MOBZILLA RADIO

Biografía

Maria Rita is the performance name of Maria Rita Mariano, a Brazilian singer. She is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger César Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina. She was born in S??o Paulo, Brazil on September 19, 1977. Her namesake is family friend and famed Brazilian rocker Rita Lee. Maria Rita majored in Latin American studies and communications at New York University, and worked as a journalist at a magazine for adolescents. Maria Rita began singing professionally at the age of 24, although she had wanted to sing since she was 14. 'Her first CD, Maria Rita', launched her career symbolically, with the first cut on her first album, A Festa (The Party), being written by Milton Nascimento, a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose career was launched by Maria Rita's mother, Elis Regina. The CD went platinum and was a hit worldwide, making her an international star. Her mother's reputation as one of Brazil's greatest female singers has been a major influence in Maria Rita's life; she has said that she was always conscious of being the only daughter of a great singer. Despite having her mother's vocal DNA, she has developed her own jazzy vocal style, with singers like Ella Fitzgerald as her model. She won the 2004 Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist in the General Field. Her debut album Maria Rita won the Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album award for that year. Rita is pronounced "Hee-Ta".

Álbumes

Canciones

1	Cara Valente	Maria Rita
2	Maltratar, Não é direito	Samba Meu
3	Santa Chuva	Maria Rita
4	Trajetória	Samba Meu
5	Ciranda do Mundo	Segundo
6	Casa Pré-Fabricada	Segundo
7	Novo Amor	Samba Meu
8	Maria do Socorro	Samba Meu
9	A Festa	Maria Rita
10	Sobre Todas as Coisas	Segundo
11	O Que é o Amor	Samba Meu
12	Recado	Segundo
13	Coração em Desalinho	Elo
14	Coração a Batucar	Elo
15	Nem Um Dia	Elo
16	Santana	Elo
17	Pra Matar Meu Coração	Elo
18	Pra Declarar Minha Saudade	Samba Meu
19	Minha Alma (a paz que eu nao quero)	Segundo
20	Lavadeira Do Rio	Maria Rita