Mariza
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Mariza Nunes (born December 16, 1976 in Mozambique) is a fado singer/songwriter on the World Connection label. She moved to Portugal when she was three, and was raised in one of the most traditional quarters of Lisbon, Mouraria - Alfama, where she learned how to sing fado.
For the Olympic Games of Athens 2004 she made a duet with Sting in the song A thousand years, released in the official pop album of the Athens Olympics Unity, where fado is sang in English and Portuguese.
Mariza is considered as a more contemporary follower of Amalia Rodrigues
In 2003 she became the "Winner in the Europe category", BBC[1] (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/awards2003/profile_marizaeurope.shtml)
As of April 2005, Mariza is working in Brazil for a new album.
Discography
- Fado em Mim (2002)
- Fado Curvo (2003)
- Transparente (2005)
External links
- Mariza-Online (http://www.mariza-online.net/)
- Mariza FanSite (http://www.Mariza.org)de:Mariza