Mariana as First Name

Mariana Efstratiou            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek
Mariana Efstratiou: is a Greek singer, connected on several occasions with the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1987 she appeared as a backing singer for the duo Bang.

Mariana Nicolesco            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian
Mariana Nicolesco: is a Romanian operatic soprano, particularly associated with Mozart and the bel canto repertory.She trained first as violinist at the Cluj-Napoca Conservatory, she then went on a scholarship to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where she studied voice with Jolanda Magnoni, and later had lessons from Rodolfo Celletti and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Milan. Upon graduation, she won the Rossini International Voice Competition organized by RAI. She came in contact with conductor Thomas Schippers, who did much to further her career, and invited her to Cincinnati, where she made her operatic debut as Mimi in 1972. She returned to Italy, and appeared at the opera houses of Trieste, Venice, Florence, and Rome. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1978, as Violetta (a role she has sung over 200 times around the world). She also appeared in Chicago and San Francisco.

Mariana Renata            Origin/Culture/Country: Indonesian
Mariana Renata: is an Indonesian actress. Born to a French father Andre Dantec and an Indo mother of Javanese-Chinese-Italian descent, Anita Kirana, Mariana has graced the catwalks of Paris, Jakarta, Singapore, Vietnam before she became one of the nationwide icons for Lux's soap brand. A former student of English Literature at Sorbonne University by LIF-graduated, Paris, she has enrolled herself in a master's degree program, majoring in Business & Commerce at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Mariana Díaz-Oliva            Origin/Culture/Country: Argentine
Mariana Díaz-Oliva: is a retired professional female tennis player from Argentina. Right-handed, she played professionally from September 1992 to October 12, 2006. Her highest ranks were 42nd for singles and 93rd for doubles, both in 2001.

Mariana Duque Mariño            Origin/Culture/Country: Colombia
Mariana Duque Mariño: is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá.She's is currently WTA's number 99 in the world. The right-handed player, coached by Alejandro Pedraza, is highlighted by reaching Roland Garros Junior Tournament Final, in her very first appearance in a Grand Slam event. The Colombian defeated 10th seeded Ksenia Pervak in First Round, ousted World No. 1 in Juniors, Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in semifinals. Mariana lost the final to France's Alizé Cornet in 3 sets.

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