Maria (born Maria Jensen on May 13, 1978) is a Danish singer and songwriter. Although she was born in Denmark, she grew up in different parts of Europe. Despite her parents' initial hesitation and the fact that she did not come from a musical family, Maria decided to pursue a career as a singer. She was eventually discovered and signed by Soulshock, from the famous writing and production duo Soulshock & Karlin, to Soulpower/Dreamworks Records. Her first single which had success on RnB and Top 40 radio was titled "I Give, You Take" and reached #33 on the Billboard 100 pop chart . She then released her debut album, My Soul, on September 30, 2003. However Dreamworks failed to follow up with promotion for a second single (as they have done with other acts such as Lifehouse and Floetry) and she was dropped when Dreamworks Records was sold, shortly before the label folded.

Maria's official comeback to the stage was with the producer HOLBEK, singing the song "HUDLØS" from his critically acclaimed album FRITLØB.