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* ParentalNeglect: "My Lullaby" is from the perspective of a child who is so neglected by her mother that she sings herself to sleep.
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* ParentalNeglect: ParentalNeglect:
** "My Lullaby" is from the perspective of a child who is so neglected by her mother that she sings herself tosleep.sleep.
** "Am I Supposed To Apologize?" is about a trying to come to terms with having grown up with a neglectful mother:
--->But I will spend a lifetime trying to understand\\
Why someone sharing my bloodline would not lend me their hand
** "My Lullaby" is from the perspective of a child who is so neglected by her mother that she sings herself to
** "Am I Supposed To Apologize?" is about a trying to come to terms with having grown up with a neglectful mother:
--->But I will spend a lifetime trying to understand\\
Why someone sharing my bloodline would not lend me their hand
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** "He Took Me By Surprise" is from the POV of an emotionally abusive girlfriend.
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** "He "It Took Me By Surprise" is from the POV of an emotionally abusive girlfriend.
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* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Her cover of "I Was Made For Loving You" is a lot more flirty than the original.
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* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: TheCoverChangesTheGender: The lines from "I Was Made For Loving You" that addressed the "you" as "girl" in the original is changed to "boy" in her rendition.
* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning:
** Her cover of "I Was Made For Loving You" is a lot more flirty than theoriginal.original, which was more of a passionate declaration if love in Music/{{KISS}}'s original.
** Where Music/{{Roxette}}'s version of "It Must Have Been Love" was despairing and full of regret, Maria's version sounds more resigned.
* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning:
** Her cover of "I Was Made For Loving You" is a lot more flirty than the
** Where Music/{{Roxette}}'s version of "It Must Have Been Love" was despairing and full of regret, Maria's version sounds more resigned.
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* White Turns Blue (her international debut that is essentially a "Best of" from the two first albums)
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* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Her cover of "I Was Made For Loving You" is a lot more flirty than the original.
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* AloneInACrowd: "Pale People" is about being an individual feeling like you're in the process of fading into the crowd.
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* AloneInACrowd: AloneInACrowd:
** "Pale People" is about being an individual feeling like you're in the process of fading into thecrowd.crowd.
** "Crowded Train" is even more about this.
** "Pale People" is about being an individual feeling like you're in the process of fading into the
** "Crowded Train" is even more about this.
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* SelfDeprecation: In "Ugly", Maria berates her critics (or bullies) for giving her another thing to worry about.
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* DrugsAreBad: "They Smoke A Lot" is quite anvilicious about this, ending on the smoker dying. It is left ambiguous whether it's about marijuana or just ordinary cigarettes.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Played with. "Blame It On Me" has a person taking the blame for someone's low self-esteem, but implies that the person brought it on themselves by assuming they wanted them to be someone they were not.
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* White Turns Blue (her international debut that is essentially a "Best of" from the two first albums)
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* AloneInACrowd: "Pale People" is about being an individual feeling like you're in the process of fading into the crowd.
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* HiddenTrack: "When it Rains" is hidden at the end of "Better Than Nothing" on ''Another Phase''.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Viktoria.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Viktoria.
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!!Discography
# Another Phase
# Mellow
# Apparently Unaffected
# Cause & Effect
# Viktoria
# Weapon in Mind
# Growing Pains
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* ParentalNeglect: "My Lullaby" is from the perspective of a child who is so neglected by her mother that she sings herself to sleep.
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Maria Mena grew up around her musician father, which inspired her to write. At age nine, her parents divorced. This event played a major role in her life. By age 13 she was writing lyrics. Her father was able to later make demo of her, which led to her being signed up with Sony Music. Maria Mena's music is frequently based on her life's experiences.
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Maria Mena grew up around her musician drummer father, which inspired her to write. At age nine, her parents divorced. This event played a major role in her life. By age 13 she was writing lyrics. Her father was able to later make demo of her, which led to her being signed up with Sony Music. Maria Mena's music is frequently based on her life's experiences. \n Her father is an American of Afro-Nicaraguan descent, while her mother is Norwegian.
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* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: In the video for "Just Hold Me", Maria drowns herself in the bathtub. When her boyfriend and two police officers break down the bathroom door, all they see is a butterfly leaving through the open window.
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* DrivenToSuicide: In the "Just Hold Me" video, her boyfriend's cheating drives her to suicide.
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* WeightWoe: Several songs, including "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" and "Eyesore", reference eating disorders.
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** "You're The Only One" explicitly admits that the POV-character puts her boyfriend down because she doesn't want him to feel that he could do better than her.
* WeightWoe: Several songs, including "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" and "Eyesore", reference eatingdisorders.disorders.
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* WeightWoe: Several songs, including "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" and "Eyesore", reference eating
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* AllTheOtherReindeer: Her first album is full of this.
-->''I couldn't hide my purple eyes''
-->''I couldn't swallow them [[{{Metaphorgotten}} and not even chew]]''
-->''Cause I'm me not you''
-->''I couldn't hide my purple eyes''
-->''I couldn't swallow them [[{{Metaphorgotten}} and not even chew]]''
-->''Cause I'm me not you''
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Much of her work revolves around her struggles with depression and eating diaorders, as well as her pain over past relationships and her parent's divorce.
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Much of her work revolves around her struggles with depression and eating diaorders, disorders, as well as her pain over past relationships and her parent's divorce.
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** "He Took Me By Surprise" is from the POV of an emotionally girlfriend.
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** "He Took Me By Surprise" is from the POV of an emotionally abusive girlfriend.
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* BookEnds: "You're the Only One" starts and ends with the same lyric.
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* WeightWoes: Several songs, including "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy", reference eating disorders.
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* WeightWoes: WeightWoe: Several songs, including "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy", Prophecy" and "Eyesore", reference eating disorders.
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Maria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian singer-songwriter.
Maria Mena grew up around her musician father, which inspired her to write. At age nine, her parents divorced. This event played a major role in her life. By age 13 she was writing lyrics. Her father was able to later make demo of her, which led to her being signed up with Sony Music. Maria Mena's music is frequently based on her life's experiences.
Much of her work revolves around her struggles with depression and eating diaorders, as well as her pain over past relationships and her parent's divorce.
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!!This musician provides examples of:
* DomesticAbuse:
** "He's Hurting Me" is about a physically abusive boyfriend.
** "He Took Me By Surprise" is from the POV of an emotionally girlfriend.
* WeightWoes: Several songs, including "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy", reference eating disorders.
Maria Mena grew up around her musician father, which inspired her to write. At age nine, her parents divorced. This event played a major role in her life. By age 13 she was writing lyrics. Her father was able to later make demo of her, which led to her being signed up with Sony Music. Maria Mena's music is frequently based on her life's experiences.
Much of her work revolves around her struggles with depression and eating diaorders, as well as her pain over past relationships and her parent's divorce.
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!!This musician provides examples of:
* DomesticAbuse:
** "He's Hurting Me" is about a physically abusive boyfriend.
** "He Took Me By Surprise" is from the POV of an emotionally girlfriend.
* WeightWoes: Several songs, including "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy", reference eating disorders.
