Mariza
Mariza (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾizɐ]),[1][2] the stage name o Marisa dos Reis Nunes (16 Dizember 1973, Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique), is a popular Portuguese fado sangster.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Marisa dos Reis Nunes |
Born | Owerseas Province o Mozambique, Portugal | 16 December 1973
Oreigin | Lisbon |
Genres | Fado, Warld muisic |
Thrift | Muisicker, sangwriter |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | EMI, World Connection |
Wabsteid | www |
Mariza wis born tae a Portuguese faither an a mither o pairtial African heritage.[3] At age three, her faimily muivit tae Metropolitan Portugal, an she wis raised in Lisbon's historic quairters o Mouraria an Alfama. While vera young she began singin in a wide variety o muisical styles, includin gospel, soul an jazz. Her faither strangly encouragit her tae adopt fado; he felt that pairticipatin in the tradeetional muisic wad grant her greater acceptance in the Portuguese commonty. Mariza haes sauld ower 1,000,000 records warldwide.[4]
Personal life
eeditOn 28 Juin 2011, Mariza gave birth tae a son namit Martim, twa month aheid o schedule. The bairn is the result o the relationship wi businessman António Ferreira.
Discografie
eedit- Fado em Mim (2002)
- Fado Curvo (2003)
- Live in London (2005) DVD
- Transparente (2005)
- Concerto em Lisboa (2006) DVD and CD
- Terra (2008)
- Fado Tradicional (2010)
Studio albums
eeditYear | Title | Chairt positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
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POR | FIN | FRA | NED | BEL | NOR | SPA | POL | ||||
2001 | Fado em Mim
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4 | 40 | - | 59 | - | - | - | - |
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2003 | Fado Curvo
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2 | - | 116 | 45 | - | 38 | - | - |
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2005 | Transparente
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1 | 8 | 126 | 13 | 59 | - | 44 | - |
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2008 | Terra
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1 | 4 | 175 | 55 | - | - | 64 | 43 |
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2010 | Fado Tradicional
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2 | 6 | - | 98 | - | - | - | 24 |
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Live albums
eeditYear | Title | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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FIN | POR | ||||
2007 | Concerto em Lisboa
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5 | 1 |
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2007 | Terra em Concerto
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- | 13 |
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Singles
eeditYear | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
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POR | EUR | |||
2006 | Transparente | 34 | - | Transparente |
Feira De Castro | 2 | 145 | ||
2008 | Fado Do Encontro | 28 | - | Terra |
Rosa Branca | 17 | - | ||
Minh' Alma | 18 | - | ||
2011 | Chuva | 18 | - | Fado Tradicional |
Year-end chairt
eedit"Rosa Branca"
2008 | Portugal Singles Chart | 96 |
"Minh' Alma"
2008 | Portugal Singles Chart | 97 |
DVDs
eeditYear | Title | Chairt positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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2005 | Live in London
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References
eedit- ↑ John McKie, "The interview: John McKie: Mariza"[deid airtin], The Times, March 2, 2003, retrieved 11-11-2009
- ↑ Clive Davis, "Mariza, fado star"[deid airtin], The Times, 14 September 2008, retrieved 11-11-2009
- ↑ The Tennessean, Arts & Entertainment, 8 March 2009, p. 14
- ↑ Diario de Noticias: Até hoje Mariza já vendeu um milhão de discos 21 June 2008 Archived 2010-03-27 at the Portuguese Web Archive, retrieved 29 October 2010
Freemit airtins
eeditWikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Mariza. |
- Offeecial wabsteid (in Portuguese)
- Mariza discography at Discogs
- "Q & A: Mariza Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine." CNN. 4 October 2006. interview with Mariza
- Mariza on IMDb
- Mariza sings on PBS