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Mizuho Lin (born May 26, 1990 in Foz do Iguaçu) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician and current vocalist of the melodic death metal band Semblant.

Musical career
Daughter of Taiwanese and Polish descendants , Lin had her first contact with music at the age of seven, when she began singing in a children's choir in her hometown of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná , where she lived until she was 16. years old. During this same period, she began taking her first classical piano lessons, which only lasted three months, when her teacher had moved to another country. Then she took a break from theoretical studies and began to learn to play the keyboard on her own.

Her admiration for classical singing began at the age of 11, when he began to listen to heavy metal bands. And later, at age 15, she also began to study guitar. Later, Mizuho moved to the capital of Paraná, Curitiba, starting her lyrical singing classes, also joining a music college afterwards.

In 2010, after being seen by one of the members of the metal band Semblant during a performance at her college, she received an invitation to become the second vocalist of the group, taking over the post left by Katia Shakath, who had recently left the group. Lin immediately fulfilled the band's touring schedule, which included a few concerts and festivals for the promotion of the Last Night of Mortality album.

Later in 2011, the band's first official work with Mizuho, ​​the EP Behind the Mask, was released, which was very well accepted by the critics. During this period the band gained a lot of popularity in Brazil and performed several shows around the country, culminating in the release of the albums Lunar Manifesto (2014) and Obscura (2020).

discography
Studio albums
 * Behind the Mask (EP) (2011)
 * Lunar Manifesto (2014)
 * Obscura (2020)

Personal life
Mizuho cites singers Floor Jansen, Tarja Turunen and Mariangela Demurtas as her biggest inspirations within the metal scene. Her favorite bands are symphonic metal groups Nightwish and After Forever. She is married to guitarist Fabricio Reis (ex-Holiness, Sculptor) and owns a bubble tea franchise.