Mariza began singing Fado as a child, before she could read. Her father sketched out little cartoon stories to help her remember the lyrics. At…
Artist Profiles: Mariza
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Artist Profiles: Mafalda Arnauth
Mafalda Arnauth, born in Lisbon in October of 1974, was one of the great new sensations in fado in the late 1990s. She started her…
Artist Profiles: Misia
Susana Maria Alfonso de Aguiar, better known as Mísia, was born on June 18, 1955. Her father was Portuguese and her mother was a Spanish…
Artist Profiles: Helder Moutinho
A rising star in the new fado generation, Moutinho became popular in the 1990s after releasing his first album called Sete Fados e Alguns Cantos.…
Artist Profiles: Joana Amendoeira
Joana Amendoeira is a New Generation fado singer. Through her voice, fado reaches unique, sublime moments, powered by her sensuous and moving harmonies. Amendoeira was…
Artist Profiles: Jorge Fernando
Jorge Fernando celebrated his 25 years in show business in May 2000 with a celebrity concert in Lisbon’s Tivoli theatre. He was 16 when he…
Artist Profiles: Katia Guerreiro
Katia Guerreiro was born in South Africa in 1977. At a very early age, she went to the Azores, where she lived till she was…
Artist Profiles: Carlos Do Carmo
Portuguese fado star Carlos Do Carmo was born pn December 21, 1939 in Lisbon, Portugal. Carlos Do Carmo is known as “The voice of the…
Artist Profiles: Custodio Castelo
Custódio Azevedo Fidalgo do Castelo, better known as Custódio Castelo, was born in Almeirim on the 23rd of December 1966. At the age of seven…
Artist Profiles: Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco was born on December 28, 1972 in in the village of Almeirim, Portugal. Her grandfather had fled the dictatorship of Salazar and she…