Maria Mena was born into an artistic family. Her mother wrote plays and her father Charles was a drummer. Both Maria and her younger brother Tony are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story.
She sang and wrote lyrics as a therapy for her feelings and frustration. Not all the stories in her diary became songs, but "My Lullaby" was one of them, expressing her pain from her parents' divorce. After pleading with her father to make a demo, he contacted some industry experts to record Maria's songs in the studio. Then he presented his daughter's demo to the music industry. Sony Music signed Maria Mena to their label.
In March 2002, Maria's single "My Lullaby" reached #5 on the Norwegian Charts. Her first album released in the US was "White Turns Blue" and her first single was "You're the only one".
In 2005 Mena released the album called "Apparently Unaffected", fronted by singles "Miss You Love" and "Just Hold Me". A significant success in Norway, the album has earned her three Spellemann nominations, best female artist, best hit and best music video
Albums:::::
Another Phase (2002) #6 Norway
Mellow (2004) #7 Norway
White Turns Blue (2004) #102 US (Billboard Heatseekers Chart - #1)
Apparently Unaffected (2006) #6 Norway
Singles:::::
"Free" (2002)
"My Lullaby" (2002) #5 Norway
"You're The Only One" (2004) #8 Norway,
"Just A Little Bit" (2004)
"Miss You Love" (2005)
"Just Hold Me" (2006)
