Marília Mendonça
Marília Dias Mendonça (Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈɾiljɐ mẽˈdõsɐ]; 22 July 1995 – 5 November 2021) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Recognized as one of the defining voices of sertanejo music, her contributions to female empowerment revolutionized the genre throughout the 2010s and 2020s.
In 2015, she released her self-titled debut EP, but Mendonça only rose to prominence after releasing her first self-titled DVD in 2016, which earned triple-platinum certification for sales of 240,000 copies. The song “Infiel”, included on the album, became one of the most-played songs in Brazil and received a triple-diamond certification, bringing Marília national recognition.
Her second album, Realidade, was released in 2017 and received a Latin Grammy nomination in the Best Sertanejo Music Album category. In 2019, she released Todos os Cantos, a scripted project featuring concerts recorded by the singer in every state capital in Brazil. The album received triple-platinum certification for sales of 240,000 copies and earned the performer her first Latin Grammy Award, which she won in the Best Sertanejo Music Album category.
The single “Leão”, from the posthumous album Decretos Reais, received a six-times-diamond certification, equivalent to 360 million streams. Mendonça died on 5 November 2021 in a fatal plane crash in Piedade de Caratinga, Minas Gerais, a town neighbouring Caratinga, where she was due to perform a concert.
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