Filipa Azevedo
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Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães (fiˈlipɐ ɐzɨˈveðu, born 31 July 1991 in Porto
, Portugal
), is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London.
Azevedo represented Portugal
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
with the song "Há dias assim
", finishing 18th out of 25 in the final held in Oslo on 29 May 2010 in Oslo
, Norway
.
, a parish of Gondomar
, in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. She enrolled at age 12 on a course in Western Concert Flute
at the Porto Music Conservatory, discovering there a passion and talent for singing. She soon quit her instrument classes to pursue a musical career, signing up at age 16 for Família Superstar (the Portuguese version of The Superstar Family Show).
singer Sérgio Rosado told her “Honestly, I haven’t heard a voice like yours for a long long time ago… Congratulations!...I really had to close my eyes at one point because I felt that I was actually listening to Beyoncé… Congratulations!” His partner in Anjos, singer Nélson Rosado, said “Well, when I started to hear you singing, I almost couldn’t believe in what I was hearing… It would be a crime not to have you in this show.” Journalist Clara de Sousa told Azevedo “You are like a dam that really needs to open up its floodgates… that voice… you can really deliver a knockout performance…” Azevedo's performance was widely viewed on YouTube
, and she went on to receive praise for performances in subsequent shows. Over successive episodes she performed Beyoncé's "Listen", "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson
and as arranged by Leona Lewis
, Evanescence
's "My Immortal
", Shirley Bassey
's "Goldfinger
", Tina Turner
's "Goldeneye
", Madonna
's "Like a Prayer
", Whitney Houston
's "When You Believe
", Simon and Garfunkel
's "Bridge Over Troubled Water
" (also as arranged by Leona Lewis), and Mariah Carey
's "Endless Love
".
In the final of the show, Clara de Sousa described Azevedo as “worth 3 or 4 singers.” Sérgio Rosado called her “absolutely perfect”, and his brother Nélson said she was a “raw talent (…) a very good singer (…) a brilliant performer.” Tózé Brito, a music mogul and the chief judge of the show, said Azevedo was “like an angel singing. Tonight you were also an earthquake. You were incredible… I already knew your amazing low notes, but tonight you hit such high notes that very few professional singers in Portugal would be able to do as you did.” Sérgio Rosado concluded that she was “undoubtedly, the best singer in the show. She was the voice of this show. If the Portuguese, at home, vote well, they will vote for Azevedo”, and offered to produce her first album. On the night of December 31 Azevedo was elected the winner of the show.
; the song, Carrossel de Papel (Paper Carousel), was included on the charity CD O melhor do mundo (The best of the world), all proceeds of which were donated to children's charities.
Azevedo moved in the same year to live with relatives in London, where she enrolled to study vocal technique and music technology and production.
. TV and live performances around the country followed.
, performing renditions of We are the world
(Band Aid
), The Earth Song (Michael Jackson
), and Imagine
(John Lennon
).
She had already been asked by Augusto Madureira
to sing his song at this year’s Festival da Canção, ahead of a prospective bid to represent Portugal at Eurovision. The song was selected among the 30 acts for the quarter-finals, progressing with 23 other acts to the semi-finals. Azevedo performed as the fourth act of the first semi-final. She won the televote, earning a place in the final qualifier.
In the final Azevedo faced a number of other prominent singers, including Catarina Pereira
, Vanessa
and Nuno Pinto
. This time, she performed ninth and, despite placing only fourth in the popular vote, won the jury vote with 19 points and thereby won the competition. She performed the ballad Há dias assim
(the English version of which was entitled “It’s one of those days”) at Eurovision 2010 in Oslo.
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
), is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London.
Azevedo represented Portugal
Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Portugal will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Festival da Canção competition, organised by Portuguese national broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal...
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
with the song "Há dias assim
Há dias assim
"Há dias assim" is a song composed by Augusto Madureira and performed by Filipa Azevedo, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway.It's a song that talks about the loneliness of the people by the outside world....
", finishing 18th out of 25 in the final held in Oslo on 29 May 2010 in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Early life and career debut
Azevedo was born in Porto and spent the first fifteen years of her life living in the village of Montezelo, close to MelresMelres
Melres is a town in Portugal and a parish of Gondomar....
, a parish of Gondomar
Gondomar
Gondomar may refer to:*Gondomar, Portugal, a city in Portugal*Gondomar Municipality*Gondomar, Pontevedra, a town in Galicia, Spain*Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar , Spanish diplomat...
, in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. She enrolled at age 12 on a course in Western Concert Flute
Western concert flute
The Western concert flute is a transverse woodwind instrument made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist, flutist, or flute player....
at the Porto Music Conservatory, discovering there a passion and talent for singing. She soon quit her instrument classes to pursue a musical career, signing up at age 16 for Família Superstar (the Portuguese version of The Superstar Family Show).
2007: Família Superstar
The show's judges greeted Azevedo's performance with praise: AnjosAnjos
Anjos are a Portuguese pop-rock band. The duo is composed by the brothers Nélson Rosado and Sérgio Rosado ....
singer Sérgio Rosado told her “Honestly, I haven’t heard a voice like yours for a long long time ago… Congratulations!...I really had to close my eyes at one point because I felt that I was actually listening to Beyoncé… Congratulations!” His partner in Anjos, singer Nélson Rosado, said “Well, when I started to hear you singing, I almost couldn’t believe in what I was hearing… It would be a crime not to have you in this show.” Journalist Clara de Sousa told Azevedo “You are like a dam that really needs to open up its floodgates… that voice… you can really deliver a knockout performance…” Azevedo's performance was widely viewed on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, and she went on to receive praise for performances in subsequent shows. Over successive episodes she performed Beyoncé's "Listen", "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
and as arranged by Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
, Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
's "My Immortal
My Immortal
"My Immortal" is a song by American rock band Evanescence. It was released on December 8, 2003 as the third single from their debut studio album Fallen. The song was entirely written by former guitarist Ben Moody, with the exception of the bridge, which was later added by Amy Lee, and it was...
", Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
's "Goldfinger
Goldfinger (song)
"Goldfinger" was the title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release...
", Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
's "Goldeneye
GoldenEye
GoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first film in the series not to take story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming...
", Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's "Like a Prayer
Like a Prayer
Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records, three years after her previous studio album. Madonna worked with Stephen Bray, Patrick Leonard, and fellow icon Prince on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the...
", Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
's "When You Believe
When You Believe
"When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song by American recording artists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with...
", Simon and Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel are an American duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the...
's "Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970 on both Quadraphonic and Stereo formats, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list...
" (also as arranged by Leona Lewis), and Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
's "Endless Love
Endless Love (song)
"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by...
".
In the final of the show, Clara de Sousa described Azevedo as “worth 3 or 4 singers.” Sérgio Rosado called her “absolutely perfect”, and his brother Nélson said she was a “raw talent (…) a very good singer (…) a brilliant performer.” Tózé Brito, a music mogul and the chief judge of the show, said Azevedo was “like an angel singing. Tonight you were also an earthquake. You were incredible… I already knew your amazing low notes, but tonight you hit such high notes that very few professional singers in Portugal would be able to do as you did.” Sérgio Rosado concluded that she was “undoubtedly, the best singer in the show. She was the voice of this show. If the Portuguese, at home, vote well, they will vote for Azevedo”, and offered to produce her first album. On the night of December 31 Azevedo was elected the winner of the show.
2008: stardom and move to London
Over the coming year Azevedo made media appearances, performed live on several TV shows, and began recording her first album. She also recorded a duet with her Familia Superstar co-contestant Catarina PereiraCatarina Pereira
Catarina Pereira is a Portuguese pop singer and actress. She competed in Festival da Canção 2010, with the song "Canta Por Mim", finishing in second place, even winning the public voting....
; the song, Carrossel de Papel (Paper Carousel), was included on the charity CD O melhor do mundo (The best of the world), all proceeds of which were donated to children's charities.
Azevedo moved in the same year to live with relatives in London, where she enrolled to study vocal technique and music technology and production.
2009: Filipa Azevedo
In 2009 her album Filipa Azevedo premiered. The quality of the production was criticized, though Azevedo's vocals nonetheless received praise. On advice she left her original record label and signed to Cherry Entertainment, a record that represents other Portuguese artists including Mia RoseMia Rose
Mia Rose is the stage name of Maria Antónia Teixeira Rosa, a Portuguese and British singer-songwriter notable for her popularity on the video sharing website YouTube.-Musical career:...
. TV and live performances around the country followed.
2010–present: Festival da Canção and Eurovision Song Contest
In early 2010 Azevedo was invited by SIC, a Portuguese TV channel, to be the main singer on a memorial record for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
, performing renditions of We are the world
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World...
(Band Aid
Band Aid
Band Aid may refer to:* Band Aid , a musical ensemble raising money for famine relief* "Band Aid", a song on Pixie Lott's album Turn It Up* Band-Aid, a brand of adhesive bandage** Adhesive bandage, a genericised trademark...
), The Earth Song (Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
), and Imagine
Imagine (song)
"Imagine" is a song written and performed by the English musician John Lennon. It is the opening track on his album Imagine, released in 1971...
(John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
).
She had already been asked by Augusto Madureira
Augusto Madureira
Augusto Madureira is a Portuguese journalist and songwriter.Alongside journalism, Augusto Madureira has also developed some activity in the field of music, as an author and composer. In 2009, participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, he wrote the song "O Teu Lugar" , played by Filipa Baptista...
to sing his song at this year’s Festival da Canção, ahead of a prospective bid to represent Portugal at Eurovision. The song was selected among the 30 acts for the quarter-finals, progressing with 23 other acts to the semi-finals. Azevedo performed as the fourth act of the first semi-final. She won the televote, earning a place in the final qualifier.
In the final Azevedo faced a number of other prominent singers, including Catarina Pereira
Catarina Pereira
Catarina Pereira is a Portuguese pop singer and actress. She competed in Festival da Canção 2010, with the song "Canta Por Mim", finishing in second place, even winning the public voting....
, Vanessa
Vanessa
Vanessa can refer to:* A member service officer at SOMB.* Vanessa , a female given name coined by Jonathan Swift, originally as a nickname for Esther Vanhomrigh* Vanessa , a genus of butterflies...
and Nuno Pinto
Nuno Pinto
Nuno Miguel Sousa Pinto is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a left defender.-External links:**...
. This time, she performed ninth and, despite placing only fourth in the popular vote, won the jury vote with 19 points and thereby won the competition. She performed the ballad Há dias assim
Há dias assim
"Há dias assim" is a song composed by Augusto Madureira and performed by Filipa Azevedo, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway.It's a song that talks about the loneliness of the people by the outside world....
(the English version of which was entitled “It’s one of those days”) at Eurovision 2010 in Oslo.
Singles
- "Só eu sei" - 2008
- "Tu és magia, tu és a paz" (duet with Susana Azevedo) - 2009
- "Há dias assimHá dias assim"Há dias assim" is a song composed by Augusto Madureira and performed by Filipa Azevedo, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway.It's a song that talks about the loneliness of the people by the outside world....
" - 2010 - "Num Instante (Somos Uma Voz)" (duet with Nelson Antunes) - 2010
Compilations
- "Familia Superstar" - 2007
- "Carrossel de Papel" - 2008
- "Festival da Canção" - 2010