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'''Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena'''<!--(born 25 October 1989)-->, better known by the stage name '''Mimicat,''' is a Portuguese pop and soul singer and songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.casadamusica.com/en/artistas-e-obras/musicos/m/mimicat/?lang=en#tab=0|title=Casa da Música – Mimicat|website=casadamusica.com|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madeinportugalmusica.pt/back-in-town-e-o-novo-disco-de-mimicat/|title="Back in Town" é o novo disco de Mimicat {{!}} MIP Música|website=madeinportugalmusica.pt|language=pt-PT|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> She is set to [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023|represent Portugal]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]] with the song "[[Ai coração (Mimicat song)|Ai coração]]". She had previously participated in [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001#Festival da Canção 2001|Festival da Canção 2001]] with the song "Mundo colorido" under the stage name '''Izamena''', but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bleasdale |first1=Joe |title=Mimicat: "If I Get The Chance To Go To Eurovision, I Will Probably Cry My Eyes Out." |url=https://escbubble.com/2023/02/mimicat-if-i-get-the-chance-to-go-to-eurovision-i-will-probably-cry-my-eyes-out/ |website=ESC Bubble |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
'''Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena''' (born 25 October 1984), known professionally as '''Mimicat,''' is a Portuguese pop and soul singer and songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.casadamusica.com/en/artistas-e-obras/musicos/m/mimicat/?lang=en#tab=0|title=Casa da Música – Mimicat|website=casadamusica.com|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312172857/http://www.casadamusica.com/en/artistas-e-obras/musicos/m/mimicat/?lang=en#tab=0|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madeinportugalmusica.pt/back-in-town-e-o-novo-disco-de-mimicat/|title="Back in Town" é o novo disco de Mimicat {{!}} MIP Música|website=madeinportugalmusica.pt|language=pt-PT|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312174423/https://madeinportugalmusica.pt/back-in-town-e-o-novo-disco-de-mimicat/|url-status=live}}</ref> She [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023|represented Portugal]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]] with the song "[[Ai coração (Mimicat song)|Ai coração]]". She had previously participated in [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001#Festival da Canção 2001|Festival da Canção 2001]] with the song "Mundo colorido" under the stage name '''Izamena''', but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Bleasdale |first1=Joe |title=Mimicat: "If I Get The Chance To Go To Eurovision, I Will Probably Cry My Eyes Out." |url=https://escbubble.com/2023/02/mimicat-if-i-get-the-chance-to-go-to-eurovision-i-will-probably-cry-my-eyes-out/ |website=ESC Bubble |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331095643/https://escbubble.com/2023/02/mimicat-if-i-get-the-chance-to-go-to-eurovision-i-will-probably-cry-my-eyes-out/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Music career ==
Born in Coimbra, Mimicat participated in [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001#Festival da Canção 2001|Festival da Canção 2001]] with the song "Mundo colorido" under the name Izamena, aiming to represent Portugal in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2001]], but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.<ref name=":0" /> In 2009, she graduated from {{Interlanguage link|Escola Superior de Artes e Design|lt=Escola Superior de Artes e Design|pt|Escola Superior de Artes e Design}} with a degree in sound and image.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2023-04-12 |title=🇵🇹 Portugal: Who Is Mimicat? |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/04/12/%F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%B9-portugal-who-is-mimicat/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502045016/https://eurovoix.com/2023/04/12/%F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%B9-portugal-who-is-mimicat/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2014, she joined the band The Casino Royal, for whom she was the lead singer and songwriter. In the same year, she released her first album as Mimicat, "For You". The lead single from the album, "Tell Me Why", was featured in the Portuguese telenovela {{Interlanguage link|Jardins Proibidos|pt|Jardins Proibidos (2014)}}.<ref name=":1" /> Her stage name, Mimicat, is a combination of Mimi, a nickname for godmothers in her family, and Cat.<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=🇵🇹 Mimicat "Ai Coração" INTERVIEW after Eurovision 2023 second rehearsal | date=5 May 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoIgdExoq2I |access-date=2023-05-16 |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520145404/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoIgdExoq2I&t=0s |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Final - Portugal - Mimicat (03).jpg|thumb|Mimicat performing at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]]|left]]She entered Festival da Canção again in [[Festival da Canção 2023|2023]] with the self-composed song "[[Ai coração (Mimicat song)|Ai coração]]". The song won both the jury and popular vote in the contest, earning the right to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. She qualified from the first semi final for the final, in which she placed 23rd.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Oh, heart of Portugal: The class and sass of Mimicat |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/meet-sassy-badass-mimicat |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2023 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523074229/https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> She returned as [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Portugal]]'s jury spokesperson the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|following year]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2024-05-09 |title=🇵🇹 Portugal: Mimicat Spokesperson for Eurovision 2024 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/05/09/portugal-mimicat-spokesperson-for-eurovision-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510231922/https://eurovoix.com/2024/05/09/portugal-mimicat-spokesperson-for-eurovision-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Albums ===


