Maris Pajuste (1988) is an Estonian vocalist based in Brussels, Belgium, active as a soloist as well as an ensemble singer mainly focusing on contemporary performance.

Her main interests lie in collaborative performer-composer relationship. The voice is a universal instrument of sound that is inherently relatable. Every sound we make can be interesting or beautiful and thus connect the ordinary with the extraordinary.

She first studied musicology, obtaining her bachelor’s degree at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre after which she continued her studies in Berlin, Germany. Her Classical Voice studies started in 2015 in the Codarts University of Arts under Charlotte Riedijk. She got her master’s degree at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp in 2021 under Anne Cambier. Specializing in contemporary music, she graduated the Ictus Academy (Master’s programme MANAMA) at the KASK Conservatory of Gent in 2023.

She is the co-founder of a newly born contemporary music collective TUUM.