| MARO | |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1994 |
| Birth Name: | Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Portuguese: [[Saudade, saudade]]|i=no".[1] [2]
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]
She has collaborated with Jacob Collier in his Djesse Vol. 2 album and has a presence on YouTube, where she posted videos of herself singing with artists such as António Zambujo, Rosa Passos, Eric Clapton, Mayra Andrade, Salvador Sobral and a plethora of other artists.
She features 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]
| Title | Details | |
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| Maro, Vol. 1 |
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| Maro, Vol. 2 |
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| Maro, Vol. 3 |
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| Maro & Manel |
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| It's OK |
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| Can You See Me? |
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| Portuguese: Hortelã |
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| Portuguese: Pirilampo |
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| Portuguese: Maro ilumina Sonastério |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||||
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| POR [16] | ISL [17] | IRE [18] | LTU [19] | NLD [20] | SWE [21] | SUI [22] | ||||
| "Midnight Purple" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "What Difference Will It Make" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tempo" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pirilampo | |
| "I See It Coming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "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" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "We Could Be" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Year | Album or EP | |
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| "It Ain't Working" | 2018 | Place to Be |
| "Portuguese: Não me deixes|i=no" | Casa | |
| "Portuguese: Pra onde vais tu aí|i=no" | 7 | |
| "Portuguese: Euforia|i=no" | De Cara Limpa | |
| "Portuguese: Diz me quanto|i=no" | 2019 | Family Ties |
| "Move On" | rowspan="2" | |
| "Portuguese: O filho do recluso|i=no" | ||
| "Portuguese: Moreninha|i=no" | Cal | |
| "Takin' It Slow" | Family Ties | |
| "Portuguese: Norte y sur|i=no" | La vuelta al mundo | |
| "Portuguese: Mi condena|i=no" | Volumen 2 | |
| "Portuguese: Lua|i=no" | Djesse Vol. 2 | |
| "Why" | Why Am I | |
| "Spanish; Castilian: Sense|i=no" | 2021 | Aire |
| "Portuguese: Se fores à Quinta Nova|i=no" | A ponte | |
| "Walk Above the City" | Roses | |
| "Spanish; Castilian: Corazón|i=no" | ||
| "Portuguese: Mãe|i=no" | Vientre | |
| "Portuguese: Amor ao longe|i=no" | A ponte | |
| "Day Fire" | Apollo | |
| "Catalan; Valencian: Damunt de tu Només les flors|i=no" | 2022 | Bells On Sand |
| "Better Now" | The Last Goodbye | |
| "Catalan; Valencian: Alambari|i=no" | Shift (Bad Hombre, Vol. II) | |
| "Portuguese: Estrelas e raiz|i=no" | Toda la vida, un día | |
| "Shame On Me" | 2023 | De Cara Limpa |
| "Portuguese: Sonhos & Ilusões|i=no" | Arrepiada | |
| "Portuguese: Tudo (Interlúdio)|i=no" | Finda | |
| "Portuguese: Isso|i=no" | rowspan="2" | |
| "Catalan; Valencian: No ho has entès|i=no" | 2024 |