Mariana Bandhold

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Mariana Bandhold
Birth nameMariana Vasconcelos Bandhold
Born (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 28)
Cascais, Portugal
Origin Portuguese Riviera
Years active2007-present
Website www.marianabandhold.com

Mariana Vasconcelos Bandhold, more popularly known by her stage name as Mariana Bandhold, is a Portuguese-American singer, actress, and songwriter from the Portuguese Riviera. She was a contestant in the second season of The Voice Portugal. [1]

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Career

Bandhold began singing at the age of 7. [2] Bandhold was already acting by the age of 12, when she starred as Louisa von Trapp in famed Portuguese director Filipe La Féria's 2007 production of The Sound of Music , at the Teatro Politeama in Lisbon. [3]

In 2007, Bandhold and her mother, singer Ana Vasconcelos, starred together as a team in Família Superstar , a family-based, team song competition.

In 2014, Bandhold participated in the second season of The Voice Portugal, being coached by Mickael Carreira. [4] She advanced as a semifinalist, but was eliminated in the live shows. Bandhold's mother would go on to participate in season three of The Voice Portugal. [5]

In 2022, Bandhold composed and performed the vocals of the song "Fado Português", originally sung by Amália Rodrigues and written by José Régio and Alain Oulman , in the movie Amsterdam (2022 film) . [6]

Personal life

Bandhold was born in Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera, to a Portuguese mother, actress and singer Ana Vasconcelos, and an American father, and grew up in the Portuguese Riviera. [7] [8] [9] She attended the Carlucci American International School of Lisbon until graduating high school, [10] and subsequently graduated from the AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts, in Hollywood, California. [2]

Discography

YearTitleAlbum
2007 [11] "License to Kill"Season 1 album - Família Superstar
2007 [12] "Over the Rainbow" (cover)Season 1 album - Família Superstar
2016"Queen of Hearts"Single
2017"Carried Away"Single

Filmography

Television
YearTitleNotes
2007Família SuperstarSeason 1; lead performer.
2014 The Voice Portugal Season 2; semi-finalist. [13]
2022 Amsterdam (2022 film) Song Vocals, Performer " Fado Português " [14]

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Theatre

YearProductionRoleTheater
2006 The Sound of Music
by Filipe La Féria
Louisa von Trapp Teatro Politeama

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