Mariza
Mariza is a Portuguese singer born in Mozambique and raised in Lisbon, bringing fado to audiences around the world alongside songs shaped by pop and African musical traditions.
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Overview
- From
- Born in Maputo, Mozambique; raised in Mouraria, Lisbon.
- Music
- Singer of traditional and contemporary fado.
- Breakout
- Fado em Mim, her 2001 debut album.
Mini bio
How it started.
Mariza grew up around fado in her parents’ restaurant, Zalala, in Lisbon’s Mouraria district. She began singing at five. Before she could read, her father drew the songs on little cards to help her remember them.
The breakthrough.
Her debut album, Fado em Mim, arrived in 2001. Its success took her from Lisbon’s fado houses to international stages, with “Ó Gente da Minha Terra” becoming a signature song.
Following her own voice.
Fado remains at the heart of her work, alongside Cape Verdean mornas and rhythm and blues. Her collaborators have included Sting, Cesária Évora and Ivan Lins. On Mariza Canta Amália, produced by Jaques Morelenbaum, she returned to Amália Rodrigues’s repertoire with her own interpretations.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026BeijosSinger and co-writer
- 2025Na Pressa Dos DiasDuet with Tony Carreira
- 2020Mariza Canta AmáliaSinger
- 2018MarizaSinger
- 2005TransparenteSinger
- 2001Fado em MimSinger
Awards
Quotes
É incrível pisar a Ópera de Sidney e sentir uma receção tão carinhosaMariza, SBS Português
Speaking about the warm welcome at her March 2025 Sydney Opera House concert. In English: “It’s incredible to step onto the Sydney Opera House stage and feel such an affectionate reception.”
Trivia
- Her parents named their Lisbon restaurant Zalala after a beach in Mozambique.
- As a child, she stuck Coca-Cola bottle caps to her shoe soles so she could tap dance.
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