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Amália Rodrigues
Portuguese fado singer (1920–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues GCSE GCIH (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaliɐ ʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ]) or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer).[1]
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rebordão and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
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Birth name | Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues |
Also known as | Rainha do Fado (Queen of Fado) |
Born | (1920-07-01)1 July 1920 |
Origin | Lisbon, Portugal |
Died | 6 October 1999(1999-10-06) (aged 79) |
Genres | Fado |
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Years active | 1939–1999 |
Labels | Valentim de Carvalho |
Website | https://www.amalia.com/ |
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She was known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado") and was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.[2][3][4] She advocated the restoration of the monarchy in Portugal.[5] She was a devout Catholic, which was reflected in her music.[6]