MariaArredondo(玛丽亚·亚瑞唐多)， 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“ CrossEveryRiver"到疯狂有力的快歌如“ MadSummer”。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。

歌词赏析：

Passion is sweet激情如此甜蜜

Love makes weak奈何眷恋带来软弱

You said you cherished freedom so你曾说自由至上

You refuse to let it go因此你拒绝被束缚

Follow your fate只身踏入你的宿命

Love and hate爱恨情仇

Never fail to seize the day光阴是不会失去占领的围城

But don't give yourself away背叛自己就是罪恶

Oh when the night falls哦当夜幕笼罩

And you are all alone你总是孤身一人

In your deepest sleep what在你沉睡之时/在你脑海的最深处

Are you dreaming of你梦见了什么

My skin's still burning from your touch切肤之亲，让我陶醉

Oh I just can't get enough哦我却总是无法满足

I said I wouldn't ask for much我说过不会索求太多

But your eyes are dangerous.然而你的眼睛摄人心魄

So the thought keep spinning in my head. 对你的思念在脑海挥之不去

Can we drop this masquerade. 我们能否摘掉虚伪的面具

I can't predict where it ends即使我不能预料结局

If you are the rock I'll crush against你是石，我仍愿意撞上去

Trapped in a crowd置身于茫茫人海之中

The music is loud乐声嘈杂

I said I love my freedom too我说我同样珍爱自由

Now I'm not so sure I do可当下我却又不确定真正想要的

All eyes on you所有的视线都集中在你身上

Rings so true所有的一切都那么真实地告诫着我

Better quit while you're ahead在你面前离开才是最好的抉择

Now I'm not so sure I am可我无法自拔

Oh when the night falls哦当夜幕降临

And you are all alone你总是孤身一人

In your deepest sleep what在你沉睡之时

Are you dreaming of你梦见了什么

My skin's still burning from your touch切肤之亲，让我陶醉

Oh I just can't get enough哦我却总是无法满足

I said I wouldn't ask for much我说过不会索求太多

But your eyes are dangerous.然而你的眼睛摄人心魄

So the thought keep spinning in my head对你的思念在脑海挥之不去

Can we drop this masquerade. 我们能否摘掉虚伪的面具

I can't predict where it ends即使我不能预料结局

If you are the rock I'll crush against你是石，我仍愿意撞上去

My soul, my heart我的灵魂,我的心

If you're near or if you're far近在咫尺抑或天涯海角

My life my love我的生命,我的爱

You can have it all…… ooohaaaah. 请让他们与你一起漂泊

Oh when the night falls哦当夜幕笼罩

And you are all alone你孤身一人

In your deepest sleep what在你沉睡之时

Are you dreaming of你梦见了什么

My skin's still burning from your touch切肤之亲，让我陶醉

Oh I just can't get enough哦我却总是无法满足

I said I wouldn't ask for much我说过不会索求太多

But your eyes are dangerous然而你的眼睛摄人心魄

So the thought keep spinning in my head. 对你的思念在脑海挥之不去

Can we drop this masquerade我们能否摘掉虚伪的面具

I can't predict where it ends即使我不能预料结局

If you are the rock I'll crush against你是石，我仍愿意撞上去

ooh If you are the rock I'll crush against噢，你是石，我仍愿意撞上去