Maria Arredondo，1985年7月6日降生于挪威的文内斯拉（Vennesla）小镇。和很多出色的歌手一样，Maria从很小的时候便显露了过人的音乐天赋。她的母亲说她是“从会走路的那天起，就会唱歌了”。她从10岁起就开始参加地区的各种歌唱比赛，成绩颇佳。她用了两年时间慢慢寻找自我风格，然后签订了自己的唱片合同。她可以唱各种各样的歌，从慢而深情的“Cross Every River"到疯狂有力的快歌如“Mad Summer”。是个跨过古典和流行界的歌手。

她的第一张同名专辑请来了诸如Jonas von Der Burg, Espen Lind, 这样的大牌制作人。作曲者也是水准很高，Christian Ingebrigtsen，Silje Nergaard等都为她操刀动笔。这张专辑甫一出世，就在挪威最大的报纸的音乐版上获得了最高的评价。它的销量是白金。第一首单曲“Can let go”于2002年5月推出，名叫她的第3首单曲，与Christian Ingebrigtsen合唱的“In love with an angel”空降冠军，同样是白金销量。

Maria的嗓子有些象流行天后Mariah Carey,但是比后者要稍微男性一点点。我认为Maria的声线非常好，性感但不做作，有力但不炫耀，明亮但不过分照人。她的低音很沉，很女人但是又很自立，高音千回百转，闻之泪下。汗，我对她确实是一见钟情的喜欢。。只听了一句歌就疯狂迷上了她。推荐她的Burning！！非常棒的曲子。。。诱惑力，爱情，妖娆的盘绕让人无法拒绝。另一首歌Cross Every River，MTV拍得可爱之至。可是听她在那里唱“I will climb every mountain if it could bring you back to me...I will part every ocean I will catch every stars,I will cross every river to be right where you are...”感动，真的只能说感动。【这段介绍引自PutClub】

专辑介绍：
中文名称：Not Going Under
发行时间：2004年
专辑歌手：Maria Arredondo
地区：挪威
语言：英语

Maria Arredondo-Burning

Passion is sweet
Love makes weak
You said you cherised your freedom so
You refused to let it go

Follow your fate
Love and hate
never failed to seize the day
Don't give yourself away

Oh when the night falls
And you`re all alone
In your deepest sleep
What are you dreaming of

My skin's still burning from your touch
Oh I just can't get enough
I said I wouldn't ask for much
But your eyes are dangerous
So the world keeps spinning in my head
Can we drop this masquerade
I can't predict where it ends
If you're the rock I'll crush against

Trapped in a crowd
Music's loud
I said I loved my freedom too
Now i`m not so sure i do

All eyes on you
Wings so true
Better quit while your a head
Now i`m not so sure i am

My soul, my heart
If you`re near or if you`re far
My life, my love
You can have it all

专辑曲目：
1. Not Going Under
2. Little Bit Better
3. Burning
4. Mad Summer
5. Catch Me If I Fall
6. Riding Out The Storm
7. That Day
8. Some Hearts
9. Wasted Tears
10. Remedy
11. Cross Every River
12. Mona Lisa Eyes
13. With Hope

嗓子不错，像Mariah Carey？  我倒觉着更像Christina...

聲音一出來就直接到達心臟...真的很棒!!!!!
不像平常的女生高音，成熟得來有點小女孩的感覺，簡單清澈。