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Cláudia Pascoal
Cláudia Rafaela Teixeira Pascoal (; born 12 October 1994) is a Portuguese singer who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on home soil in Lisbon. Career 2010–2015: ''Ídolos'' and ''Factor X'' In 2010, Pascoal participated in talent show '' Ídolos'', and in 2013 she participated in the first season of talent show ''Factor X''. In 2014, Pascoal auditioned to present talk show ''Curto Circuito'' on SIC Radical, and ended up in third place. In 2015, she participated in ''Ídolos'' for a second time. 2017–2018: ''The Voice Portugal'' and ''Eurovision Song Contest'' In 2017, she participated on the fifth season of talent show ''The Voice Portugal'' and was eventually eliminated in the semi-finals placing 6th overall. In 2018, Pascoal won the Festival da Canção, the national contest to select the Portuguese entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "O jardim", written by Isaura Isauria ( or ; grc, Ἰσαυρία), in ancient geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondomar, Portugal
Gondomar () is a municipality located in the east of Portugal's Porto Metropolitan Area and 7 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 168,027, in an area of 131.86 km². Gondomar's mayor is Marco Martins. Gondomar is well known for its jewelry industry, and its name can be traced, like many other toponyms of Northern Portugal, to a prominent Visigothic figure of his day, the King Gundemar. Demographics Cities and towns Cities are: * Gondomar (1991) * Rio Tinto (1995) * Valbom (2005) Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Baguim do Monte * Fânzeres e São Pedro da Cova * Foz do Sousa e Covelo * Lomba * Melres e Medas * Rio Tinto * Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim Sports The town has one association football team called Gondomar who currently play in the Campeonato de Portugal, the third tier of Portuguese football. Notable people * João de Sahagún (1668–1730) a Roman Catholic prela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaura (singer)
Isauria ( or ; grc, Ἰσαυρία), in ancient geography, is a rugged, isolated, district in the interior of Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surroundings in the Konya Province of Turkey, or the core of the Taurus Mountains. In its coastal extension it bordered on Cilicia. It derives its name from the contentious Isaurian tribe and twin settlements ''Isaura Palaea'' (Ἰσαυρα Παλαιά, Latin: ''Isaura Vetus'' 'Old Isaura') and ''Isaura Nea'' (Ἰσαυρα Νέα, Latin: ''Isaura Nova'' 'New Isaura'). Isaurian marauders were fiercely independent mountain people who created havoc in neighboring districts under Macedonian and Roman occupations. History Early The permanent nucleus of Isauria was north of the Taurus range which lies directly to south of Iconium and Lystra. Lycaonia had all the Iconian plain; but Isauria began as soon as the foothills were reached. Its t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
