Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro OIH () is a Portuguese singer. She is best known as the lead singer of

Madredeus Madredeus () are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million al ...

from 1987 until 2007. She also appeared in Wim Wenders' film '' Lisbon Story.''

Career

Salgueiro joined Madredeus after other members noticed her singing at a bar in

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. She left Madredeus in November 2007 to focus on solo work. In 2007, Salgueiro performed a concert of Neapolitan music at the

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with the Solis String Quartet. In the same year, she released ''Você e Eu'' with Septeto de João Cristal; in this album, Salgueiro covers songs from well-known Brazilian artists such as

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and

Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwrig ...

. In 2021, Salgueiro featured in two songs of Patrick Watson's singles album.

Discography

With Madredeus

* ''

Os Dias da MadreDeus ''Os Dias da MadreDeus'' (English: "The days of MadreDeus") is the debut studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released in December 1987 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho. Recording ''Os Dias da MadreDeus'' was recorded between 28 and 30 ...

'' (1987) * ''

Existir ''Existir'' (English: "To exist") is the second studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released on 12 May 1990 through EMI-Valentim de Carvalho. Style The music in ''Existir'' uses the same instrumentation as its predecessor, with cla ...

'' (1990) * ''

O Espírito da Paz ''O Espírito da Paz'' (English: "The Spirit of Peace") is the third studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released on 23 June 1994 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho. Recording ''O Espírito da Paz'' was recorded and mixed between 27 Ma ...

'' (1994) * '' Ainda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From The Film «Lisbon Story»'' (1995) * ''

O Paraíso ''O Paraíso'' (English: "The Paradise") is the fifth studio album by Portuguese group Madredeus. It was released on 20 October 1997 by EMI-Valentim de Carvalho. It is the first Madredeus album with their second lineup, as a quintet, with Carlos M ...

'' (1997) * '' Movimento'' (2001) * '' Um Amor Infinito'' (2004) * '' Faluas do Tejo'' (2005)

Solo

*''Obrigado'' (2005) *''Você e Eu'' (2007; with Septeto de João Cristal) *''La Serena'' (2007; with Lusitânia Ensemble) *''Silence, Night & Dreams'' (2007, with

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) *''Matriz'' (2009; with Lusitânia Ensemble) *''O Mistério'' (2012) *''La Golondrina y el Horizonte'' (2015) *''O Horizonte'' (2016)

References

External links

* * Living people 20th-century Portuguese women singers Portuguese fado singers Singers from Lisbon Officers of the Order of Prince Henry 21st-century Portuguese women singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Portugal-musician-stub