Marisa Monte

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Azevedo and the second or paternal family name is Monte.

Marisa Monte
Marisa Monte live in 2012.
Marisa Monte live in 2012.
Background information
Birth nameMarisa de Azevedo Monte
Born (1967-07-01) 1 July 1967 (age 57)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresMúsica popular brasileira
Instrument(s)Singing, guitar, cavaquinho, ukulele

Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million albums worldwide[1] and has won numerous national and international awards, including four Latin Grammys, seven Brazilian MTV Video Music Awards, nine Multishow de Música Brasileira awards, 5 APCAs, and six Prêmio TIM de Música. Marisa is considered by Rolling Stone Brasil to be the second greatest singer, behind only Elis Regina. She also has two albums (MM and Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão) on the list of the 100 best albums of Brazilian music.

  1. ^ Felitti, Chico (30 October 2011). "Silencinho Bom". Serafina/Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). p. 56. Retrieved 22 January 2018.