April began performing at the age of 9 with her band 'Flames on Fire', where she was the guitarist and lead singer. The band would perform at school events and parties, and April (or Mariana at the time) would sell their merchandise to parents and friends. One year after, she was posting covers and original songs both on YouTube and Spotify. She began her artistic career at the young age of 10 where she voiced the character 'Molly' for the Portuguese version of the Disney Movie 'Toy Story 3'. That was her first professional encounter to a studio and the artistic scene. Following that, she did the voice over for Disney productions 'Tangled' and 'Molly and Me'. At the age of 14 as a school project, she did an internship at Portugal's radio station company for a week
Grupo Renascença Multimedia, where she was scouted by
Mega Hits’ director, Nelson Cunha. Her first single was "Be Ok," and it was made as an independent artist. Composing and performing the song, she reached the top of national radio airplay list, as well as the top of national
Spotify,
YouTube and
iTunes charts. In sales, the single reached the top 100 of the national charts debuting and peaking in 1st as well as being part of a Portuguese television teen series "Massa Fresca" soundtrack. Later in June 2016, she signed her first international deal with
Universal Music France. Thanks to her chart-topping single 'Be Ok', April was then invited to perform at the Santa Casa Stage of the 2016
MEO Sudoeste. Later in November 2016, her song "Shut Up" soundtracked the Portuguese
telenovela "
A Impostora" . April was nominated for Best Portuguese Act in the 2016
MTV EMA, as well as was nominated for
Best Newcomer in the
2017 Golden Globes (Portugal) ending up losing to the actress Beatriz Frazão. April won the award Best Newcomer in the 2016 "Melhores do Ano" gala by Radio Nova Era. On 5 August 2017 during her summer tour, April performed at the main stage, MEO Stage, of the 2017
MEO Sudoeste. On 19 July 2019 she released her first album "game.of.love" which included her first six singles plus four new songs. The album was edited by
Warner Music Portugal. == Personal life ==