The sudden death of Marilia Mendonca

Marilia Mendonca rose to fame as an icon of Brazilian country music, 'Sertanejo', winning the 2019 Latin Grammy for an album in this category, and had posted on social media a video of her boarding a plane earlier on Friday.

Brazilian singer Marilia Mendonca dies in a plane crash

The plane left from the Midwestern city of Goiania for Caratinga, where the 26-year-old Mendonca gave a concert scheduled for later Friday, according to G1 news site.

Brazilian rescue teams announced that the famous singer Marilia Mendonca died in a small plane crash in the state of Minas Gerais, Russia Today reported.

 

In a statement, she indicated that "the plane crashed in a rural area, and the singer Mendonca is among the victims." For their part, representatives of the artist confirmed to the media, "the death of 5 people, including the singer, her uncle, a producer and two pilots."

Forte émotion depuis hier immédiatement après la mort subite de Marilia Mendonca, 26 ans. La chanteuse, l'une des chanteuses les plus célèbres du pays, est décédée dans le crash de son avion privé, avec 4 autres passagers au Brésil.