Grammy-award winning singer Marilia Mendonca’s final Instagram post before fatal plane crash

A Grammy award-winning singer shared a happy message to Instagram followers just minutes before she was killed in a plane crash on her way to a concert.

A Grammy winning singer has died in a plane crash alongside four others onboard.

Marilia Mendonca, 26, had taken to Instagram with a happy video minutes before the crash on Friday, documenting her journey on her way to perform at concert in Brazil.

The aircraft would eventually plummet to the ground in Minas Gerais.

All five of the plane’s crew and passengers, including the singer – who had a two-year-old son – died.

The plane crash-landed at about 3.30pm local time – just 12km from where Marilia was due to perform in the Brazilian city of Caratinga.

Pictures show the wreckage of the plane on the ground with emergency services at the scene.

Young Brazilian singer Marilia Mendonca has died along with four other people in a plane crash in the state of Minas Gerais. Picture: Minas Gerais Fire Department/AFP

Marilia’s staff initially said she was alive and well after news of the accident emerged. They later confirmed she had died, and that her uncle was among the other four people killed.

The statement read: “With immense regret, we confirm the death of singer Marília Mendonça, her producer Henrique Ribeiro, her uncle and advisor Abicieli Silveira Dias Filho, the pilot and co-pilot of the plane, whose names we will preserve at this time.

“The plane took off from Goiânia bound for Caratinga/MG, where Marília would have a presentation tonight.

“At the moment, this is the information we have.”

Marilia had uploaded a video on Instagram right before the plane crashed, showing her boarding the plane with her guitar as she asked her followers to tell her the best places to eat in Minas Gerais.

She was also seen enjoying food onboard the aircraft.

The video was uploaded about 3pm local time, before the crash-landing happened at 3.30pm.

The airplane departed from the midwestern city of Goiania heading to Caratinga, where Marilia had a concert scheduled for later on Friday, according to news website G1.

“Marilia Mendonca leaves behind a legacy for Brazilian regional music and culture. She will certainly not be forgotten,” Brazil’s government said via its culture department.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

In 2019, Marilia won the Latin Grammy award and her live album Todos os Cantos went triple platform.

Ciumeira – the lead song of the album – has been streamed almost 185 million times of Spotify.

The fire department confirmed the singer’s death on Twitter.

“This Friday, a small aircraft, model Beech Aircraft, crashed in the rural area of Piedade de Caratinga,” the statement reads.

“CBMMG confirms that the aircraft was carrying the singer Marília Mendonça and that she is among the fatal victims”.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission

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