She was en route to a concert at the time of the crash, which killed four other people in addition to the singer.
Mendonça, 26, is survived by her 1-year-old son, according to CNN Brasil.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but in a statement on Friday, the Minas Gerais Electric Company (CEMIG) said Mendonça's plane had hit a cable on an electric tower belonging to the power firm.
Minas Gerais police chief Ivan Lopes Sales said at a news conference Friday that it was still too early to determine the cause of the crash but added the dispersed debris field suggested the aircraft had "hit something before the plane fell."
News of the death of the charismatic Latin Grammy winner, known as "the Boss" to her millions of fans, shocked the country Friday. Prominent Brazilians, including football star Neymar, came forward in the wake of the news to share their grief.
Mendonça quickly rose to fame in the popular sertanejo country music genre and made her mark by singing about women's empowerment in an environment traditionally dominated by male musicians...
Marília Mendonça
Marília Dias Mendonça was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
In 2015, she released her eponymous debut EP, however Mendonça only gained prominence after releasing her first eponymous live album in 2016, which received a triple platinum certificate for the 240,000 copies sold. 'Infiel', a song included in the album, became one of the most played songs in Brazil and received a triple diamond disc certificate, making Mendonça gain national visibility. Her second album Realidade, was released in 2017 and received a Latin Grammy nomination in the Best Sertaneja Music Album. In 2019, she released the album Todos os Cantos, a project scripted with shows recorded by the singer in all capitals in the country. The album earned her a triple platinum certification for the 240,000 copies sold and the Latin Grammy award in the Best Sertaneja Music Album.
Biography
2011–16: Marília Mendonça
Mendonça launched her career as a singer in January 2014, through her first namesake EP. In June 2015, the song 'Impasse' was released, the singer's first single which featured the participation of the duo Henrique & Juliano. In March 2016, Mendonça released her first album entitled Marília Mendonça: Ao Vivo which featured as singles the songs 'Sentimento Louco' and 'Infiel' and the participation of duo Henrique & Juliano. Infiel became the fifth most performed song on radio in Brazil that year, making the singer gain national recognition. In October, a live acoustic EP named Agora É Que São Elas was released with previous successful tracks and having as a single only with the song 'Eu Sei de Cor'.
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2017–2021: Realidade e Todos os Cantos
In January 2017, Mendonça released another eponymous EP with four new tracks. In March, her second album was released entitled Realidade, which had singles such as 'Amante Não Tem Lar' and 'De Quem É A Culpa' and counted again with participation of the duo Henrique & Juliano. In November, she released the single 'Transplante' in partnership with duo Bruno & Marrone. In July, Mendonça won the post of the most heard Brazilian artist on YouTube, ranking 13th in the world ranking.
In February 2019, the first volume of the singer's third live album was released entitled Todos os Cantos whose singles are the songs 'Ciumeira', 'Bem Pior Que Eu', 'Todo Mundo Vai Sofrer' and 'Supera'. In March, it was announced by the streaming service Spotify, that Mendonça occupies the first place in the TOP 10 of the most heard women in Brazil on the platform. In May, the second volume of the album Todos os Cantos was released. The third volume of the live album was released in August. In 2019, the album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album.
Personal life
In March 2015, Mendonça started dating the businessman Yugnir Ângelo, with whom she became engaged in December 2016. She ended the relationship in August 2017, stating she was too young for such a commitment. After maintaining casual relationships, in May 2019 she revealed she had been in a serious relationship for five months with fellow singer and songwriter Murilo Huff. The couple got engaged and moved in together. In June the same year, she confirmed that she was pregnant, giving birth to her son Léo, born eight weeks premature, on 16 December 2019, in Goiânia, through normal labour.
Death
On 5 November 2021, Mendonça embarked on an air taxi with 5 people on board towards Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, where she was expected to perform in a local concert. The plane crashed, killing Mendonça, her uncle, her producer and two crew members. Her and the other passengers deaths were officially confirmed shortly after on a live coverage by TV Globo.