Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira (born 23 September 1959) is a
Portuguese singer
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She started as a rock singer with the hit "Baby suicida" in 1981.
After that, she has sung ballads. She represented
Portugal
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in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
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with the song "Penso em ti (Eu sei)" which came 18th with 9 points.
1985
ESC History, retrieved 6 February 2010
She is also an actress on television having roles in many Portuguese soap operas.
Discography
Albums
*'' Entre Um Coco e Um Adeus'' (Between a Coconut and a Goodbye) (LP, Polygram,1986)
*'' Amantes Imortais/Fast And Far'' (2LP, MBP, 1989)
*''O Realizador está Louco
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'' (The Director is Crazy) (CD, Vidisco, 1996)
*''Só Baladas'' (Only ballads) (Compilação, BMG, 1998)
*'' Sentidos'' (Senses) (CD, BMG, 2000)
*'' Outro Sol'' (Another Sun) (BB3, 2001)
*''O Olhar da Serpente'' (2002) "The Look of the Snake"
*''Adelaide Ferreira'',(2004), Universal Music Portugal
*''Mais Forte que a Paixão'', (2006), Farol (Stronger than the passion)
*''O Melhor de Adelaide Ferreira'' (2008), (The best of Adelaide Ferreira), a compilation
Singles
*''Meu Amor Vamos Conversar os Dois'' (Single, Nova, 1978) (My love let's talk)
*''Espero por Ti/Alegria Em Flor'' (Single, Nova, 1980) (Wait For You/Joy in bloom)
*''Baby Suicida/A Tua Noite'' (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Suicidal baby/Your night)
*''Bichos/Trânsito'' (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Critters/Transit)
*''Não Não Não/Danada do Rock'n'Roll'' (Máxi, Polygram, 1983) (No No No/Damn Rock and Roll)
*''Quero-Te, Choro-te, Odeio-Te, Adoro-te'' (Single, Polygram, 1984) (I want you, Crying you, Hate you, Love you)
*''Penso em Ti, Eu Sei/Vem No Meu Sonho'' (Single, Polygram, 1985) (I think of you, I know/Comes in my dream)
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
20th-century Portuguese women singers
21st-century Portuguese women singers
21st-century Portuguese singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants