Mimicat
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.jpg) Mimicat in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena |
| Born | 25 October 1984 Coimbra, Portugal |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena (born 25 October 1984), known professionally as Mimicat, is a Portuguese pop and soul singer and songwriter.
Music career
Born in Coimbra, Mimicat participated in Festival da Canção 2001 with the song "Mundo colorido" under the name Izamena, aiming to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.[3] In 2009, she graduated from Escola Superior de Artes e Design with a degree in sound and image.[4]
In 2014, she joined the band The Casino Royal, for whom she was the lead singer and songwriter. In the same year, she released her first album as Mimicat, "For You". The lead single from the album, "Tell Me Why", was featured in the Portuguese telenovela
Influences
Mimicat has described her musical influences as including soul music, but also "pop hits on the radio".[6] She has named Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles and Jill Scott as influences.[8]
Personal life
Outside of her musical career, Mimicat has worked as a real estate agent.[9] She is married and has two children.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| POR [10] | ||
| For You |
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| Back in Town |
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43 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| POR [11] |
LTU [12] | |||
| "Tell Me Why" | 2014 | — | — | For You |
| "Saviour" | 2015 | — | — | |
| "Stay Strong" | 2016 | — | — | Back in Town |
| "Gave Me Love" | — | — | ||
| "Fire" | 2017 | — | — | |
| "Going Down" | — | — | ||
| "Feels So Good" | 2018 | — | — | |
| "Going Down" | — | — | ||
| "Tudo ao ar" | 2021 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mundo ao Contrário" (with Filipe Gonçalves) | 2022 | — | — | |
| " Ai coração "
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2023 | 24 | 34 | |
| "Vais ter saudades" | — | — | ||
| "Peito" | 2024 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
References
- ^ "Casa da Música – Mimicat". casadamusica.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ ""Back in Town" é o novo disco de Mimicat | MIP Música". madeinportugalmusica.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b Bleasdale, Joe (19 February 2023). "Mimicat: "If I Get The Chance To Go To Eurovision, I Will Probably Cry My Eyes Out."". ESC Bubble. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b Farren, Neil (12 April 2023). "🇵🇹 Portugal: Who Is Mimicat?". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ a b 🇵🇹 Mimicat "Ai Coração" INTERVIEW after Eurovision 2023 second rehearsal, retrieved 16 May 2023
- ^ a b "Oh, heart of Portugal: The class and sass of Mimicat". eurovision.tv. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Last artist found for Eurovision 2023: Mimicat from Portugal". Eurovisionworld. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Mimicat from Portugal: "We will make a luxurious and glamorous cabaret"". Eurovisionworld. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Mimicat – Back in Town". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Discography Mimicat". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
External links
- Mimicat's channel on YouTube
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