Amália Rodrigues

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1920-07-23

Deathday 1999-10-06 (79 years old)

Place of Birth Lisbon, Portugal

Also Known As Amália, Amalia Rodríguez

Amália Rodrigues

Biography

Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado"), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.

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