Marietta Waters is a US-American vocalist of latin descent. She had a brief solo career in the mid-eighties when she released several singles and appeared on the Top Gun and Fire & Ice soundtracks under the stage name of
Marietta and, for a short period, used the name
Marietta Araiza for her work with
Sérgio Mendes.
Ms. Waters has also written songs as well as recorded and toured with and for a diverse range of artists such as Berlin, Stevie Wonder, Giorgio Moroder, Cyndi Lauper, Ringo Starr, and Elton John, amongst others. In 2006 she released the A Call From The Heart CD, showcasing her Pop, Latin, Jazz, R&B and Gospel influences.
Based in Van Nuys, California, she also pays the rent as a voice coach.