Raquel Tavares

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Raquel Tavares

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

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Raquel Tavares, 2008
Raquel Tavares, 2008
Background information
Birth nameRaquel Filipa Tavares
Born (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 40)
OriginLisbon (Portugal)
GenresFado
Years active1997–2020
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Career

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

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

Her first album was released in 2006, the same year 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 has been named one of the most representative Fado singers of the new generation.[1]

Curiosities

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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)

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