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Mariza Biography

Mariza is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on December 16, 1973 in Maputo, Mozambique.

Popular fado performer who performed her rendition of the Portuguese national anthem during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. She has three albums that were number one which include Transparente, Terra and Mundo She has sold over 1 million records across the world.

She paid tribute to the fado singer She performed a tribute to fado singer Amalia Rodrigues following the singer’s death.

following her death.

In 1999, fado’s most famous and beloved interpreter, Amália Rodrigues died. In the public remembrance and mourning that followed, fado regained much of its previous popularity, and Mariza was asked to perform a broadcast tribute to Rodrigues’ memory, which caused her friends to begin urging her to record an album of fado music.

She did so, and in 2001 Fado em Mim was released. It sold an astounding 100,000 copies (4,000 copies o