Maro (Portuguese singer)
Portuguese singer and songwriter (born 1994)
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Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca (born 30 October 1994), known professionally as Maro (stylised in all caps), is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She won Festival da Canção 2022 and represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Saudade, saudade".[1][2]
Early life and education
Mariana is the second of the three children of João Pedro Basto Forjaz Secca and Cristina Isabel Capello Brito da Cruz.[3] She initially planned to become a veterinarian, but instead chose to pursue a musical career, studying at Berklee College of Music and moving to Los Angeles.[4]
Career
She collaborated with Jacob Collier on his 2019 album Djesse Vol. 2 and has a presence on YouTube, where she has posted videos of herself singing with artists such as António Zambujo, Rosa Passos, Eric Clapton, Mayra Andrade, Salvador Sobral, and many others.
She is featured on the track "Better Now" by American electronic music duo Odesza, the second single from the album The Last Goodbye.[5] As of April 2022, the song peaked at 19th on the Dance/Electronic Billboard Chart.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| POR [7] | ||
| Maro, Vol. 1 |
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| Maro, Vol. 2 |
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| Maro, Vol. 3 |
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| Maro & Manel (with Manuel Rocha) |
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| It's OK |
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| Can You See Me? |
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| Hortelã |
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| Lifeline (with Nasaya) |
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| So Much Has Changed |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Pirilampo (with Nasaya) |
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| Maro ilumina Sonastério |
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| I Don't Wanna Feel That Way (with Nasaya) |
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| Live Trio Sessions |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR [21] |
ICE [22] |
IRE [23] |
LTU [24] |
NLD [25] |
SWE [26] |
SWI [27] | |||
| "Midnight Purple" (featuring Nasaya) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "What Difference Will It Make" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tempo" (with Nasaya) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pirilampo |
| "I See It Coming" (with Nasaya) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Saudade, saudade" | 2022 | 3 | 13 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 79 | Festival da Canção 2022 |
| "Am I Not Enough for Now?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You See Me? | |
| "We've Been Loving in Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Keeps On Raining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Like We're Wired" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lifeline" (with Nasaya) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lifeline |
| "We Could Be" (with Nasaya) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Chiquitinha" (with Nasaya) |
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| "Cais" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "I Owe It to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Much Has Changed | |
| "So Much Has Changed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kiss Me" | 2026 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "It Ain't Working" (Figùra featuring Maro) |
2018 | Place to Be |
| "Não me deixes" (Carolina Deslandes featuring Maro) |
Casa | |
| "Pra onde vais tu aí" (David Carreira featuring Maro) |
7 | |
| "Euforia" (Ox featuring Maro) |
De Cara Limpa | |
| "Diz me quanto" (MavTraxx featuring Maro and Cleon Edwards) |
2019 | Family Ties |
| "Move On" (Noé Zagroun featuring Maro) |
Non-album singles | |
| "O filho do recluso" (Ferdinando Arnò featuring Maro, Vince Mendoza, and Marco Decimo) | ||
| "Moreninha" (Monda featuring Maro) |
Cal | |
| "Takin' It Slow" (SirAiva featuring Maro) |
Family Ties | |
| "Norte y sur" (Bebo San Juan featuring Maro) |
La vuelta al mundo | |
| "Mi condena" (Vic Mirallas featuring Maro) |
Volumen 2 | |
| "Lua" (Jacob Collier featuring Maro) |
Djesse Vol. 2 | |
| "Why" (Ariza featuring Maro) |
Why Am I | |
| "Sense" (Judit Neddermann featuring Maro) |
2021 | Aire |
| "Se fores à Quinta Nova" (Marito Marques featuring Maro, Os Vocalistas, and Luís Trigacheiro) |
A ponte | |
| "Walk Above the City" (The Paper Kites featuring Maro) |
Roses | |
| "Corazón" (80purppp featuring Maro) |
Non-album single | |
| "Mãe" (Munir Hossn featuring Maro) |
Vientre | |
| "Amor ao longe" (Marito Marques featuring Maro and Salvador Sobral) |
A ponte | |
| "Day Fire" (Paraleven featuring Maro) |
Apollo | |
| "Damunt de tu Només les flors" (Gerald Clayton featuring Maro, John Clayton, and Justin Brown) |
2022 | Bells On Sand |
| "Better Now" (Odesza featuring Maro) |
The Last Goodbye | |
| "Alambari" (Antonio Sánchez featuring Maro) |
Shift (Bad Hombre, Vol. II) | |
| "Estrelas e raiz" (Sílvia Pérez Cruz featuring Maro and Rita Payés) |
Toda la vida, un día | |
| "Shame On Me" (Pedro Altério featuring Maro) |
2023 | De Cara Limpa |
| "Sonhos & Ilusões" (Julia Mestre featuring Maro) |
Arrepiada | |
| "Tudo (Interlúdio)" (Bárbara Bandeira featuring Maro) |
Finda | |
| "Isso" (Isaura featuring Maro) |
Non-album singles | |
| "No ho has entès" (Pol Batlle featuring Maro) |
2024 | |
| "Leave Your Love" (Parcels featuring Maro) |
Leaveyourlove | |
| "Tal vez" (Vic Mirallas featuring Maro) |
2025 | Non-album singles |
| "Do raso ao fundo" (Mariana Nolasco featuring Maro) | ||
| "The Wandering" (Patrick Watson featuring Maro) |
Uh Oh | |
| "Gloria" (Shai Maestro featuring Maro) |
2026 | The Guesthouse |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | International Portuguese Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Amor ao longe" (Marito Marques featuring Salvador Sobral and Maro) |
Nominated | |
| Best Pop Performance | Won | ||||
| Gala dos Globos de Ouro | Best Interpretation | Herself | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance | Final of 2022 Festival da Canção | Nominated | |||
| Best Song | "saudade, saudade" | Nominated | |||
| Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards | Vodafone Song of the Year | "saudade, saudade" | Nominated | |
| Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
| NIT Awards | Best Original Song | "saudade, saudade" | Won | ||
| Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | Prémio José Afonso | Album of the Year | hortelã | Won | |
| 2025 | PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards | Best Female Artist | Herself | Nominated | [34] |
| Gala dos Globos de Ouro | Best Performance | Teatro Tivoli BBVA | Nominated | [35][36] | |
| 2026 | PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards | Best Female Artist | Herself | Pending | [37] |