=== Influences ===
Mimicat has described her musical influences as including soul music, but also "pop hits on the radio".<ref name=":2" /> She has named [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Ray Charles]] and [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]] as influences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=Last artist found for Eurovision 2023: Mimicat from Portugal |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/last-artist-found-for-eurovision-2023-mimicat-from-portugal |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606154506/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/last-artist-found-for-eurovision-2023-mimicat-from-portugal |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Outside of her musical career, Mimicat has worked as a [[real estate agent]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=Mimicat from Portugal: "We will make a luxurious and glamorous cabaret" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/mimicat-from-portugal-we-will-do-a-luxurious-and-glamorous-cabaret |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502045010/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/mimicat-from-portugal-we-will-do-a-luxurious-and-glamorous-cabaret |url-status=live }}</ref> She is married and has two children.<ref name=":3" />

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" |Details
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Details
! colspan="1" scope="col" |Peak chart positions
! colspan="1" scope="col" | Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mimicat&titel=Back+In+Town&cat=a|title=portuguesecharts.com – Mimicat – Back in Town|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mimicat&titel=Back+In+Town&cat=a|title=portuguesecharts.com – Mimicat – Back in Town|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806205220/https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mimicat&titel=Back+In+Town&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''For You''
! scope="row" | ''For You''
|
|
* Released: 20 October 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/63jGRwD87LXUgnVxdQvBt1 |title=For You - Album by Mimicat |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619013911/https://open.spotify.com/album/63jGRwD87LXUgnVxdQvBt1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Released: 20 October 2014 <span style="font-size:85%;">(POR)</span>
* Label: [[Sony Music]]
* Label: [[Sony Music]]
* Formats: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]]
|—
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''Back in Town''
! scope="row" | ''Back in Town''
|
|
* Released: 22 September 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0RJ7rUmirty5Gv4CC0PYvG |title=Back in Town - Album by Mimicat |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619013910/https://open.spotify.com/album/0RJ7rUmirty5Gv4CC0PYvG |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Released: 22 September 2017 <span style="font-size:85%;">(POR)</span>
* Label: [[Sony Music]]
* Label: Sony Music
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|43
| 43
|-
! scope="row" | ''Peito''
|
* Released: 18 September 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1vkQrynXbbF8j9HdWcfRcZ |title=Peito - Album by Mimicat |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=21 September 2024 }}</ref>
* Label: Sony Music
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
| —
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" |"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

=== Extended plays ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Details
|-
! scope="row" style="width:14.5em;" | ''25 de abril (Através de dois clássicos revisitados)''<br>{{small|(with José Calvário and Ângela Silva)}}
|
* Released: 22 March 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4FUP1gaY0Oo6LIOAsWJAiA |title=25 DE ABRIL (Através de dois clássicos revisitados) - EP by José Calvário, Mimicat, ÂNGELA SILVA |publisher=[[Spotify]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-date=25 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625213219/https://open.spotify.com/album/4FUP1gaY0Oo6LIOAsWJAiA |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Label: Rossio Music
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|}
|}


