Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca (born 30 October 1994), known professionally as Maro (stylised in

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), is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She won Festival da Canção 2022 and in the

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with the song "".

Early life and education

Secca is the second of the three children of João Pedro Basto Forjaz Secca and Cristina Isabel Capello Brito da Cruz. She initially planned to become a

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, but instead chose to pursue a musical career, studying at

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and moving to

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Career

She has collaborated with

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in his '' Djesse Vol. 2'' album and has a presence on

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, where she posted videos of herself singing with artists such as

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and a plethora of other artists. She features on the track "Better Now" by American electronic music duo

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, the second single from the upcoming album '' The Last Goodbye''. As of April 2022, the song peaked at 19th on the Dance/Electronic Billboard Chart.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Maro, vol. 1'' (2018) *''Maro, vol. 2'' (2018) *''Maro, vol. 3'' (2018) *''Maro & Manel'' (with Manuel Rocha) (2018) *''It's OK'' (2018) *''Can You See Me?'' (2022)

EPs

*''Pirilampo'' (2021)

Singles

*"Midnight Purple" (feat. Nasaya) (2019) *"Why" (feat. Ariza) (2019) *"What Difference Will It Make" (2019) *"Mi condena" (feat. Vic Mirallas) (2020) *"Tempo" (feat. Nasaya) (2021) *"I See It Coming" (feat. Nasaya) (2021) *"

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" (2022) *"Am I Not Enough for Now?" (2022) *"We've Been Loving in Silence" (2022) *"It Keeps on Raining" (2022) *"Like We're Wired" (2022)

As featured artist

*"Walk Above the City" (The Paper Kites feat. Maro) (2021) *"Better Now" (Odesza feat. Maro) (2022) *"Lua" (Jacob Collier feat. Maro) (2019)

References

1994 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese women singers Portuguese songwriters Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Portugal {{Eurovision-stub