Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that "the only reliable information on the history of fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best. But even that information was frequently modified within the generational transmission process that made it reach us today."
Portuguese music includes many different styles and genres, as a result of its history. These can be broadly divided into classical music, traditional/folk music and popular music and all of them have produced internationally successful acts, with the country seeing a recent expansion in musical styles, especially in popular music.
Dulce José Silva Pontes is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including pop, folk, and classical music. She is usually defined as a world music artist. Her songs contributed to the 1990s revival of Portuguese urban folk music called fado.
José Carlos Pereira Ary dos Santos, better known as José Carlos Ary dos Santos, or simply Ary dos Santos was a Portuguese poet, lyricist, and poetry reader. He published his first book, A liturgia do sangue, in 1963, although his family had already published a book of his poems, Asas, against his will, when he was just 15.
Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida, better known as Carlos do Carmo, was a Portuguese fado singer.
Os Amigos was a Portuguese band from the seventies.
Anabela Braz Pires is a Portuguese singer and musical theatre actress, best known in Portugal mononymously by her first name, Anabela.
Raquel Filipa Tavares is a Portuguese Fado singer.
Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese singer.
Transparente is the third studio album by Portuguese fado singer Mariza, released on 25 April 2005 by EMI Music Portugal. It was recorded in Brazil and produced by Brazilian musician Jaques Morelenbaum.
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Vida minha" written by Andrej Babić and Carlos Coelho. The song was performed by Filipa Sousa. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 2012 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. The competition took place on 10 March 2012 where "Vida minha" performed by Filipa Sousa emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from twenty regional juries and a public televote.
Events in the year 1973 in Portugal.
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Silêncio e tanta gente", written and performed by Maria Guinot. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), selected its entry at the Festival RTP da Canção 1984.
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "Tourada", composed by Fernando Tordo, with lyrics by Ary dos Santos, and performed by Tordo himself. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), selected its entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1973.
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Uma flor de verde pinho", composed by José Niza, with lyrics by Manuel Alegre, and performed by Carlos do Carmo. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), selected its entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1976, after having previously selected the performer internally.
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "A cidade ", written by Pedro Abrantes, Marco Quelhas, and Paulo de Carvalho, and performed by Anabela. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), selected its entry at the Festival da Canção 1993.
Júlio Resende is a Portuguese pianist and composer. He is a pioneer of a unique and new genre called "Fado-Jazz". His improvisation techniques are transversal to his aesthetics, and articulate different musical genres, from Jazz, Fado, Classical Music and even Electronic Music.
Um Homem na Cidade is an album by fado singer Carlos do Carmo. It was released in 1977 on the Trova label. Carmo was accompanied on the album by guitarists António Chainho and Raul Nery. The author of all the poems is J.C. Ary dos Santos. It was a concept album featuring an array of poems about Lisbon by Ary dos Santos. The album became one of the greatest successes of do Carmo's long career, and was described by Nery as being "one of the most significant albums in the whole fado discography". Um Homem na Cidade evinced a new, innovative style of fado.
Uma Canção para a Europa is an album by fado singer Carlos do Carmo. It was released in 1976 on the Movieplay label. The album included the single "Uma flor de verde pinho" which was entered in Eurovision Song Contest 1976.
Luísa Basto is a Portuguese singer, best known for her recordings of the anthem of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), Avante Camarada, and of É Para Ti Mulher Esta Canção, anthem of the Portuguese Movimento Democrático de Mulheres
