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Marisa dos Reis Nunes (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (), is a Portuguese fado singer.

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Mariza (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾizɐ]),[1][2] born Marisa dos Reis Nunes (16 December 1973, Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique) is a popular fado singer. Mariza was born to a Portuguese father and a mother of partial African heritage.[3] At age three, her family moved to Metropolitan Portugal, and she was raised in Lisbon's historic quarters of Mouraria and Alfama. While very young she…

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  • Conta-me — Convidada2020
  • Looking for Cesária Évora — self2019
  • Alguém Como Eu — Fadista2017
  • Got Talent Portugal — Judge2015
  • Alto Bairro2014
  • Fado — Herself2012
  • Fado - Património da Humanidade — Artista Convidada2011
  • Alta Definição — Self2009
  • Mariza and the Story of Fado — Herself2007
  • Fados — Self2007

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Portugal
Active from
1973
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Mariza Nunes (born December 16, 1973 in Mozambique) is a fado singer and 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, where she learned how to sing fado. She has a Portuguese father but her mother is from Mozambique (the song Transparente is a tribute to her African grandmother). For the Olympic Games of Athens 2004 she collaborated with Sting for the duet "A Thousand Years" <a hre

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File:Mariza, Fado singer (November 2022) (cropped).jpg
Musical artist.image_size
250px
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.birth_name
Marisa dos Reis Nunes
Musical artist.birth_place
Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
Musical artist.instrument
Vocals
Musical artist.origin
Lisbon, Portugal
Musical artist.label
Warner Music
Musical artist.years_active
1997–present
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Mariza in 2022

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Official website
www.mariza.com
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Mariza
date of birth
1973-12-16
start of work period
1997-00-00
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name in native language
Marisa dos Reis Nunes
pseudonym
Mariza
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Marisa dos Reis Nunes (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (), is a Portuguese fado singer.

Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, to a Portuguese father, José Brandão Nunes, and a Mozambican mother, Isabel Nunes. When she was three years old, her family moved to Metropolitan Portugal, and she was raised in Lisbon's historic quarters of Mouraria and Alfama. While very young, she began singing in a wide variety of musical styles, including gospel, soul and jazz. Her father strongly encouraged her to adopt fado; he felt that participating in the traditional music would grant her greater acceptance in the Portuguese community. Mariza has sold over 1 million records worldwide.

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