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Raquel Tavares

Raquel Tavares

Portuguese former Fado singer (born 1985)


Raquel Filipa Tavares (born January 11, 1985) is a Portuguese Fado singer.[1]

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Career

Tavares won a popular Fado song contest in Portugal, known as "Grande Noite do Fado".[1]

Tavares sang regularly at the "Bacalhau de Molho," one of the most famous Fado houses in Lisbon. She has performed all over Europe, including in Paris, Rome and Madrid.[1]

Her first album was released in 2006, in the same year that she won the Amália Rodrigues Revelation Prize.[1]

Her second album, Bairro, was released in May 2008.[1]

In January 2020, she took a break from her professional career to pursue a life away from the stage.[2]

She was named one of the most representative Fado singers of the new generation.[1]

Curiosities

Tavares holding a concert in Utrecht c. 2008

In 2004, Raquel played a small part as a Fado singer in Mário Barroso's film "O Milagre Segundo Salomé" ("The Miracle According to Salomé").[3]

She entered the ⁣Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 with João Tiago, placing 8th.[4][5]

Discography

Albums

  • 1999: Porque Canto Fado (Metro-Som)[6]
  • 2006: Raquel Tavares (Movieplay)[7]
  • 2008: Bairro (Movieplay)[7]
  • 2016: Raquel (Sony Music)

References

  1. Renascença (2020-01-10). "Fadista Raquel Tavares anuncia fim da carreira. "Estava profundamente infeliz" - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  2. "Raquel Tavares | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. "Portugal | Country profile | Eurovision Dance Contest - Glasgow 2008". 2008-09-11. Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2024-01-16.



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