Grammy-winning singer perishes in plane crash

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 07, 2021 12:01 am

BRASILIA: Marilia Mendonca, one of the hottest young stars of Brazil's answer to country music, died in a plane crash on Friday (Saturday in Manila) officials said.

The 26-year-old mega-popular 'sertanejo' singer was killed when the small plane she was traveling in crashed in Minas Gerais state, firefighters said.

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