One of the most angelic voices to hit the zouk scene in recent years, Marcia’s first album, the self-titled, “Marcia,” is the source of two of the most often requested songs in the New York Brazilian Zouk dance scene, “Um Chance” and “Vida.”
Born in Lisbon, as the daughter of Cape-Verdean immigrants, Márcia, spent the first four years of her life in Portugal. As a child, she discovered her passion for singing. It was after moving to Germany, that she first started playing the keyboard and as she continued to develop her playing skills, she realized she had an affinity for composing harmonic melodies.
She worked out her singing technique by following her idols, Whitney Houston and Lauryn Hill. Throughout her adolescence she looked to establish her own unique identity that would make her stand out from other singers. Part of this journey of self discovery included singing in a rock band for a period of time, before finally returning to R’n'B and Soul.
With the help of German producers she began producing a Soul album, on which she composed most of the songs. Unfortunately, this album was never released.
After this disappointment, she almost stopped singing and was on the verge of giving up her career as a singer. But fortunately for the zouk lovers everywhere she found the strength to overcome this setback and in 2006 managed to release her debut zouk album, “Marcia.” The album was critically received with widespread positive reviews and a tour soon followed, that included touring Europe, the USA and French and Portuguese language speaking countries.
Three years later she is preparing her new album which reflects a wide variety of influences including Zouk, Kizomba, Traditional Cape Verdean Music mixed up some Latin American flavors. The new album is expected to be released in February 2010.
Marcia’s music was featured in the fourth episode of the Zouk Nation Podcast
