Rita Pereira (born 10 July 1981), known by her stage name Rita Redshoes, is a solo musical artist from

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. In 1996 she sang with her first band,

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, releasing an album in 2000 entitled ''love.noises.and.kisses''. In 2003, she was invited to sing with

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, and shared with him the song "Hold Still" from ''Our Hearts Will Beat As One'', his second solo album. In 2008 she released her debut solo album ''Golden Era''. In 2010 the band Snow Patrol invited her to perform the single "Set the fire to the third bar" in Rock in Rio Lisbon.

Discography

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''Her'' (2016)

Singles

Awards

In the

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they were 8th (out of 19) in the New Sounds of Europe International Competition and were one of the nominees for Best Portuguese Act. In the

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they were awarded the Best Portuguese Act and were nominees for Best European Act.

MTV Europe Music Awards

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is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by

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Golden Globes

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References

External links

* http://www.ritaredshoes.com/ * http://www.myspace.com/ritaredshoes * http://rainbowmaker.blogspot.com/ Living people People from Loures 21st-century Portuguese women singers 1981 births {{Portugal-singer-stub