Flying the flag for MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), Mariana Aydar (born into a
musical family on 8 May 1980 in São Paulo) has been building a dedicated
following in her native country since first stepping out in 2000 as a backing
vocalist for Miltinho Edilberto, whose repertoire largely skews towards forró.
Mariana Aydar's father, Mário Manga, was a member of the group Premê, and her
mother Bia Aydar has produced music by Brazilian artists including Lulu Santos
and Luiz Gonza. A chance rendezvous with the legendary samba modernizer Seu
Jorge in Paris helped to push Mariana Aydar...