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Bárbara Tinoco
Bárbara Tinoco () (born 16 November 1998 in Amarante) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She became known for her participation in the reality singing competition '' The Voice Portugal'' in 2018. Two years later, she reached 2nd place at the Festival RTP da Canção. In 2021, she won the Golden Globe for Best Vocal. Since 2022, Tinoco has been a coach on '' The Voice Kids Portugal''. Early life Tinoco started learning piano at school with her teacher. Despite not being a professional musician, she had inherited the family business, a musical instrument store, where Barbara spent many hours as a child. Her first instrument was a cavaquinho, given to her by her grandfather. She has two younger sisters and her mother is an accountant. She enrolled at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, but it was in a masterclass given by João Gil for Antena 1 that she began to consider a path in music more seriously. Musical career Tinoco took her first step towards stardom in 2018 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarante, Portugal
Amarante () is a municipality and municipal seat in the Tâmega e Sousa subregion in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 56,264, in an area of . The city itself had a population of 11,261 in 2001. The city has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network under the category of City of Music since 2017. History Amarante's origin dates to the primitive peoples that hunted and gathered in the ''Serra da Aboboreira'', sometime during the Stone Age, and extended during the Bronze Age and later the Romanization of the Iberian peninsula. The first prominent building erected during the area of Amarante was likely the ''Albergaria do Covelo do Tâmega'' sometime in the 12th century, by order of Queen D. Mafalda, wife of D. Afonso Henriques. These types of shelter were constructed in small settlements and were used by travellers, especially the poor who transited the territory. Permanent settles fixed themselves around the local churches, such as the Church of São Verí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Zambujo
António Zambujo ( ComIH) (born September 1975, in Beringel, Beja, Portugal) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. One of the characteristic qualities of his music is the presence of Cante Alentejano, a regional genre that influenced him while growing up in Beja. Since 2004, António Zambujo has been performing worldwide. He has won the Amália Rodrigues Foundation prize as best male fado singer. His album ''Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha'' was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album. In 2019, his song "Sem Palavras" was nominated in the same award, this time for the Best Portuguese Language Song category. Discography * ''O mesmo Fado'' (2002) compilation * ''Por meu Cante'' (2004) CD * ''Outro Sentido'' (2007) CD * ''Guia'' (2010) CD * ''Quinto'' (2012) CD * ''Lisboa 22:38 - Ao Vivo no Coliseu'' (2013) CD * ''Rua Da Emenda'' (2014) CD * ''Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha'' (2016) CD (interpreting songs by Chico Buarque Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Women Singer-songwriters
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21st-century Portuguese Women Singers
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Singers From Lisbon
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1998 Births
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Catan
''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan''. Players take on the roles of settlers, each attempting to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources. Players gain victory points as their settlements grow; the first to reach a set number of victory points, typically 10, wins. The game and its many expansions are also published by Catan Studio, Filosofia, GP, Inc., 999 Games, Κάισσα (Káissa), and Devir. Upon its release, ''The Settlers of Catan'' became one of the first Eurogames to achieve popularity outside Europe. , more than 32 million copies in 40 languages had been sold. Gameplay The players in the game represent settlers establishing settlements on the fictional island of Catan. Players build settlements, cities, and roads to connect them as they settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Michaels
Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. Julia of Corsica) but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world. Statistics Julia was the 10th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 88th most popular name for women in the 1990 census there. It has been among the top 150 names given to girls in the United States for the past 100 years. It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Scotland in 2007; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006; the 5th most popular name for girls born in Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega ( Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans almost 40 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s, releasing four singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s, including "Marlene on the Wall", " Left of Center", "Luka" and "No Cheap Thrill". "Tom's Diner", which was originally released as an '' a cappella'' recording on Vega's second album, ''Solitude Standing'' (1987), was remixed in 1990 as a dance track by English electronic duo DNA with Vega as featured artist, and it became a Top 10 hit in over five countries. The original ''a capella'' recording of the song was used as a test during the creation of the MP3 format. The role of her song in the development of the MP3 compression prompted Vega to be given the title of " The Mother of the MP3". Vega has released nine studio albums to date, the latest of which is '' Lover, Beloved: Songs from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárbara Bandeira
Bárbara Sofia Holanda Bandeira (born 23 June 2001, in Azeitão) is a Portuguese pop singer. She is the youngest daughter of the Portuguese singer Rui Bandeira, who represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. Career In 2011, she participated on the 4th season of Uma Canção para Ti, a Portuguese talent show for kids, and ended up being a semi-finalist. Later, in 2014 and only 13 years old she participated on '' The Voice Kids Portugal'', she eventually chose Anselmo Ralph as a mentor and ended up being eliminated on the live shows. In 2017, her song "''És Tu''" was part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese telenovela Espelho d'Água. On 3 July 2022, it was announced that Bandeira would be a coach on '' The Voice Gerações'' alongside Mickael Carreira, Simone de Oliveira Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, GCIH • GMC (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. She performed the Portuguese entries at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Deslandes
Maria Carolina Martinez Deslandes (born August 27, 1991), known as Carolina Deslandes, is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. In December 2010, she finished as the third-place finalist on the fourth season of ''Ídolos Portugal''. She has released three albums: ''Carolina Deslandes'' (2012), ''Blossom'' (2016) and ''Casa'' (2018). "A Vida Toda" (2017), a single from ''Casa'', reached number nine on the Portuguese Singles Chart and, as of June 2021 its music video has more than 11 million views on YouTube. Career In 2021, Deslandes was confirmed to be taking part in '' Festival da Canção 2021'', with the song "Por um triz". From 2021 to 2022, Deslandes was a coach on '' The Voice Kids Portugal''. In 2022, Deslandes began serving as a coach on the adult version, ''The Voice Portugal'', alongside Marisa Liz, Dino d'Santiago, and Diogo Piçarra Diogo Piçarra (born 19 October 1990) is a Portuguese singer. He won the fifth season of the Portuguese version of ''Pop Idol'' in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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