Mimicat

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Mena.
Mimicat
Mimicat in 2023
Background information
Birth nameMarisa Isabel Lopes Mena
Born (1984-10-25) 25 October 1984 (age 40)
Coimbra, Portugal
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2001–present
LabelsSony Music

Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena (born 25 October 1984), known professionally as Mimicat, is a Portuguese pop and soul singer and songwriter.[1][2] She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Ai coração". She had previously participated in Festival da Canção 2001 with the song "Mundo colorido" under the stage name Izamena, but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.[3]

  1. ^ "Casa da Música – Mimicat". casadamusica.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ ""Back in Town" é o novo disco de Mimicat | MIP Música". madeinportugalmusica.pt (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ Bleasdale, Joe (19 February 2023). "Mimicat: "If I Get The Chance To Go To Eurovision, I Will Probably Cry My Eyes Out."". ESC Bubble. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.