Mahmundi

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Mahmundi
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Mahmundi in 2016
Born
Marcela Vale Pinheiro [1]

29 July 1987 (1987-07-29) (age 38) [1]
OccupationSinger
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres MPB

Marcela Vale Pinheiro (born 29 July 1987), known professionally as Mahmundi, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

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Career

Before starting her solo career, Mahmundi was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Velho Irlandês. [1] [2] She left the group in October 2010. [3] She also worked as an audio technician at Circo Voador, as a way of developing her musical skills. [4] [5]

Mahmundi started working on her solo project in January 2012. [6] In March 2012, she released the EP Efeito das Cores, produced in collaboration with Lucas de Paiva and featuring Felipe Vellozo on bass. [7] [8] In 2013, anticipated by the single "Vem {Selah}", she released her second EP, Setembro. [1] [9] [10] [11]

In 2013, Mahmundi won the Multishow Brazilian Music Award for Hit of the Year with "Calor do Amor". [12] In 2014, she won a second Multishow Award in the "New Song (Super Jury)" category with the song "Sentimento". [1] [12] [13] [14] In 2016, she released her first album, Mahmundi. [1] [15] In 2019, she was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award in the category Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album for the album Para Dias Ruins. [16] Her album Amor Fati was selected by the São Paulo Art Critics Association as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023. [17]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mahmundi". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. Piceli, Garon (5 August 2010). Tem velho só no nome (in Portuguese). ClickFoz. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. Xá, Rômulo (27 October 2010). Nota da Banda Archived 2011-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). Velho Irlandês. Page visited on 7 August 2013.
  4. Felix, Vinicius (25 February 2012). "Marcela Vale (Janeiro)". O Esquema. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. Mahmundi no Studio RJ (5 September 2013) (in Portuguese). O Fluminense. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. Facchi, Cleber (30 April 2012). “Entrevista: Marcela Vale (Mahmundi)” (in Portuguese). Miojo Indie. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  7. Albuquerque, Carlos (13 May 2012). “Mahmundi faz sucesso na web com disco ‘Efeito das cores’” (in Portuguese). O Globo . Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. Bispo, Raphael (20 March 2012). “Lançando EP de estreia, Mahmundi é promessa de vida nos seus pés” (in Portuguese). Rock 'n' Beats. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  9. Yugo (15 May 2013). “Mahmundi estreia novo single no Supernova” (in Portuguese). Oi FM . Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  10. Galassi, Fernando (21 May 2013). “Mahmundi libera versão de estúdio da faixa "Vem" {Selah}” (in Portuguese). Monkeybuzz . Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. Equipe Revista O Grito! (10 March 2014). “Rio-based electronic newcomer Mahmundi releases EP on French labelArchived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). O Grito!. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  12. 1 2 Oliveira', 'Rebeca (9 November 2014). "Cantora Mahmundi fala ao Correio sobre múltiplas influências musicais". Acervo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  13. Vasconcelos, Monique (3 December 2014). "Mahmundi, vencedora do Prêmio Multishow, sobe ao palco do Espaço Cultural Sérgio Porto". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  14. Facchi, Cleber (7 October 2014). "Mahmundi: "Sentimento"". Música Instantânea (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  15. Ferreira, Mauro (16 December 2016). "REBOBINANDO 2016 – Mahmundi se eleva com edição do primeiro álbum". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  16. "Grammy Latino ignora reggaeton". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  17. de Barros, Adriana (19 January 2024). "APCA divulga os 50 melhores álbuns nacionais de 2023". TV Cultura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2026.