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===


==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+
|+List of singles, with selected details and chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" |Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album or EP
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mimicat|title=portuguesecharts.com – Discography Mimicat|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mimicat|title=portuguesecharts.com – Discography Mimicat|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806180502/https://portuguesecharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mimicat|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |[[AGATA (organization)|LTU]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/|title=2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=19 May 2023|access-date=19 May 2023|archive-date=19 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080551/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Tell Me Why"
! scope="row" | "Tell Me Why"
|2014
|2014
| — || rowspan="6" {{n/a|*}}
|—
| rowspan="2" |''For You''
| rowspan="2" | ''For You''
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Saviour"
! scope="row" | "Saviour"
|2015
|2015
|—
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Stay Strong"
! scope="row" | "Stay Strong"
| rowspan="2" |2016
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|—
| —
| rowspan="6" |''Back in Town''
| rowspan="6" | ''Back in Town''
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Gave Me Love"
! scope="row" | "Gave Me Love"
|—
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Fire"
! scope="row" | "Fire"
| rowspan="2" |2017
| rowspan="2" | 2017
|—
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Going Down"
! scope="row" | "Going Down"
|—
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Feels So Good"
! scope="row" | "Feels So Good"
| rowspan="2" |2018
| rowspan="2" | 2018
|—
| — || —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"Going Down"
! scope="row" | "Going Down"
|—
| — || —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"{{lang|pt|Tudo ao ar|i=no}}"
! scope="row" |"{{lang|pt|Tudo ao ar|i=no}}"
|2021
| 2021
|—
| — || —
| rowspan="3" {{N/a|Non-album singles}}
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"{{lang|pt|Mundo ao Contrário|i=no}}" <small>(with Filipe Gonçalves)</small>
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Mundo ao Contrário|i=no}}"<br>{{small|(with Filipe Gonçalves)}}
|2022
| 2022
|—
| — || —
|-
|-
! scope="row" |"{{lang|pt|[[Ai coração (Mimicat song)|Ai coração]]|i=no}}"
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|[[Ai coração (Mimicat song)|Ai coração]]|i=no}}"
|2023
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| 24 || 34
|—
| rowspan="4"| ''Peito''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Vais ter saudades|i=no}}"
| colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Peito|i=no}}"
| rowspan="3" | 2024
| — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Dança comigo|i=no}}"
| — || —
|-
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Agora é Hora|i=no}}"<br />{{small|(with André Viamonte)}}
| — || —
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:85%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.<br>" * " denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.
|}

==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Album or EP
|-
! scope="row" | "No More"<br />{{small|(Naked Affair featuring Mimicat)}}
| 2015
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Generation"<br />{{small|(Joana Alegre featuring Mimicat)}}
| 2016
| ''Joan & The White Harts''
|-
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Minha vida|i=no}}"<br />{{small|(Lūsy featuring Mimicat)}}
| 2019
| rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Golden Days"<br />{{small|(Zinko featuring Mimicat)}}
| 2023
|-
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Quase nos 40|i=no}}"<br />{{small|(Gandim featuring Mimicat)}}
| 2024
|}

==== Other appearances ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Album or EP
|-
! scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Aqui pintamos todos|i=no}}"
| 2024
| {{Non-album single}}
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Ccat}}

* {{YouTube|handle=MimicatMusic}}

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| title = [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
| years = [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023|2023]]
| before = [[Maro (Portuguese singer)|Maro]]<br />with "[[Saudade, saudade]]"
| after = [[Iolanda (singer)|Iolanda]]<br />with "[[Grito (song)|Grito]]"
}}
{{S-end}}


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Latest revision as of 02:27, 29 November 2024

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Mena.
Mimicat
Mimicat in 2023
Background information
Birth nameMarisa Isabel Lopes Mena
Born (1984-10-25) 25 October 1984 (age 40)
Coimbra, Portugal
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2001–present
LabelsSony Music

Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena (born 25 October 1984), known professionally as Mimicat, is a Portuguese pop and soul singer and songwriter.[1][2] She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Ai coração". She had previously participated in Festival da Canção 2001 with the song "Mundo colorido" under the stage name Izamena, but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.[3]

Music career

[edit]

Born in Coimbra, Mimicat participated in Festival da Canção 2001 with the song "Mundo colorido" under the name Izamena, aiming to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.[3] In 2009, she graduated from Escola Superior de Artes e Design [pt] with a degree in sound and image.[4]

In 2014, she joined the band The Casino Royal, for whom she was the lead singer and songwriter. In the same year, she released her first album as Mimicat, "For You". The lead single from the album, "Tell Me Why", was featured in the Portuguese telenovela Jardins Proibidos [pt].[4] Her stage name, Mimicat, is a combination of Mimi, a nickname for godmothers in her family, and Cat.[5]

Mimicat performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

She entered Festival da Canção again in 2023 with the self-composed song "Ai coração". The song won both the jury and popular vote in the contest, earning the right to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. She qualified from the first semi final for the final, in which she placed 23rd.[6][7] She returned as Portugal's jury spokesperson the following year.[8]

Influences

[edit]

Mimicat has described her musical influences as including soul music, but also "pop hits on the radio".[6] She has named Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles and Jill Scott as influences.[9]

Personal life

[edit]

Outside of her musical career, Mimicat has worked as a real estate agent.[10] She is married and has two children.[5]

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
Title Details Peak chart positions
POR
[11]
For You —
Back in Town
  • Released: 22 September 2017[13]
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 43
Peito
  • Released: 18 September 2024[14]
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

[edit]
Title Details
25 de abril (Através de dois clássicos revisitados)
(with José Calvário and Ângela Silva)
  • Released: 22 March 2024[15]
  • Label: Rossio Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

[edit]

As lead artist

[edit]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
POR
[16] 		LTU
[17]
"Tell Me Why" 2014 — * For You
"Saviour" 2015 —
"Stay Strong" 2016 — Back in Town
"Gave Me Love" —
"Fire" 2017 —
"Going Down" —
"Feels So Good" 2018 — —
"Going Down" — —
"Tudo ao ar" 2021 — — Non-album singles
"Mundo ao Contrário"
(with Filipe Gonçalves) 		2022 — —
"Ai coração" 2023 24 34 Peito
"Vais ter saudades" — —
"Peito" 2024 — —
"Dança comigo" — —
"Agora é Hora"
(with André Viamonte) 		— — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
" * " denotes that the chart did not exist at that time.
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Title Year Album or EP
"No More"
(Naked Affair featuring Mimicat) 		2015 Non-album single
"Generation"
(Joana Alegre featuring Mimicat) 		2016 Joan & The White Harts
"Minha vida"
(Lūsy featuring Mimicat) 		2019 Non-album singles
"Golden Days"
(Zinko featuring Mimicat) 		2023
"Quase nos 40"
(Gandim featuring Mimicat) 		2024

Other appearances

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Title Year Album or EP
"Aqui pintamos todos" 2024 Non-album single

References

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  3. ^ a b Bleasdale, Joe (19 February 2023). "Mimicat: "If I Get The Chance To Go To Eurovision, I Will Probably Cry My Eyes Out."". ESC Bubble. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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  5. ^ a b 🇵🇹 Mimicat "Ai Coração" INTERVIEW after Eurovision 2023 second rehearsal, 5 May 2023, archived from the original on 20 May 2023, retrieved 16 May 2023
  6. ^ a b "Oh, heart of Portugal: The class and sass of Mimicat". eurovision.tv. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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  12. ^ "For You - Album by Mimicat". Spotify. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Back in Town - Album by Mimicat". Spotify. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Peito - Album by Mimicat". Spotify. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  15. ^ "25 DE ABRIL (Através de dois clássicos revisitados) - EP by José Calvário, Mimicat, ÂNGELA SILVA". Spotify. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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  17. ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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