Brazilian pop singer Marilia Mendonca was killed on Friday along with her manager and aide when the small airplane they were traveling in crashed in the state of Minas Gerais. Mendonca’s press office said in a statement that her producer, Henrique Ribeiro, aide Abicieli Silveira Dias Filho as well both the pilot and co-pilot of the plane were also killed in the crash.
Marilia’s social media team also shared an official statement on her social media accounts, confirming the singer’s death. “With immense regret, we confirm the death of singer Marilia Mendonca, her producer Henrique Ribeiro, her uncle and advisor Abicieli Silveira Dias Filho, and of pilot and co-pilot,” the statement read.
Marilia Mendonca rose to fame as an icon of the Brazilian country music style “sertanejo,” winning a 2019 Latin Grammy for an album in the category. She had posted on social media a video boarding the plane earlier on Friday.
The airplane departed from the midwestern city of Goiania heading to Caratinga, where 26-year-old Mendonca had a concert scheduled for later on Friday, according to news website G1.
“Marilia Mendonca leaves behind a legacy for Brazilian regional music and culture. She will certainly not be forgotten,” Brazil’s government said via its culture department. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to wide-ranging lockdowns in Brazil, a live broadcast of a concert by Mendonca drew 3.3 million peak concurrent viewers, a world record for YouTube at the time.
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