Teresa Salgueiro

Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro^[1] OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɨˈɾezɐ salˈɣɐjɾu]) is a Portuguese singer.^[2] She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until 2007.^[3] She also appeared in Wim Wenders' film Lisbon Story.^[4][5]

Teresa Salgueiro
Teresa Salgueiro in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1987–present
Formerly of	Madredeus
Website	teresasalgueiro.pt

Career

Salgueiro in 2009

Salgueiro joined Madredeus after other members noticed her singing at a bar in Lisbon.^[6][7] She left Madredeus in November 2007 to focus on solo work.^[8][9]

In 2007, Salgueiro performed a concert of Neapolitan music at the Teatro di San Carlo with the Solis String Quartet.^[10] In the same year, she released Você e Eu with Septeto de João Cristal; in this album, Salgueiro covers songs from well-known Brazilian artists such as Chico Buarque and Vinicius de Moraes.^[11][12]

In 2021, Salgueiro featured in two songs of Patrick Watson's singles album.^[13]

Discography

With Madredeus

• Os Dias da MadreDeus (1987)^[11]
• Existir (1990)
• O Espírito da Paz (1994)^[6]
• Ainda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From The Film «Lisbon Story» (1995)
• O Paraíso (1997)
• Movimento (2001)
• Um Amor Infinito (2004)
• Faluas do Tejo (2005)

Solo

• Obrigado (2005)^[14]
• Você e Eu (2007; with Septeto de João Cristal)^[11]
• La Serena (2007; with Lusitânia Ensemble)^[11]
• Silence, Night & Dreams (2007, with Zbigniew Preisner)
• Matriz (2009; with Lusitânia Ensemble)^[15][16]
• O Mistério (2012)^[17]
• La Golondrina y el Horizonte (2015)
• O Horizonte (2016)^[18]