Cláudia Rafaela Teixeira Pascoal (; born 12 October 1994) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter from São Pedro da Cova, Gondomar. She represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " O jardim" and she participated in several talent shows, including ''

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'', where she finished sixth.

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 ''

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''. 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 ''

'' 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. As the host entry, she automatically qualified to the final. In the final the song received a total of 39 points and placed 26th.

2019–2020: ''!''

In 2019, Pascoal released two singles, "Ter e Não Ter" in March, followed by a collaboration with Samuel Uria for "Viver" in November. In March 2020, she released her first studio album '' !'', as well as the third single from the album, "Espalha Brasas".

2023–: ''!!''

On 19 May, 2023, Pascoal released her second studio album, !!. David Fonseca and Marante helped produce the album and Pascoal wrote and composed all of the songs on !!, apart from a cover of I Play Tennis by Miuda. Some of the songs made for !! will feature on a third album in the future.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes

References

1994 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese women singers The Voice of Portugal contestants {{Portugal-singer-stub People from Gondomar, Portugal Eurovision Song Contest entrants