Marisa Liz
Marisa Liz in 2017
Marisa Liz in 2017
Background information
Birth nameMarisa Pinto de Oliveira Pinto
Born (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982
Lisbon, Portugal
Genres

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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)".[6]

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.[7] In November of that same year, the band Amor Electro reached platinum with their debut album.

From 2014 to 2023, she was a coach on The Voice Portugal. She won the show four times with competitors Tomás Adrião, Marvi, Luís Trigacheiro, and Gustavo Reinas.[8] In 2021, she also served as a coach on The Voice Kids.

In 2019 she formed, together with Áurea, the Elas project.[9]

Personal life

Marisa Liz had a 18-year-long relationship with Tiago Pais Dias with whom she had two children, Beatriz[10] and João Tiago.[11] The couple parted ways in January 2020.[12] In the course of the same year, it was rumored that she had started a passionate same-sex relationship with her co-host Áurea.[13] Both Marisa and Áurea denied the rumours.[14][15] In 2021, Marisa started dating actor Diogo Branco. She also announced that she was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Festas de Lisboa 10" (PDF). Câmara Municipal of Lisbon. p. 21. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Serra Cunha, Tiago (7 February 2018). "'Kim Possible' regressa para um filme live-action". Espalha e Factos. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Redação/CS (2009-07-20). "Marisa Pinto abandona os Donna Maria". TVI24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Casino Estoril aposta em novas bandas". Correio da Manhã. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Júlio Pereira regressa aos discos com "Graffiti"". SapoMag. Sapo. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ↑ HM Musica. "Gala de Natal-Sic Amor Electro - A Máquina". My Guide Comunidade. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Miranda by Sapo (22 October 2020). "As maquilhagens e penteados de Marisa Liz no dia do seu aniversário". Sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Ana Filipe Silveira (2017-12-24). "Tomás Adrião vence "The Voice Portugal" e dá a (desejada) vitória a Marisa Liz". N-TV.
  9. ↑ "Álbum de estreia do projeto Elas que junta Áurea e Marisa Liz é editado esta sexta-feira". Observador. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Show, Fama (2022-04-17). "Veja como cresceu a filha de Marisa Liz". Fama Show (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  11. ↑ Fernandes, Nélia (2022-09-19). "Filho de Marisa Liz já tem oito anos: "Cada vez mais crescido e cada vez com um coração maior"". Fama Show (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  12. ↑ ""Estou apaixonada": Marisa Liz confessa amor por Diogo Branco". www.vidas.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  13. ↑ "Cláudio Ramos comenta rumores sobre Marisa Liz e Aurea". Holofote (in European Portuguese). 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  14. ↑ ""Surgiu do nada": Aurea põe os pontos nos is sobre alegado romance com Marisa Liz". TV 7 Dias (in European Portuguese). 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  15. ↑ "Marisa Liz sobre Aurea: "Eu não quero nada com ela, a não ser a amizade"". www.vidas.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  16. ↑ Sousa, Carolina. "Marisa Liz - Fala sobre a relação íntima que tem com Aurea e do seu transtorno neurológico". Revista Nova Gente (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-12.


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