Marcela Vale Pinheiro (born 29 July 1987), known professionally as Mahmundi, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
Career Before starting her solo career, Mahmundi was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Velho Irlandês.Piceli, Garon (5 August 2010). Tem velho só no nome (in Portuguese). ClickFoz. Retrieved 7 August 2013. She left the group in October 2010.Xá, Rômulo (27 October 2010). Nota da Banda (in Portuguese). Velho Irlandês. Page visited on 7 August 2013. She also worked as an audio technician at Circo Voador, as a way of developing her musical skills.Felix, Vinicius (25 February 2012). "Marcela Vale (Janeiro)". O Esquema. Retrieved 7 August 2013.Mahmundi no Studio RJ (5 September 2013) (in Portuguese). O Fluminense. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
Mahmundi started working on her solo project in January 2012.Facchi, Cleber (30 April 2012). “Entrevista: Marcela Vale (Mahmundi)” (in Portuguese). Miojo Indie. Retrieved 8 August 2013. In March 2012, she released the EP Efeito das Cores, produced in collaboration with Lucas de Paiva and featuring Felipe Vellozo on bass.Albuquerque, Carlos (13 May 2012). “Mahmundi faz sucesso na web com disco ‘Efeito das cores’” (in Portuguese). O Globo. Retrieved 7 August 2013.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. In 2013, anticipated by the single "Vem {Selah}", she released her second EP, Setembro.Yugo (15 May 2013). “Mahmundi estreia novo single no Supernova” (in Portuguese). Oi FM. Retrieved 7 August 2013.Galassi, Fernando (21 May 2013). “ Mahmundi libera versão de estúdio da faixa "Vem" {Selah}” (in Portuguese). Monkeybuzz. Retrieved 7 August 2013.Equipe Revista O Grito! (10 March 2014). “Rio-based electronic newcomer Mahmundi releases EP on French label” (in Portuguese). O Grito!. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
In 2013, Mahmundi won the Multishow Brazilian Music Award for Hit of the Year with "Calor do Amor". In 2014, she won a second Multishow Award in the "New Song (Super Jury)" category with the song "Sentimento". In 2016, she released her first album, Mahmundi. 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. Her album Amor Fati was selected by the São Paulo Art Critics Association as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023.
Discography Albums 2012: Efeito das Cores (EP) 2013: Setembro (EP) 2016: Mahmundi 2018: Para Dias Ruins 2020: Mundo Novo 2023: Amor Fati
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