Rosa Maria, known by her stage name, Rosinha, is a Portuguese

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singer, songwriter and

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player.

Biography

Rosa was born in 1971 in

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and grew up in the parish of

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, in the exclave of the municipality of Montijo. Her family moved to Montijo when she was 10; it was also at this time when she started playing the accordion. A few years later Rosa started studying at Instituto de Música Vitorino Matono, in

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. She gave her first concerts at 17, as an accordionist. In 2007, producer Páquito Rebelo invited her to record an album. It was at that time that the singer adopted the stage name "Rosinha". Her first concert as Rosinha was in

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Personal life

Rosa has

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, requiring her to wear

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Discography

* ''Com a Boca no Pipo'' (2007) * ''Só Quer é Fruta'' (2008) * ''Eu Levo no Pacote'' (2009) * ''Eu Chupo'' (2010) * ''Quem põe a minhoca ... (sou eu)'' (2011) * ''Tenho Um Andar Novo'' (2012) * ''Na Minha Panela Não Entra'' (2013) * ''Eu Seguro no Pincel'' (2014) * ''Eu Lavo a Ameijôa'' (2015) * ''Eu Faço De Coentrada'' (2016) * ''É de Gatas Que Eu Gosto'' (2017) * ''Eu Descasco-lhe a Banana'' (2018) * ''Eu Mexo Nos Telhões do Meu Amor'' (2019) * ''Fica Sempre no Coador'' (2020) * ''Eu Tenho Uma Cana Boa'' (2021) * ''Eu Agarro-lhe no Barrote'' (2022) * ''Com Sola A Frente, Com Sola Atrás'' (2023) * ''Adoro... É Pequenino Mas É Trabalhador'' (2024)

References

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