Singer Marília Mendonça, 26, died this Friday afternoon (5) in a plane crash in a mountain range in Piedade de Caratinga, Minas Gerais, leaving a multitude of fans in mourning. Many resorted to social media to pay a last tribute to the singer known as the Queen of Sofrência.
“I still can’t believe it”, “I’m haunted by the news” and “it’s eternal in our hearts”, are some of the quotes posted by fans on Twitter, after confirming the artist’s death. “Marília Mendonça and several other people are proof of the phrase ‘life is a breath'”, commented another internet user.
“Marília Mendonça was part of my life in a way that no other artist has done. I can’t even write how much she encouraged me and transmitted my feelings for years. She will always be my queen. Thank you for everything you did for me and for the music.” , said a fan also on social networks.
Marília Mendonça was one of the fatal victims of a plane accident that fell into a mountain range in Piedade de Caratinga, a city 309 kilometers from Belo Horizonte. The singer had a concert scheduled for tonight in Caratinga, about 12 kilometers from the accident site.
Mendonça’s press office had informed, at the time of the accident, that she had been rescued alive. Around 6pm, however, he confirmed the death.
The singer’s producer, Henrique Ribeiro, and his uncle, Abicieli Silveira Dias Filho, as well as the pilot and co-pilot of the aircraft, who did not have their names revealed, also died.
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