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Raquel Filipa Tavares (born 11 February 1985) is a Portuguese former Fado singer.[1] In January 2020, she took a break from her professional career to pursue a life away from the stage.[2]

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Raquel Tavares
Raquel Tavares, 2008
Background information
Birth name	Raquel Filipa Tavares
Born	(1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 37)
Origin	Lisbon (Portugal)
Genres	Fado
Years active	1997–2020

Career

Raquel Tavares won a popular fado song contest in Portugal: known as "Grande Noite do Fado”.[1]

She sings regularly at “Bacalhau de Molho”, one of the most famous fado houses in Lisbon. She has performed all around Europe, including Paris, Rome and Madrid.[1]

Her first album was released in 2006, the same year that she won the Amália Rodrigues Revelation Prize.[1]

Her second album, Bairro, was released in May 2008.[1]

She was once named one of the most representative Fado singers of the new generation.[1]

Curiosities

In 2004, Raquel played a small part as a Fado singer in Mário Barroso's film "O Milagre Segundo Salomé" ("The Miracle According to Salomé").^{[citation needed]}

She entered in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 with João Tiago, placing 8th.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

• 1999 - Porque Canto Fado (Metro-Som)[3]
• 2006 - Raquel Tavares (Movieplay)[4]
• 2008 - Bairro (Movieplay)[4]
• 2016 - Raquel (Sony Music)

References

External links

• Raquel Tavares on Facebook

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