Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira (born 23 September 1959) is a

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singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

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'', 12 December 2009, retrieved 6 February 2010 She started as a rock singer with the hit "Baby suicida" in 1981. After that, she has sung ballads. She represented

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in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Organised by the European ...

with the song "Penso em ti (Eu sei)" which came 18th with 9 points.1985
ESC History, retrieved 6 February 2010 She is also an actress on television having roles in many Portuguese soap operas.

Discography

Albums

*'' Entre Um Coco e Um Adeus'' (Between a Coconut and a Goodbye) (LP, Polygram,1986) *'' Amantes Imortais/Fast And Far'' (2LP, MBP, 1989) *'' O Realizador está Louco'' (The Director is Crazy) (CD, Vidisco, 1996) *''Só Baladas'' (Only ballads) (Compilação, BMG, 1998) *'' Sentidos'' (Senses) (CD, BMG, 2000) *'' Outro Sol'' (Another Sun) (BB3, 2001) *''O Olhar da Serpente'' (2002) "The Look of the Snake" *''Adelaide Ferreira'',(2004), Universal Music Portugal *''Mais Forte que a Paixão'', (2006), Farol (Stronger than the passion) *''O Melhor de Adelaide Ferreira'' (2008), (The best of Adelaide Ferreira), a compilation

Singles

*''Meu Amor Vamos Conversar os Dois'' (Single, Nova, 1978) (My love let's talk) *''Espero por Ti/Alegria Em Flor'' (Single, Nova, 1980) (Wait For You/Joy in bloom) *''Baby Suicida/A Tua Noite'' (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Suicidal baby/Your night) *''Bichos/Trânsito'' (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Critters/Transit) *''Não Não Não/Danada do Rock'n'Roll'' (Máxi, Polygram, 1983) (No No No/Damn Rock and Roll) *''Quero-Te, Choro-te, Odeio-Te, Adoro-te'' (Single, Polygram, 1984) (I want you, Crying you, Hate you, Love you) *''Penso em Ti, Eu Sei/Vem No Meu Sonho'' (Single, Polygram, 1985) (I think of you, I know/Comes in my dream)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira, Adelaide 1959 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1985 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Portugal 20th-century Portuguese women singers 21st-century Portuguese women singers