Raquel Tavares
Raquel Filipa Tavares is a Portuguese Fado singer.
Career
Tavares has won a popular Fado song contest in Portugal, 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 Europe, including Paris, Rome and Madrid.
Her first album was released in 2006, the same year she won the Amália Rodrigues 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 Mário Barroso's film "O Milagre Segundo Salomé".She entered the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 with João Tiago, placing 8th.
Discography
Albums
- 1999: Porque Canto Fado
- 2006: Raquel Tavares
- 2008: Bairro
- 2016: ''Raquel''