Maria Mena
Biography
Maria Viktoria Mena (born February 19, 1986) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter.
Mena was thirteen years old she moved to live with her musician father. She sang and wrote lyrics as a form of therapy for her feelings and frustrations. Not all the stories in her diary became songs, but "My Lullaby" was one of them, expressing her pain from her parents divorce. After pleading with her father to make a demo, he contacted some industry experts to record Marias songs in the studio. Then he presented his daughters demo to the music industry. Sony Music signed Maria Mena to their label.
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In March 2002, Menas single "My Lullaby" reached number five in the Norwegian charts. The young singer quickly gained fans and soon earned her first platinum record. 2005 saw the release of Apparently Unaffected, including singles "Miss You Love" and "Just Hold Me". A significant success in Norway, the album gained three Spellemann nominations: best female artist, best hit, and best music video.
In September 2008 Menas fifth studio album was released, Cause and Effect. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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