Raquel Filipa Tavares (born January 11, 1985) is a Portuguese

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singer.

Career

Tavares has won a popular Fado song contest in

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, called "Grande Noite do Fado." Tavares regularly sang at the "Bacalhau de Molho," one of Lisbon's most famous Fado houses. She has performed all over

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, including

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and

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. Her first album was released in 2006, the same year she won the

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Revelation Prize. Her second album, ''Bairro'', was released in May 2008. In January 2020, she took a break from her professional career to pursue a life away from the stage. She has been named one of the most representative Fado singers of the new generation.

Curiosities

In 2004, Raquel played a small part as a Fado singer in

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's film "

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" ("The Miracle According to Salomé"). She entered the ⁣

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with João Tiago, placing 8th.

Discography

Albums

* 1999: ''Porque Canto Fado'' (Metro-Som)Raquel Tavares (Porque Canto Fado)
in

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* 2006: ''Raquel Tavares'' (Movieplay)CDGo.com - Artist: Raquel Tavares
/ref> * 2008: ''Bairro'' (Movieplay) * 2016: ''Raquel'' (Sony Music)

References

External links

Raquel Tavares
on

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1985 births Living people Singers from Lisbon Portuguese fado singers 21st-century Portuguese women singers 21st-century Portuguese singers Golden Globes (Portugal) winners {{Portugal-singer-stub