Maria Lumiere, known as just Maria, is a Danish singer and songwriter.
Born in Denmark, she grew up living in different parts of Europe. Despite her parents' initial hesitation and the fact that she did not come from a musical family, she decided to pursue a career as a singer. She was eventually discovered and signed by Soulshock, from the writing and production duo Soulshock & Karlin, to Soulpower/Dreamworks Records. Her first single "I Give, You Take" was released in 2003 and received success on R&B/Top 40 radio. It reached #33 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. Her debut album, My Soul was released in September 2003. Dreamworks failed to follow up with promotion for a second single, and she was let go when Dreamworks Records was sold, shortly before the label folded.
Afterwards, she ended up studying acting in New York, and doing other ventures such as voiceover work, and writing for other artists.
She collaborated with producer Holbek on the song “Hudløs” from his album Frit Løb in 2011.
The following year, she announced she was working on some new music, and her three-track EP Oh So Full of Promise was released in early 2013.
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