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****Maria's "Depth of Me" has won international songwriters competition, Song of the Year, to benefit VH1's Save the Music: http://www.songoftheyear.com/ ****

New Hampshire-born singer-songwriter Maria DeMaio has been performing since the age of three, when she belted out an impromptu version of Robert Palmers Bad Case of Loving You from her car seat. She has since forged a name for herself in the fierce Boston music scene, winning over audiences at such staples as The Paradise Lounge and Harpers Ferry with her one-two punch of refreshing songwriting and a powerhouse voice that has been called both soulful (Boston Globe) and quietly scintillating (SnapPop!). As frontwoman and songwriter of funk-pop band The Motive, she created in just two short years a raw and instantly recognizable sound that set their act a head above the rest.

DeMaio fuses the artistic freedom of jazz, the power of soul, and the raw emotion of blues into a seamless blend that conjures shades of the top artists of the past 30 years. She combines her profoundly emotional delivery with intensely personal songwriting that is steeped in intent and sincerity. With songs that are as catchy as they are clever, Maria demonstrates that pop can break free of its cookie cutter roots. And backed by an ever-increasing fan base, she is well on her way to showing us just how far her sound can go.