Naurica joins LNKS Luanda Music Group

Naurica has joined LNKS Luanda Music Group. Born Teresa Filipe Maiedila on 5 November 1993, and known on stage as Naurica Maiedila, she is an Angolan singer, songwriter and artistic director with fifteen years on the road.

From the church choir to the biggest stages

She started singing at the age of twelve, in the choir of the Catholic church. She went on to study at several music schools, trained at the Methodist church with her teacher Mateus, took private lessons with Emanuel Mendes and, in 2015, began a course in lyrical singing at the faculty of arts in Luanda.

As a backing singer in the band of Bruna Tatiana for three years, she went on to work with many of the best known names in Angolan music, among them Eduardo Paim, Yola Semedo, Ary, Pérola, Gerilson Insrael, Maya Cool and Jojo Gouveia, as well as international artists such as Tabanka Djaz and Juka.

A record of winning

At the Festival da Canção de Luanda in 2013 she won the LAC Unitel prize, decided by the public vote, as the most voted artist. In 2021 she won Feskizomba, and in 2022 she returned to the Festival da Canção de Luanda and won Best Performer.

My goal in music is to carry a message to the world, to enchant hearts, and to make my songs a kind of therapy.

Naurica is also on the RISE line up. Read her full story on her artist page and vote for her on the RISE Chart.