Maria Juur

Maria Juur born March 15 1988 better known by her stage name Maria Minerva is an Estonian musician and activist Maria Minerva is the recipient of two Estonian Music Awards Her releases have received critical acclaim from music publications such as Pitchfork Media and The Fader One of Maria Minervas early supporters was the influential pop critic Simon Reynolds She was named as one of the seminal Los Angeles artists by The Guardian and appeared on Estonian Worlds annual Top 12 Most Outstanding Estonian Women in the World list Maria graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts and Goldsmiths University of London where she studied with British cultural theorist Mark Fisher Her father Mart Juur is an Estonian humorist writer and TVradio personality