Sara Sofia Correia (born 27 May 1993) is a Portuguese singer, specializing in the
fado genre. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the Portuguese singing competition, "Grande Noite do Fado" (Great Fado Night), at the age of 13.
Early life
Sara Correia was born in the
Marvila district of
Lisbon
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on 27 May 1993. She grew up inspired by her aunt, Joana Correia, who was also a fado singer. Correia also listened to
Amália Rodrigues in her youth, inspired by her interpretation of the fado genre. At age 13, she won the competition "Grande Noite do Fado" (Great Fado Night) and has since toured with other prominent fado singers, such as
Celeste Rodrigues
Maria Celeste Rebordão Rodrigues ComIH (14 March 1923 – 1 August 2018) was a Portuguese '' fadista'' (fado singer) and the younger sister of Amália Rodrigues.
Biography
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, and
Jorge Fernando
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.
Career
2018–2019: ''Sara Correia''
Correia released her
eponymous debut album, ''Sara Correia'', in 2018. The album was produced by
Diogo Clemente and was released through Universal Music Portugal. Her debut album charted at number eight in the Portuguese charts after release. Post release of the album, Correia toured in countries such as
South Korea,
Italy,
Chile, and
India.
2020–present: ''Do Coração'', ''The Voice Portugal'', and ''Liberdade''
In 2020, Correia released her second album, ''Do Coração'' (The Heart). The album was met with positive reviews and was nominated for a
Latin Grammy in the category of "Best Portuguese Speaking Roots Music Album". However, the album lost to
Ivete Sangalo's ''Arraía da Veveta''.
In 2023, Correia was announced to be one of the coaches on the second season of ''
The Voice Gerações'', alongside
Mickael Carreira,
Simone de Oliveira, and
Anselmo Ralph. The series aired in July 2023. Her final act, Grupo Pioneiros, finished in the Top 5 of the competition.
After appearing on ''The Voice Gerações'', Correia was announced to be a coach on the
eleventh season of the main version of the show, ''
The Voice Portugal
''The Voice Portugal'' (''A Voz de Portugal'' in the first season) is a Portuguese reality singing competition and local version of '' The Voice'', originally broadcast as '' The Voice of Holland''. It premiered on 29 October 2011, on RTP1, wit ...
'', with
Fernando Daniel,
Sónia Tavares, and
António Zambujo. The series premiered in September 2023 and concluded in January 2024. Correia coached her final artist, Mafalda Vasques, to the finale where she finished in
fourth place. In June 2024, it was announced that Correia would return as a coach on the upcoming twelfth season of the show with Daniel, Tavares, and
Nininho Vaz Maia.
On 13 October 2023, Correia released her third album, ''Liberdade'' (Freedom).
Artistry
In an interview with ''
Songlines'' in 2022, Correia stated "whatever I sing it will always be fado. I believe a fado singer can sing any song with different instruments and can still sound like fado."
Discography
Albums
Singles
Awards
References
Portuguese singers
1993 births
Fado
Living people
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