Filipa Sousa | |
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Born | Albufeira, Portugal | March 2, 1985
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Website | www |
Filipa Sousa (born 2 March 1985) is a Portuguese singer. She represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Vida minha". [1]
Sousa debuted in 2003, as a member of the Portuguese group, Al-Mouraria. In the same year, she auditioned for the second edition of Operação Triunfo, reaching the 30 finalist but not qualifying for the last 15. It was in 2007, that she once again auditioned for Operação Triunfo reaching the final 15, and received recognition for the public. In 2008 she won the ‘Grande Noite de Fado’ held in Algarve.
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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.
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