Amália Rodrigues
Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues, known just by Amália Rodrigues (July 23, 1920 – October 6, 1999) was a Portuguese singer and actress. She was called the "Rainha do Fado" ("Queen of Fado") and she was very important in making the fado popular all over the world. Her younger sister, Celeste, was also a popular singer. She was born in Lisbon.
Rodrigues died of a heart attack on October 6, 1999 in Lisbon, aged 79.
Amália Rodrigues Media
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Amália Rodrigues performing at the Grand Gala du Disque Populaire in the Netherlands, 1969
Amália in Amsterdam, 1964.
Imagem do Fundo Correio da Manhã.
Amália's house, in Lisbon, today House-Museum.
Tomb of Amália Rodrigues with fresh flowers in the National Pantheon, Lisboa
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Other websites
- Amália Rodrigues on IMDb
- (in Portuguese) Amália: uma estranha forma de vida