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

Raquel Filipa Tavares (born 12 February 1985) is a Portuguese Fado singer.[1]

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 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 in 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Eurovision Dance Contest Archived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Renascença (2020-01-10). "Fadista Raquel Tavares anuncia fim da carreira. "Estava profundamente infeliz" - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  3. ↑ "Raquel Tavares | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Portugal | Country profile | Eurovision Dance Contest - Glasgow 2008". web.archive.org. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ↑ "Poland wins 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest! | Latest news | Eurovision Dance Contest - Glasgow 2008". web.archive.org. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ↑ Raquel Tavares (Porque Canto Fado) in Discogs
  7. 1 2 CDGo.com - Artist: Raquel Tavares
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