Mariana Barreiros dos Santos Gonçalves (born 10 July 1999), better known for her stage name, April Ivy, is a Portuguese singer-songwriter.

It was also at this age that she started having both piano and voice lessons and formed her first band where she was the lead vocalist and guitar player (Flames on Fire).

Her passion for music spoke louder as April began performing at the age of 9 with her band 'Flames on Fire', where she was the guitarist and lead singer.

At the age of 14 as a school project, she did an internship at Portugal's radio station company for a week Grupo Renascença Multimedia, where she was scouted by Mega Hits’ director, Nelson Cunha.

In sales, the single reached the top 100 of the national charts debuting and peaking in 1st as well as being part of a Portuguese television teen series "Massa Fresca" soundtrack.

She studied at St. Julians School from the age of three, until college, where she got a degree in Marketing and Advertisement at IADE - Universidade Europeia, whilst pursuing her musical career.