Simone de Oliveira
Encyclopedia
Simone de Oliveira, GCIH (born 11 February 1938) is a Portuguese
singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon
. Her Portuguese father had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe
(then a Portuguese territory), and her mother was Belgian. She started singing in high school. She is a breast cancer
survivor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210725/bio.
Sol de inverno (1965) represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
.
She became well known in 1969 with the song Desfolhada portuguesa, with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes. This song was a great success in Portugal, having innovative lyrics during the time of the dictatorship
of António de Oliveira Salazar
. It represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
in Madrid
. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes.
Other successful songs:
Main plays:
telenovela
s:
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...
singer and actress. Simone was born and raised in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. Her Portuguese father had black African roots in São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
(then a Portuguese territory), and her mother was Belgian. She started singing in high school. She is a breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
survivor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210725/bio.
Music
Simone de Oliveira started her career at the end of the 1950's.Sol de inverno (1965) represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. Luxembourg's win was their second. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also...
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She became well known in 1969 with the song Desfolhada portuguesa, with lyrics by José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music by Nuno Nazareth Fernandes. This song was a great success in Portugal, having innovative lyrics during the time of the dictatorship
Dictatorship
A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator. It has three possible meanings:...
of António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal...
. It represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...
in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. Despite her popularity at home, it was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes.
Other successful songs:
- Maria solidão
- Deixa lá
- Desfolhada
- A tua espera
Theater
Simone de Oliveira is also a theater actress.Main plays:
- A tragédia da Rua das Flores
- "Passa por mim no Rossio" (a great success in Portugal)
- Maldita cocaína.
- A homage to the singer Madalena Iglésias in the musical play "What happened to Madalena Iglésias" (another success)
Cinema
- Canção da saudade (1964)
- Operação diamante (1967)
- Cântico final (1976)
- A estrangeira (1983)
TV
She has participated in several PortuguesePortugal
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...
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s:
- Roseira brava
- Vidas de sal
- Senhora das águas
- Morangos com açúcar
- Tu e eu
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