Maria del Mar Bonet

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Maria del Mar Bonet is a Spanish singer from the island of Mallorca. She is a well-known performer, one of the most popular from the Mediterranean region. She has performed throughout Spain as well as in the former USSR, Tunisia, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Brazil, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela and Mexico.

In 1981, Bonet recorded with Jardí Tancat in Paris, along with accompaniment by Jacques Denjean and noted Breton harpist Alan Stivell. She has worked with the Ensemble of Music Traditionelle di Tunis and the Brazilian musician Milton Nascimiento. She has earned the French Charles Cross Academy Prize and the Catalan Cross of San Jordi and the National Prize awarded by the Catalan government.

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