Mara Marques

Mara Marques is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who first gained attention with her debut single "How to Break Up." The song's direct emotional quality connected with listeners, establishing her as someone who writes plainly about relationships and personal experience.

Her debut album was called "Broken Promises," followed by "Phoenix," which moved toward electronic production and ethereal melodies. She works with a small group of musicians in the studio and on stage, but the project is essentially her own.

Marques has been open about being a transgender woman and has spoken about facing prejudice in the industry. Her music and public presence have made her a figure in conversations about LGBTQ+ rights in Brazil, though she tends to keep the focus on the songs themselves, like "Wild" and others that deal in vulnerability without grand statements.