crashed not what do we know? the plane crashed not far what do we know? the plane crashed not far from - what do we know? the plane crashed not far from where l what do we know? the plane i crashed not far from where the concert was due to take place on friday evening and as you said it was a mountainous area beneath the waterfall and television images show the damaged aircraft there as rescue crews went in but unfortunately all five people on board were killed in the crash. an investigation is now under way into a likely what happened. there has been some reports that the plane may have hit powerlines, electricity lines, in the area and as i said it was not far from lines, in the area and as i said it was not farfrom it lines, in the area and as i said it was not far from it was due to land so that investigation is ongoing but marilia mendonca was one of brazil s most popular contemporary singers and so at the moment the country is in morning. she won a latin grammy, as he said, i
so that investigation is ongoing. but marilia mendonca was one of brazil s most popular contemporary singers and so at the moment, the country is in mourning. she won a latin grammy, as you said, in 2019 and last year, she was the most listened to artist on spotify in brazil, the streaming service. so one commentator described her as a kind of country singing adele. she had shows of a beyonce scale in terms of the crowds that were there. that commentator also said that her death will hit brazil in the same way that amy winehouse hit the uk, so it gives you an idea ofjust how big a personality she was in that region and in brazil. she started her careerjust as a teenager there, had a big hit in 2016 and her popularity has soared since then. she was known as the queen of suffering because she sang about breakups and but she also focused on female empowerment and that won her legions of fans she had a huge social media following, 39 million followers on instagram and not long before t