Cristina Branco

For the handball player from Angola, see Cristina Branco (handballer).

Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco (2025)
Background information
Born	(1972-12-28) 28 December 1972 (age 53)
Origin	Almeirim
Genres	Fado, World music, Jazz
Years active	1997–present
Label	Locomotiva Azul
Website	Official Website

Cristina Branco is a Portuguese singer born in Almeirim (Ribatejo) on 28 December 1972. Traditional Portuguese music and fado are her main aesthetic roots.

Mulheres de Abril won the José Afonso Prize in 2026. ^[1]

She is the author of Canção do Querer, a finalist in the 60th edition of the Festival RTP da Canção, performed by João Ribeiro. ^[2]

Awards and recognition

• 1998 – Murmúrios: Prix Choc awarded by the magazine Le Monde de la Musique
• 2000 – Post-Scriptum: Prix Choc awarded by the magazine Le Monde de la Musique
• 2006 – International Prize at the Amália Rodrigues Awards
• 2016 – Menina: Best Album of the Year by the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA)
• 2025 – Mãe: nomination for Best Fado Album at the PLAY – Portuguese Music Awards
• 2026 – Mulheres de Abril: José Afonso Prize awarded by the Municipality of Amadora

Discography

Discography ^{[3] [4]}

Year	Title
2025	Mulheres de Abril
2025	Fado em Movimento (w/ Ensemble Des Équilibre + Bernardo Couto)
2023	Mãe
2022	Amoras numa Tarde de Outono (w/ João Paulo Esteves da Silva)
2020	Eva
2018	Branco
2016	Menina
2014	Idealist
2013	Alegria
2011	Fado/Tango
2009	Kronos
2007	Abril
2005	Ulisses
2003	Sensus
2002	O Descobridor
2001	Corpo Iluminado
2000	Post-Scriptum
1998	Murmúrios
1997	Cristina Branco In Holland

Book

Branco's career has resulted in constant travel between airports, train stations, endless car trips, temperature changes, dressing rooms, hotels, and waiting hours. The most evident effect of these road particularities was on her instrument: her voice. After research, she adopted an alkaline diet to improve her eating habits. From this emerged her book RoadCook, a collection of practical, quick, and healthy recipes to prepare anywhere. ^[5]

References

1. "Album Mulheres de Abril, by Cristina Branco, wins the José Afonso Prize". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 10 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
2. Nogueira, Rodrigo (8 March 2026). "Bandidos do Cante win the Festival da Canção and go to Eurovision". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
3. "Municipal Phonotheque - Catalogue". fonoteca.cm-lisboa.pt. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. "Cristina Branco - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
5. "RoadCook by Cristina Branco - Book - WOOK". www.wook.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External links

• Cristina Branco | Official Site
• Cristina Branco | Official Store
• Cristina Branco | Spotify