Marília Mendonça
Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist (1995–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | Marília Dias Mendonça (1995-07-22)22 July 1995 Cristianópolis, Goiás, Brazil |
Died | 5 November 2021(2021-11-05) (aged 26) Piedade de Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Cause of death | Plane crash |
Resting place | Goiânia Memorial Park Cemetery, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil |
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Years active | 2011–2021 |
Children | 1 |
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Genres | Sertanejo |
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Labels | Som Livre |
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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]