Marília Mendonça

Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021)

Marília Dias Mendonça (Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈɾiljɐ mẽˈdõsɐ]) (July 22, 1995 – November 5, 2021) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. She was born in Cristianópolis, Goiás. Her career began in 2011. She released her first live album in 2016.

Marília Mendonça
Born
Marília Dias Mendonça

(1995-07-22)22 July 1995
Died5 November 2021(2021-11-05) (aged 26)
Cause of deathPlane crash
Resting placeGoiânia Memorial Park Cemetery, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–2021
Children1
Musical career
GenresSertanejo
Instruments
LabelsSom Livre

Her second album Realidade, was released in 2017 and received a Latin Grammy nomination.[1] In 2019, she released the album Todos os Cantos.[2] This album won her a Latin Grammy Award.[3]

On November 5, 2021, Mendonça was killed in an airplane crash in Piedade de Caratinga, Minas Gerais at the age of 26.[4][5]

References change

  1. "Marília Mendonça celebra vitória no Grammy Latino: "Acho que estou sonhando"" (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. "Marilia Mendonça vai aonde o povo está com 'Todos os cantos'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-09-14.
  3. "Marília Mendonça ganha Grammy Latino de 2019 e não acredita" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-11-14.
  4. "Marília Mendonça morre aos 26 anos em queda de avião em Minas Gerais". g1 (in Portuguese). TV Globo. 5 November 2021.
  5. "Marilia Mendonca: Popular Brazil singer dies in plane crash at 26". BBC News. 5 November 2021.