Mariana Vasconcelos Bandhold, more popularly known by her stage name as Mariana Bandhold, is a Portuguese-American singer, actress, and songwriter from the Portugal. She was a contestant in the second season of The Voice Portugal.TV Mais Sapo - Especial de 'The Voice Portugal' no Fim de Ano da RTP1
Career Bandhold began singing at the age of 7. 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.CM Jornal - Música no Coração ensaia no Politeama
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. 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.RTP Delas - RTP1 despede-se de 2016 com emissão especial de The Voice
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).
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.RTP - Ana VasconcelosDiario de Noticias - "Só me tira a pose quem pode e quem eu deixo. E o Vasco pode e eu deixo"AVA 360 - Mariana Bandhold & Ana Vasconcelos - Gala de Fim de Ano | The Voice Portugal She attended the Carlucci American International School of Lisbon until graduating high school, and subsequently graduated from the AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts, in Hollywood, California.
Discography
+ Year Title Album 2007Amazon - Família Superstar Bandas Sonoras "License to Kill" Season 1 album - Família Superstar 2007Amazon - Família Superstar Bandas Sonoras "Over the Rainbow" (cover) Season 1 album - Família Superstar 2016 "Queen of Hearts" Single 2017 "Carried Away" Single
Filmography + Television Year Title Notes 2007 Família Superstar Season 1; lead performer. 2014 The Voice Portugal Season 2; semi-finalist.2022Amsterdam (2022 film) Song Vocals, Performer "Fado Português"
Theatre Year Production Role Theater 2006 The Sound of Musicby Filipe La Féria Louisa von Trapp Teatro Politeama
References
External links Official Website IMDB page