Marisa Liz

Marisa Liz
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Background information
Birth nameMarisa Pinto de Oliveira Pinto
Born (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 39)
Lisbon, Portugal
Genres
Associated actsAmor Electro

Marisa Liz or Marisa Pinto (born 22 October 1982) is the lead singer of the Portuguese pop rock band Amor Electro. The band's repertoire combines rock music and electronic music with traditional Portuguese music.

Biography

Marisa was born in Lisbon, Portugal.

She participated in programs such as Bravo Bravissimo and Os Principais. She began her musical career in children's bands such as Popeline and Onda Choc.

In 2002 she played the Portuguese adaptation to the music of the Disney Channel series Kim Possible.

Between 2003 and 2009, Marisa was part of Donna Maria, a band with Miguel Ângelo Majer and Ricardo Santos who left in order to begin a solo career.

She participated in the tribute show honoring Simone de Oliveira's 50-year career, Num País Chamado Simone (In a Country Called Simone), held at the Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon in 2008.

In 2009, Marisa left Donna Maria to continue her solo career.

In the first days of 2010 she appeared as the lead singer of a new electro-pop band, the "Catwalk", on the schedule of shows at Casino Estoril.

She thereafter introduced herself as Marisa Liz.

Marisa participated in Júlio Pereira's 2010 album Graffiti along with Sara Tavares, Dulce Pontes, Manuela Azevedo and Maria João.

In 2010, she appeared at the SIC (Sociedade Independente de Comunicação) Gala de Natal (Christmas Gala) with her group Amor Electro where they performed the single "A Máquina (Acordou)".

Marisa played the Portuguese adaptation to the music of the computer animated Italian film Winx Club 3D: Magica avventura. The film premiered on 31 March 2011. In November of that same year, the band Amor Electro reached platinum with their debut album.

In 2017, she became the Mentor on The Voice Portugal with competitor Tomás Adrião.

In 2019 she formed, together with Áurea, the Elas project.

In 2020, after getting divorced, she started a passionate relatioship with her co-host Áurea Isabel Ramos de Sousa. The relatioship was kept private, however after making an album together rumours of their proximity emerged. In 2021, they broke up and Marisa is currently single.



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