Maria Brink

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Maria Diane Brink (born 17th December 1977) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of American metalcore band In This Moment.

Brink has been awarded "Rock Goddess of the Year" in the 3rd (2013) and 5th (2015) Annual Loudwire Music Awards, "Hottest Chick in Metal" in 2010, one of eleven women in heavy metal who matter by Yell! Magazine in 2012, and was recognized by Revolver Magazine as one of the "25 Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock & Metal".

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Biography

Maria Brink was born in 1977 and grew up in New York state. Her father disappeared when she was still very young, and Maria was left with a mother who was heavily addicted to drugs, and as a result of severe depression she drifted into rebellious behavior. Maria became pregnant at 14, and lived alone with son Davion, working in a launderette to pay the rent. She firstly threw herself into helping her mother overcome her drugs habit. With that accomplished, and local band projects coming to nothing, in 2002 she made the big decision to drive 2,500 miles to Los Angeles. For two years she worked in stores, and sang in coffee shops and bars, sustaining herself through dark times by having 'believe' and other empowering statements tattooed on her hands and arms.

Maria is a vegetarian and is active with the PETA campaign.

The first band Maria was ever in was an Albany-based band called Pulse, before moving to California.

Brink is also an aspiring artist/painter going by the alias of 'Maria Brink's Wonderland'.