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Maria João
Maria João is credited on 96 releases across 38 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1983–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
96
Pressings credited
38
Albums
5
Decades active
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In collections
Biography
Maria João Monteiro Grancha (born 27 June 1956) is a Portuguese jazz singer. She is known for her vocal flexibility and improvisational skills. Although considered a jazz singer, she incorporates folk music, avant-garde, and electronica. Her main musical partner is Portuguese pianist Mário Laginha. She has also worked with Aki Takase, Bobby McFerrin, David Linx, Dino Saluzzi, Gilberto Gil, Joe Zawinul, Kai Eckhardt, Lenine, Manu Katche, Ralph Towner, Trilok Gurtu, Wolfgang Muthspiel, and OGRE Archived 5 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. She was invited by RTP to compose an entry for Festival da Canção 2024, the Portuguese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024; she performed the song "Dia" in the second semi-final on 2 March 2024, failing to qualify for the final.
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Credited work
96 releases · 38 albums · active 1983–2023
- Performance · 171
- Other credits · 16
- Production · 4
Studios: Leverkusen Jazzfestival · Estúdios Valentim de Carvalho · Estúdios Rádio Triunfo · Jazz Ost-West Festival
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Maria João & Mário Laginha
- Various
- Quinteto Maria João
- Blasted Mechanism
- Jorge Palma
- LX-90
- Maria João And Mário Laginha
- Teresa Salgueiro
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