One of the biggest names in Brazilian popular music, the Rio native celebrates her birthday on the first day of July
Marisa Monte turns 57 this Monday, the 1st. The singer and composer from Rio de Janeiro is known for bringing moments to the lives of fans of Brazilian popular music. Her first album, Marisa Monte MM (Live)was released in 1989. The most recent album is Doors (2022).
To celebrate the life and work of the artist. Deezer released a survey that shows the songs most listened to by the artist’s fans on the streaming platform. In 2023, Marisa’s most played songs there were:
- Fortunately
- Love I Love You / Quote: Excerpt from the work entitled “Primo Basilio” by Eça De Queiroz recited by Arnaldo Antunes
- Happy, Joyful and Strong
- Village
- Kiss Me
- After
- To Improve
- Still remembering
- Well That We Wanted (And Po’ Che Fa’) (2004 Digital Remaster)
- Don’t Go Away (2004 Digital Remaster)
The artist’s talent crosses barriers, Deezer revealed the countries that listen to her discography the most Marisa. They are Brazil, France, Portugal, the United States and Germany. It is worth mentioning that in the second half of the year the artist will land in Europe for a series of performances.
In Brazil, the five cities that most enjoy the singer’s music are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and Recife. In addition, 60% of listeners are men and 40% are women, mainly between 26 and 45 years old*.
*Under 18: 0% / 18 to 25: 8% / 26 to 35: 27% / 36 to 45: 37% / 46 to 55: 18% / Over 55: 11%
Source: Rollingstone

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