Line up

• Alexandre Frazao (percussion/vocals)
• Edu Miranda (guitar/cavaquinho)
• Eleonor Picas (harp)
• Helge Norbakken (drums/percussion)
• Maria Joao (voc)
• Mario Laginha (piano)
• Toninho Ferragutti (accordeon)
• Yuri Souza (bass )

• country:
  Portugal
• style(s):
  Jazz
• label:
  João
• type:
  Band, Solist, Composer/Songwriter
• gender:
  male, female
• instrumentation:
  instrumental, vocal
• artist submitted by:
  basitours

"The Vocal Queen from Portugal"
Maria Joao Monteiro Grancha was born in 1956, in Lisbon. Whilst growing up, Maria never thought about becoming a singer. In her teenage years she used to practice Aikido and she swam a lot in order to get rid of some of the overwhelming energy she possessed. Her passion for sports began at age 17, when she had already been expelled from 5 different schools. Her love for sports gave her a black belt at Aikido and she also becomes a swimming teacher. Aged 27, when she was training to be a lifeguard, she realised that she had the potential to become a professional singer.

Links

• Basitours
• Artist´s Homepage