Sofia Lisboa

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Sofia Lisboa (born 1977) is a Portuguese singer.

She was born in France to Portuguese emigrants, but she come back with her family to Leiria, Portugal, in 1988, where she did secondary school. She also studied at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. She was the backing and supporting vocalist for Silence 4 during their active years, from 1996 to 2001. She provided a sensitive counterpart to David Fonseca's vocals. After the band's demise, she's been involved in other musical projects. After surviving cancer, the band decided to reunite once again for a series of concerts, in 2013 and 2014, where she performed once again with them.^[1]^[2]

She published her memoir, Nunca Desistas de Viver (2014).^[3]^[4]

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References

↑ "Silence 4 de regresso após vocalista vencer cancro" [Silence 4 is back after the singer beat cancer]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
↑ "Silence 4: Voltam ao palco por causa de Sofia, Correio da Manhã" (in Portuguese). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
↑ "Sofia Lisboa Biography" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
↑ "Silence 4: Sofia Lisboa edita livro sobre a luta contra a leucemia" [Silence 4: Sofia Lisboa publishes book on the fight against leukemia]. My Way (in Portuguese). 20 November 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

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[1] "Silence 4 de regresso após vocalista vencer cancro" [Silence 4 is back after the singer beat cancer]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[2] "Silence 4: Voltam ao palco por causa de Sofia, Correio da Manhã" (in Portuguese). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[3] "Sofia Lisboa Biography" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[4] "Silence 4: Sofia Lisboa edita livro sobre a luta contra a leucemia" [Silence 4: Sofia Lisboa publishes book on the fight against leukemia]. My Way (in Portuguese). 20 November 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

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