Portuguese recording artist, fado singer, actress (1920-1999)
Amália Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer and actress who became famous for performing fado, a traditional form of Portuguese music characterized by melancholic lyrics and emotional expression. She is considered one of the most important figures in fado history and helped bring the genre to international audiences during her long career in the 20th century.
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Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado"), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.
Amália da Piedade Rodrigues GCSE GCIH (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999) was a Portuguese fado singer (fadista).
Dubbed Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado"), she was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Rodrigues remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in the history of recorded music.
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Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues (1920–1999) was a Portuguese singer and actress. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, official documents have her date of birth as the 23rd July, but Rodrigues always said her birthday was the 1st July 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Am%C3%A1lia+Rodrigu
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