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