK |
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| Can You See Me? |
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| Hortelã |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Pirilampo (with Nasaya) |
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| Maro ilumina Sonastério |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR [16] |
ISL [17] |
IRE [18] |
LTU [19] |
NLD [20] |
SWE [21] |
SUI [22] | |||
| "Midnight Purple" (featuring Nasaya) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "What Difference Will It Make" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tempo" (with Nasaya) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pirilampo |
| "I See It Coming" (with Nasaya) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Saudade, saudade" | 2022 | 3 | 13 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 79 | Festival da Canção 2022 |
| "Am I Not Enough for Now?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You See Me? | |
| "We've Been Loving in Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Keeps On Raining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Like We're Wired" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lifeline" (with Nasaya) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "We Could Be" (with Nasaya) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "It Ain't Working" (Figùra featuring Maro) |
2018 | Place to Be |
| "Não me deixes" (Carolina Deslandes featuring Maro) |
Casa | |
| "Pra onde vais tu aí" (David Carreira featuring Maro) |
7 | |
| "Euforia" (Ox featuring Maro) |
De Cara Limpa | |
| "Diz me quanto" (MavTraxx featuring Maro and Cleon Edwards) |
2019 | Family Ties |
| "Move On" (Noé Zagroun featuring Maro) |
Non-album singles | |
| "O filho do recluso" (Ferdinando Arnò featuring Maro, Vince Mendoza, and Marco Decimo) | ||
| "Moreninha" (Monda featuring Maro) |
Cal | |
| "Takin' It Slow" (SirAiva featuring Maro) |
Family Ties | |
| "Norte y sur" (Bebo San Juan featuring Maro) |
La vuelta al mundo | |
| "Mi condena" (Vic Mirallas featuring Maro) |
Volumen 2 | |
| "Lua" (Jacob Collier featuring Maro) |
Djesse Vol. 2 | |
| "Why" (Ariza featuring Maro) |
Why Am I | |
| "Sense" (Judit Neddermann featuring Maro) |
2021 | Aire |
| "Se fores à Quinta Nova" (Marito Marques featuring Maro, Os Vocalistas, and Luís Trigacheiro) |
A ponte | |
| "Walk Above the City" (The Paper Kites featuring Maro) |
Roses | |
| "Corazón" (80purppp featuring Maro) |
Non-album single | |
| "Mãe" (Munir Hossn featuring Maro) |
Vientre | |
| "Amor ao longe" (Marito Marques featuring Maro and Salvador Sobral) |
A ponte | |
| "Day Fire" (Paraleven featuring Maro) |
Apollo | |
| "Damunt de tu Només les flors" (Gerald Clayton featuring Maro, John Clayton, and Justin Brown) |
2022 | Bells On Sand |
| "Better Now" (Odesza featuring Maro) |
The Last Goodbye | |
| "Alambari" (Antonio Sánchez featuring Maro) |
Shift (Bad Hombre, Vol. II) | |
| "Estrelas e raiz" (Sílvia Pérez Cruz featuring Maro and Rita Payés) |
Toda la vida, un día | |
| "Shame On Me" (Pedro Altério featuring Maro) |
2023 | De Cara Limpa |
| "Sonhos & Ilusões" (Julia Mestre featuring Maro) |
Arrepiada | |
| "Tudo (Interlúdio)" (Bárbara Bandeira featuring Maro) |
Finda | |
| "Isso" (Isaura featuring Maro) |
Non-album singles | |
| "No ho has entès" (Pol Batlle featuring Maro) |
2024 |
References
edit- ^ "MARO wins 'Festival da Canção': will represent Portugal in Turin 🇵🇹". Eurovision.tv. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Maro wins Festival da Canção 2022 with "saudade, saudade"". 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca". geneall.net. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ ArticlesNews· (2 October 2020). "MARO". Portuguese Soul Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Listen to ODESZA's Stunning New Single, "Better Now"". 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "ODESZA". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "MARO, Vol. 1 - Album by MARO". Spotify. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "MARO, Vol. 2 - Album by MARO". Spotify. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "MARO, Vol. 3 - Album by MARO". Spotify. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "MARO & Manel - Album by MARO, Manuel Rocha". Spotify. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "it's OK - Album by MARO". Spotify. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "can you see me? - Album by MARO". Spotify. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "hortelã - Album by MARO". Spotify. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "PIRILAMPO - EP by NASAYA, MARO". Spotify. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "MARO ilumina Sonastério - EP by MARO, Sonastério". Spotify. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Maro [PT] – Saudade, saudade". Swiss Hitparade. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.