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Also known as Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade

Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade (born 20 August 1984), better known as Carminho (), is a Portuguese fado singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. She can be considered as a crossover artist, since her eclectic work shows the heritage of both traditional and contemporary fado, as she also delves into other genres such as MPB, jazz and pop.

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Lisbon, Portugal

Carminho is a Portuguese fado and popular music singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. Carminho is considered one of the most talented and innovative fado singers of her generation. She can be considered as a crossover artist, since her eclectic work shows the heritage of traditional and contemporary fado, as she also dwells into…

Known for

  • Poor Things — Fado Singing Woman2023
  • Tribalistas 2017 — Self2022
  • Conta-me — Convidada2020
  • Histórias do Fado — Self2020
  • Chico: Brazilian Artist — Self - Performer2015
  • Show Me Lisbon2015
  • Fado — Herself2012
  • Fado - Património da Humanidade — Artista Convidada2011
  • Com Que Voz2011
  • Disquiet2010

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Portugal
Active from
1984-08-20
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Official site (with long song extracts): www.carminho.net In 2009, Carminho sang "Fado". This was her fado, the one she owned since an early age, when she listened to her parents’ records, when she witnessed the gathering of fado singers in her own house and when, still a teenager, she began to sing in the Taverna do Embuçado. This "Fado" was the title of her first album, which was one of the most awaited albums in the new generation of fado singers: for those who had already heard Carminho

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Carminho
Musical artist.image
Carminho 2024.png
Musical artist.caption
Carminho in 2024
Musical artist.birth_name
Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade
Musical artist.alias
Carminho
Musical artist.birth_place
Lisbon, Portugal
Musical artist.genre
Fado, MPB, jazz, pop
Musical artist.occupation
Singer
Musical artist.years_active
2003–present
Musical artist.label
Warner Music Portugal

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Portugal
Place of birth
Lisbon
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Native language
Portuguese
Notable work
Poor Things
Instrument
voice
Record label
EMI
Official website
www.carminhomusic.com
Image
Carminho 2009.jpg
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Commons category
Carminho
date of birth
1984-08-20
start of work period
2003-00-00
social media followers
6615
name in native language
Maria do Carmo de Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade
pseudonym
Carminho
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Performances
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Singles
  • As featured artist
  • References

Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade (born 20 August 1984), better known as Carminho (), is a Portuguese fado singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. She can be considered as a crossover artist, since her eclectic work shows the heritage of both traditional and contemporary fado, as she also delves into other genres such as MPB, jazz and pop.

Carminho earned stardom status in Spain after being featured on Pablo Alborán's "Perdóname" which was a number-one single in the Spanish charts. Carminho's albums Fado and Alma have achieved Platinum and Gold status in Portugal selling more than 50,000 copies combined. She received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Portuguese Language Roots Album at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2023.

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