MARO (born Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca, 1994) is a Portuguese singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer from Lisbon. She studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston on a scholarship and built her career in Los Angeles before returning to the international stage - most visibly when she won Portugal's Festival da Canção and finished ninth at Eurovision 2022 in Turin with "Saudade, saudade". Her catalog spans folk, pop and electronic sounds, and she has toured as a band member with Jacob Collier and opened arenas for Shawn Mendes.
MARO released her album SO MUCH HAS CHANGED on January 27, 2026, a 10-track full-band record on Sony Portugal/Venice.
MARO launched a headline tour across Europe and North America in support of SO MUCH HAS CHANGED, debuting a full-band live show.
MARO was named among Spotify's top 10 women most overrepresented in other artists' 2025 Wrapped results, alongside Cleo Sol, Hayley Williams and Little Simz.
MARO and producer NASAYA released the collaborative album LIFELINE in 2024, marking a shift toward a more electronic sound.
MARO's acoustic trio album hortelã won the José Afonso Award for Portuguese Album of the Year.
