Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian singer Marília Mendonça has died in a plane crash, aged 26
CNN that the plane the singer was travelling on had hit a cable on an electric tower that is operated by the company. Minas Gerais police chief Ivan Lopes Sales said that, while it was too early to say why the plane had crashed, the “dispersed debris field” suggested that it had “hit something before the plane fell”.“With immense regret, we confirm the death of singer-songwriter Marília Mendonça, her producer Henrique Ribeiro, her uncle and advisor Abicieli Silveira Dias Filho, and the pilot and co-pilot, of which we won’t reveal their names at this time,” read a statement posted to Mendonça’s official Instagram page.“The plane took off from Goiânia to Caratinga where Marília would perform tonight.