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Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues, (July 1920 – October 6, 1999) was a Portuguese singer and actress. Born in Lisbon, official documents have her date of birth as July 23, but Rodrigues always said her birthday was July 1, 1920. She was born in the rua Martim Vaz (Martim Vaz Street), freguesia of Pena, Lisbon. Her father was a trumpet player and cobbler from Fundão who returned there when Amália was just over a year old, leaving her to live in Lisbon with her maternal grandmother in a deeply Catholic environment until she was 14, when her parents returned to the capital and she moved back in with them.
She was known as the “Rainha do Fado” (“Queen of Fado”) and was most influential in popularizing the fado worldwide. She was unquestionably the most important figure in the genre’s development, by virtue of an innate interpretive talent carefully nurtured throughout a 40-year recording and stage career. Rodrigues’ performances and choice of repertoire pushed Fado’s boundaries and helped redefine it and reconfigure it for her and subsequent generations. In effect, Rodrigues wrote the rulebook on what Fado could be and on how a female singer—or Fadista—should perform it, to the extent that she remains an unsurpassable model and an unending source of repertoire for all those who came afterwards. Rodrigues also remains the sole truly international star to have ever come out of Portugal, with an extensive international career between the 1950s and the 1970s, although in an era where such efforts were not as easily quantified as today. Other well-known international artists such as Madredeus, Dulce Pontes or Mariza have come close, however.
She was known as the “Rainha do Fado” (“Queen of Fado”) and was most influential in popularizing the fado worldwide. She was unquestionably the most important figure in the genre’s development, by virtue of an innate interpretive talent carefully nurtured throughout a 40-year recording and stage career. Rodrigues’ performances and choice of repertoire pushed Fado’s boundaries and helped redefine it and reconfigure it for her and subsequent generations. In effect, Rodrigues wrote the rulebook on what Fado could be and on how a female singer—or Fadista—should perform it, to the extent that she remains an unsurpassable model and an unending source of repertoire for all those who came afterwards. Rodrigues also remains the sole truly international star to have ever come out of Portugal, with an extensive international career between the 1950s and the 1970s, although in an era where such efforts were not as easily quantified as today. Other well-known international artists such as Madredeus, Dulce Pontes or Mariza have come close, however.
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AndreDias164 wrote:
respeitinho é muito bonito!
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MadalenaAlves wrote:
Vamos os dois para a farra!! :)
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seytannikahi wrote:
Duas Luzes ♥
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titolinhas wrote:
Vou Dar de Beber à Dor :)
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Batabid wrote:
Beautiful voice, shimmers like sunshine, but also filled with grief and contempt. I am half Portuguese and I remember early memories listening to fado when I was little. With Amália Rodrigues it's like my Portuguese heritage makes so much sense. She was truly an incredible musician. Obrigada Amália.
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Jigsaw_x wrote:
Ah Fadista! ♥
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el_Kava wrote:
cheira bem, cheira a Lisboa
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blogmeridian wrote:
Lovely singing. If someone wanted to know what "wistful" meant, I'd play them a couple of songs by Amalia.
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The_Zena wrote:
lisboa
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AndreNunesPT wrote:
Lisboa para sempre <3
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cesareslava73 wrote:
Me rindo ante la fuerza de su voz. No me gustan los boleros ni los tangos, pero el Fado de Amalia es lo mejor. One of my favourite female singers.
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Prince-Marolo wrote:
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jessicarc14 wrote:
"Quando abracei Amália foi como se tivesse abraçado Portugal." Caetano Veloso
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chocolalia wrote:
A grande voz de Portugal. Única e inconfundível! *-*
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aegean20 wrote:
error meus ♥
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vasconcelos_ wrote:
Amália ♥ Lisboa ♥ Português ♥
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Potida wrote:
No need to understand the words.
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goupil_libertin wrote:
Great, great, great. Unspeakably great. Moving voice and riveting interpretations. Upsetting.
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NFantasma wrote:
você sempre estará em nossos corações,Amalia :'(
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Arushaa wrote:
what a life, what a voice
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