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Fantcha

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Also known as Francelina Durão Almeida

cantante caboverdiana

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Cape Verde

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14,954
Total plays
56,090

Tags

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Fantcha was born as Francelina Durão Almeida in Mindelo on São Vicente Island, Cape Verde. She grew up singing in a musically rich household.[1] From the earliest age, she loved to sing. Instead of playing with dolls or hopscotch with her little girlfriends, her biggest pleasure was to sing with her two brothers who enjoyed playing guitar and cavaquinho at home. When she was around 10, Fantcha joined the Flores do Mindelo carnival company. Like in Brazil, carnival is one of the most important so

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Almeida
Gender
female
Citizenship
Cape Verde
Place of birth
Mindelo
Occupation
singer
Genre
morna
Instrument
voice
Image
Fantcha.jpeg
Residence
São Vicente
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date of birth
1965-10-15
birth name
Francelina Durão Almeida
Commons category
Fantcha
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Article · Español

Francelina Durão Almeida conocida artísticamente como Fantcha (Mindelo, 1965). Es una cantante de Cabo Verde, popularmente conocida por su morna tradicional. Comenzó su carrera con Cesária Évora. En 1988 acompañó a Évora en varias giras en los Estados Unidos, Fantcha más tarde viajó a Nueva York.

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