Marília Mendonça
Marília Mendonça (1995–2021) was a Brazilian sertanejo singer and songwriter whose songs about heartbreak live on through her recordings and posthumous releases.
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- Full name
- Marília Dias Mendonça
- Born
- July 22, 1995 · Cristianópolis, Goiás, Brazil
- Remembered
- Died November 5, 2021, aged 26, in a plane crash
- Known as
- Rainha da Sofrência, the Queen of Heartbreak
- Breakout
- Infiel and her 2016 live debut album
- Work
- Singer and songwriter · Sertanejo and feminejo
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How it started.
Marília grew up in Goiás and began singing in church. She started writing songs at 12, building a name as a songwriter before becoming a recording artist. Her compositions reached listeners through acts including Henrique & Juliano.
Finding her own voice.
Her 2016 live album brought Infiel and Sentimento Louco to a wider audience. Singing about betrayal and heartbreak from a woman’s perspective, she became a central voice in feminejo, the women-led wave of Brazilian sertanejo.
Meeting fans in every corner.
For Todos os Cantos, she took free surprise shows to Brazilian cities and handed out flyers herself. In a 2018 interview, she said the idea began with a dream of recording a DVD across Brazil. The project earned her a Latin Grammy in 2019.
Songs that keep reaching people.
She recorded Festa das Patroas 35% with Maiara & Maraisa in 2021. After her death that November, her catalogue continued through posthumous projects including Decretos Reais, a Latin Grammy winner in 2023, and Manuscritos, Capítulo I in 2026.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Manuscritos, Capítulo ISinger and songwriter; posthumous EP
- 2023Decretos ReaisSinger; posthumous live album
- 2021Festa das Patroas 35%Co-lead artist with Maiara & Maraisa
- 2019Todos os Cantos, Vol. 1 (Ao Vivo)Singer
- 2016Marília Mendonça (Ao Vivo)Singer and songwriter, including Infiel and Sentimento Louco
Awards
Quotes
O Brasil é cheio de talentos.Marília Mendonça, interview with Leo Dias in O Dia
In November 2018, she spoke about making room for new artists. The sentence means “Brazil is full of talent.”
Trivia
- She personally handed out flyers to announce the free surprise shows that became Todos os Cantos.
- She said the idea for recording across Brazil came to her in a dream.
- Música do Léo was written for her son and performed while she was pregnant at the 2019 Prêmio Multishow.
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