Fado

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Portuguese fado guitarists, Portuguese fado singers, Anabela, Amália Rodrigues, Mariza, Portuguese guitar, Dulce Pontes, Mísia, Carlos Paredes, Katia Guerreiro, Maria Teresa de Noronha, Madredeus, Ana Moura, Carlos do Carmo, Cantigas numa Língua Antiga, Mafalda Arnauth, Teresa Salgueiro, Cristina Branco, Yolanda Soares, Raquel Tavares, Camané, Armando Gama, Maria Severa-Onofriana, The Art of Amália, Maximiano de Sousa, Rouxinol Faduncho, Leva-me aos Fados, António Zambujo, Alfredo Marceneiro, Ramana Vieira, Coimbra Fado, Verdes Anos, Fernando Machado Soares, Orfeon Académico de Coimbra, António Chainho. Excerpt: Anabela Braz Pires (born September 22, 1976 in Almada) is a Portuguese singer and musical theatre actress, best known in Portugal by her first name, Anabela. Her career in music has spanned over two decades, and she is well-known for representing Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest, her work as a solo recording artist, and her work in musical theatre collaborating with producer Filipe La Féria. In a 2006 interview with Selecções do Reader's Digest, she joked that in the national consciousness, she went from being known as "the Eurovision girl" to "the La Féria girl." Anabela Braz Pires was born on September 22, 1976 in Almada, Portugal, a suburb of Lisbon situated across the Tagus River. She started singing professionally at the age of 8, participating in various children's festivals. In 1989, at age 12, she won the Grande Noite do Fado. That year she represented Portugal at the UNICEF Song Festival in the Netherlands where she received second place and won the Danny Kaye Award for Best Interpreter. In 1991, she participated in the Sopot International Song Festival representing Portugal with the song "Brother." From there, she released albums in 1991 and 1992, Anabela and Encanto (Charm), released on the Ovação fado music label. Anabela performing her song "A cidade (até ser dia)" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland. The performance was only the second top ten ranking for the country since 1980.On January 10, 1993, when Anabela was 16, she entered the Festival RTP da Canção (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Song Festival), where she competed in the first round's second heat and tied for joint first place with Grupo Até Jazz with their song "Pó de melhorar" (Get well powder). Both songs progressed to the final held on March 11, where they competed against six other winners from various first round heats. In the end, Anabela won, and on May 15, she went on to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland, with th