Mari Fernandez

Mariana Fernandes de Sousa is a Brazilian singer and songwriter from Alto Santo, Ceará. Born in 2001, she caught the music bug as a child singing in school and church choirs, and eventually learned guitar. By her mid-teens she was already writing songs under the influence of sertanejo icons such as Marília Mendonça, Solange Almeida, and Maiara & Maraisa, and seriously considering music as a profession. Soon after completing high school, she moved to Fortaleza in order to be closer to the regional music industry center, and began placing songs for other forró and piseiro (a mod...