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Rita Guerra
Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra, commonly known as Rita Guerra (born 22 October 1967) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest, Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 where she sang "Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez), Deixa-me sonhar" and finished 22nd. In 2020, she won the Portuguese version of ''Masked Singer'' as the crow. Biography Guerra was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. She has long competed in the Portuguese national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She first participated in 1992, making it to the national finals with the song "Meu amor inventado em mim," reaching second place. She sang in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, in Riga, Latvia, where she finished 22nd with 13 points. Guerra's brother died of cancer the day previous to the contest, which she found out immediately after her performance. Guerra married the lyricist and composer of the song, Paulo Martins. He was also responsible fo ...
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Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ...
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Independence Days
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government. Many countries commemorate their independence from a colonial empire. Not all countries mark independence as a national holiday. Many, such as Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey mark other dates of significance. List Gallery File:07 09 2022- Bicentenário da Independência - Hamilton Garcia (52467825731).jpg, Independence Day in Brazil File:Croatian Flags during the Statehood Day (2007).jpg, Statehood Day in Croatia File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-1003-400, Berlin, deutsche Vereinigung, vor dem Reichstag.jpg, German Unity Day File:162nd anniversary of the Italian unification (07).jpg, Anniversary of the Unification ...
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ...
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Foi Magia
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "", written by Paulo Neves, and performed by Sofia Vitória. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, (RTP), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. The competition consisted of two shows on 18 and 25 January 2004 where the winner was selected exclusively by public televoting. "" performed by Sofia Vitória emerged as the winner with 39,072 votes. Portugal competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 7, "" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Portugal placed fifteenth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 38 points. Background Prior to the 2004 contest, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Portugal ...
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Sofia Vitória
Sofia Vitória Inácio (born 28 April 1979 in Setúbal, Portugal) is a Portuguese singer. Prior to recording her debut album "Palavra de Mulher", she performed in Portugal's main concert halls, as well as in Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Macao, Wales and Turkey. Sofia is strongly influenced not only by Jazz but also by World Music. She released her first record in partnership with pianist Luís Figueiredo. All the songs included in the album "Palavra de Mulher" tell the story of feminine characters who inhabit Chico Buarque's musical world. Discography *Sofia Vitória & Luís Figueiredo – "Palavra de Mulher" (Numérica, 2012) Collaborations *Luís Figueiredo – "Lado B" (Sintoma Records, 2012) Comments About "Palavra de Mulher" ''"It has been a long time since I have listened to the work of Chico in such an original and modern way, and at the same time with an intense sophistication and talent."'' :::::::::::::::::::::::::::Ivan Lins Ivan Guimarães L ...
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Só Sei Ser Feliz Assim
Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "" written by Marco Quelhas and performed by the duo MTM. The Portuguese participating broadcaster, (RTP), returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in as one of the six countries with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. RTP organised the national final 2001 in order to select its entry for the contest. After five semi-finals and a final which took place between October 2000 and March 2001, "" performed by MTM emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from 20 regional juries. The song competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performed during the show in position 11, it placed seventeenth out of the 23 participating songs from different countries, scoring 18 points. Background Prior to the 2001 contest, (RTP) had participated in the Eurovision Song ...
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All Over Again (ft Ronan Keating)
All Over Again may refer to: * "All Over Again", a 1951 song by Tommy Edwards * "All Over Again" (Johnny Cash song), a 1958 song * "All Over Again", a 1968 song by B.B. King from the album, '' His Best – The Electric B. B. King'' * "All Over Again", a 1987 song by Triumph from the album, ''Surveillance'' * "All Over Again", a 1991 song by Harem Scarem from the album, ''Harem Scarem'' * "All Over Again", a 1995 song by Fleetwood Mac from the album, ''Time'' * "All Over Again", a 2001 song by Kayak from the album, ''Night Vision'' * "All Over Again", a 2002 song by Phantom Planet from the album, '' The Guest'' * "All Over Again", a 2004 song by Estelle from the album, ''The 18th Day'' * "All Over Again", a 2005 song by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings from the album, '' Naturally'' * "All Over Again" (Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby song), 2006 * "All Over Again", a 2007 song by B5 from the album, ''Don't Talk, Just Listen'' * "All Over Again", a 2007 song by Stanley Clarke from the album ...
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À Espera Do Sol
À, à ( a-grave) is a letter of the Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol, French, Italian, Maltese, Occitan, Portuguese, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, and Welsh languages consisting of the letter A of the ISO basic Latin alphabet and a grave accent. À is also used in Pinyin transliteration. In most languages, it represents the vowel ''a''. This letter is also a letter in Taos to indicate a mid tone. In accounting or invoices, ''à'' abbreviates "at a rate of": "5 apples à $1" (one dollar each). That usage is based upon the French preposition ''à'' and has evolved into the at sign (@). Sometimes, it is part of a surname: Thomas à Kempis, Mary Anne à Beckett. Usage in various languages Emilian-Romagnol À is used in Emilian to represent short stressed e.g. Bolognese dialect ''sacàtt'' aˈkatː"sack". French The grave accent is used in the French language to differentiate homophones, e.g. and . Portuguese À is used in Portuguese to represent a contr ...
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RIAA Certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) operates an awards program based on the certified number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.RIAA certification criteria
Retrieved on September 11, 2006
Other countries have similar awards (see ). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the must first request certification. The audit is conducted against net shi ...
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