# Maro (Portuguese singer)

Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca (born 30 October 1994), known professionally as MARO (stylised in all caps), is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She won Festival da Canção 2022 and represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Saudade, saudade".

## Early life and education

Mariana is the second of the three children of João Pedro Basto Forjaz Secca and Cristina Isabel Capello Brito da Cruz. She initially planned to become a veterinarian, but instead chose to pursue a musical career, studying at Berklee College of Music and moving to Los Angeles.

## Career

She has collaborated with Jacob Collier in his Djesse Vol. 2 album and has a presence on YouTube, where she posted videos of herself singing with artists such as António Zambujo, Rosa Passos, Eric Clapton, Mayra Andrade, Salvador Sobral and a plethora of other artists.
She features on the track "Better Now" by American electronic music duo Odesza, the second single from the album The Last Goodbye. As of April 2022, the song peaked at 19th on the Dance/Electronic Billboard Chart.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Maro, Vol. 1 | Released: 30 March 2018 Label: Secca Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Maro, Vol. 2 | Released: 30 April 2018 Label: Secca Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Maro, Vol. 3 | Released: 30 June 2018 Label: Secca Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Maro & Manel (with Manuel Rocha) | Released: 30 October 2018 Label: Secca Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| It's OK | Released: 30 November 2018 Label: Secca Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Can You See Me? | Released: 26 August 2022 Label: Secca Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Hortelã | Released: 7 April 2023 Label: Secca Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Lifeline (with Nasaya) | Released: 15 January 2025 Label: SECCA Records, Venice Music Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Pirilampo (with Nasaya) | Released: 20 August 2021 Label: Foreign Family Collective Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Maro ilumina Sonastério | Released: 30 November 2022 Label: Secca & Co. Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| I Don't Wanna Feel That Way (with Nasaya) | Released: 7 January 2025 Label: Secca, Venice Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
| Title | Year | POR | ISL | IRE | LTU | NLD | SWE | SUI | Album or EP |
| "Midnight Purple" (featuring Nasaya) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "What Difference Will It Make" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tempo" (with Nasaya) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pirilampo |
| "I See It Coming" (with Nasaya) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pirilampo |
| "Saudade, saudade" | 2022 | 3 | 13 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 79 | Festival da Canção 2022 |
| "Am I Not Enough for Now?" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You See Me? |
| "We've Been Loving in Silence" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You See Me? |
| "It Keeps On Raining" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You See Me? |
| "Like We're Wired" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can You See Me? |
| "Lifeline" (with Nasaya) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lifeline |
| "We Could Be" (with Nasaya) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lifeline |
| "Chiquitinha" (with Nasaya) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lifeline |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album or EP |
| "It Ain't Working" (Figùra featuring Maro) | 2018 | Place to Be |
| "Não me deixes" (Carolina Deslandes featuring Maro) | 2018 | Casa |
| "Pra onde vais tu aí" (David Carreira featuring Maro) | 2018 | 7 |
| "Euforia" (Ox featuring Maro) | 2018 | De Cara Limpa |
| "Diz me quanto" (MavTraxx featuring Maro and Cleon Edwards) | 2019 | Family Ties |
| "Move On" (Noé Zagroun featuring Maro) | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "O filho do recluso" (Ferdinando Arnò featuring Maro, Vince Mendoza, and Marco Decimo) | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Moreninha" (Monda featuring Maro) | 2019 | Cal |
| "Takin' It Slow" (SirAiva featuring Maro) | 2019 | Family Ties |
| "Norte y sur" (Bebo San Juan featuring Maro) | 2019 | La vuelta al mundo |
| "Mi condena" (Vic Mirallas featuring Maro) | 2019 | Volumen 2 |
| "Lua" (Jacob Collier featuring Maro) | 2019 | Djesse Vol. 2 |
| "Why" (Ariza featuring Maro) | 2019 | Why Am I |
| "Sense" (Judit Neddermann [es] featuring Maro) | 2021 | Aire |
| "Se fores à Quinta Nova" (Marito Marques featuring Maro, Os Vocalistas, and Luís Trigacheiro) | 2021 | A ponte |
| "Walk Above the City" (The Paper Kites featuring Maro) | 2021 | Roses |
| "Corazón" (80purppp featuring Maro) | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Mãe" (Munir Hossn featuring Maro) | 2021 | Vientre |
| "Amor ao longe" (Marito Marques featuring Maro and Salvador Sobral) | 2021 | A ponte |
| "Day Fire" (Paraleven featuring Maro) | 2021 | Apollo |
| "Damunt de tu Només les flors" (Gerald Clayton featuring Maro, John Clayton, and Justin Brown) | 2022 | Bells On Sand |
| "Better Now" (Odesza featuring Maro) | 2022 | The Last Goodbye |
| "Alambari" (Antonio Sánchez featuring Maro) | 2022 | Shift (Bad Hombre, Vol. II) |
| "Estrelas e raiz" (Sílvia Pérez Cruz featuring Maro and Rita Payés) | 2022 | Toda la vida, un día |
| "Shame On Me" (Pedro Altério featuring Maro) | 2023 | De Cara Limpa |
| "Sonhos & Ilusões" (Julia Mestre [pt] featuring Maro) | 2023 | Arrepiada |
| "Tudo (Interlúdio)" (Bárbara Bandeira featuring Maro) | 2023 | Finda |
| "Isso" (Isaura featuring Maro) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "No ho has entès" (Pol Batlle featuring Maro) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Leave Your Love" (Parcels featuring Maro) | 2024 | Leaveyourlove |