Marisa Liz or Marisa Pinto (born 22 October 1982) is the lead singer of the Portuguese

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band Amor Electro. The band's repertoire combines

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and

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with traditional

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Biography

Marisa was born on October 22, 1982 in

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. 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 ''

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''. 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. She participated in the tribute show honoring

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's 50-year career, ''Num País Chamado Simone'' (''In a Country Called Simone''), held at the

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in Lisbon in 2008. In 2009, Marisa left Donna Maria to continue her solo career. 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

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. She thereafter introduced herself as Marisa Liz. Marisa participated in Júlio Pereira's 2010 album ''Graffiti'' along with

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and Maria João. In 2010, she appeared at the SIC (

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) Gala de Natal (Christmas Gala) with her group Amor Electro where they performed the single "A Máquina (Acordou)". Marisa played the Portuguese adaptation to the music of the animated Italian film '' Winx Club 3D: Magica avventura''. The film premiered on 31 March 2011. 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 ''

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''. She won the show four times with competitors Tomás Adrião, Marvi, Luís Trigacheiro, and Gustavo Reinas. In 2021, she also served as a coach on ''

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''. In 2019 she formed, together with

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, the Elas project.

Personal life

Marisa Liz had a 18-year-long relationship with Tiago Pais Dias with whom she had two children, Beatriz and João Tiago. The couple parted ways in January 2020. In the course of the same year, it was rumored that she had started a relationship with her co-host Áurea. Both Marisa and Áurea denied the rumours. In 2021, Marisa started dating actor Diogo Branco. She also announced that she was diagnosed with

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(ADHD).

References

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