Maria Vitória (singer)

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Maria Vitória Borges (stage name: Maria Vitória , nickname: MarVi ; born February 11, 2001 ) is an East Timorese pop singer.

Career

Maria Vitória (2017)
MarVi at a TV appearance on GMN TV (2020)

Maria Vitória comes from Soibada and has four siblings. Her family produces and sells water spinach (Kankung) . Maria Vitória came to Dili to sell water spinach.

In the second season of the Indonesian singing casting show D′Academy Asia ( DAA2, end of 2016), she came fourth behind three Indonesians. Six candidates from six Southeast Asian countries take part in the competition. The D stands for the music genre Dangdut . This Indonesian pop music is very popular in East Timor, but until now there have been no East Timorese interpreters.

The success of Maria Vitórias led to a high popularity in East Timor. When she returned to East Timor on January 5, 2017, Maria Vitória was celebrated in a car convoy. 12,000 people received them. The Deputy Minister of Education, Dulce Soares , promised her on behalf of the East Timorese government that she would support her further training if she so wished. In her speech, Maria Vitória thanked President Taur Matan Ruak and former Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão for the help so far . The MP Francisco Miranda Branco named Maria Vitória an East Timorese ambassador for the Dangdut. It was also called the "Pearl of East Timor". The Ministry of Health supported Maria Vitória's mother for treatment of her breast cancer in an Indonesian hospital.

In 2018 Maria Vitória took part in the sixth season of The Voice Portugal and became one of the top 5 finalists with mentor Marisa Liz . In one episode, Xanana Gusmão was a guest in support of Maria Vitória as a guest. On December 30, 2018, Maria Vitória won the final of The Voice Portugal.

In 2019 Marvi became the first UNICEF ambassador (UNICEF Youth Advocate) from East Timor.

Web links

Commons : Maria Vitória  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Forum Hakesuk: António Borges nudar aman husi MarVi agradese ba povo Timor-Leste nia suporta ba MarVi , January 5, 2017 , accessed on January 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d Matadalan Online: Maria Vitória Pérola Timor-Leste , October 28, 2010 , accessed on January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b c d Plataforma Media: Premium A jovem de Dili que cantava para os refugiados e levou Xanana ao The Voice , December 22, 2018 , accessed on December 25, 218.
  4. ↑ Selamat, Weni Jadi Juara Dangdut Academy Asia 2 . In: Liputan6.com . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ a b STL online: PN Apresia Marvi-Gerson Sai Embaixador Dangdut Akademia Asia , November 18, 2016 , accessed on January 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ Olá Timor News: Marvi Fila Hikas, Trafiku Paradu Total , January 5, 2017 ( memento of January 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Olá Timor News: Governu Prontu Ajuda Maria Vitória , January 6, 2017 ( memento of January 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 5, 2017 (CET).
  8. ↑ Olá Timor News: Marvi: “Ha'u Agratdese Ba Jesus…” , January 5, 2017 ( memento of January 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ Tatoli: 24 Jullu Maria Vitória Kompete Iha Voice Portugal , accessed on July 16, 2018
  10. ↑ Platforma Media: Marvi, a timorense que triunfou no 'The Voice'-Portugal , December 31, 2018 , accessed on January 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ UNICEF: Singer Marvi joins UNICEF Timor-Leste as Youth Advocate , May 7, 2019 , accessed on May 10, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Vitória, Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES MarVi; Borges, Maria Vitória (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Timorese singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 2001