Teresa Salgueiro
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Teresa Salgueiro (also spelled as Tereza Salgueiro), OIH (born Lisboa, 8 January 1969 ) is a Portuguese
singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus
from 1987
until 2007.
As a young girl, Teresa Salgueiro sang the traditional Portuguese music Fado
and Brazilian bossa nova
in the streets and taverns of Lisbon
. She moved to old Lisbon to live with friends at the age of 16 and continued her singing.
Salgueiro met guitarist and producer Pedro Ayres Magalhães in 1987 and formed Madredeus
together with Francisco Ribeiro on cello, Gabriel Gomes on accordion and Rodrigo Leão on keyboards. The band has been together since 1987, recording 11 albums released through record companies such as Blue Note Records
, Nettwerk
and EMI Records, all subsidiaries of EMI
. Madredeus has also played throughout the world.
Teresa Salgueiro played a prominent part in the 1994 Wim Wenders
' Lisbon Story (Viagem a Lisboa) together with Magalhães. Salgueiro and Magalhães recorded the soundtrack with Madredeus, released as Ainda in 1994.
Salgueiro has sung on albums by Carlos Nuñez
and António Chainho
released in 2000.
In November 2005 Teresa Salgueiro edited her first CD (Obrigado), with the participation of other musicians such as Caetano Veloso
, Carlos Núñez
, José Carreras
and Angelo Branduardi
. She is currently one of Portugal's most acclaimed singers.
In 2009 she changed the spelling of her artistic name to Tereza Salgueiro (now with a z) and edited her album Matriz (Matrix).
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus
Madredeus
Madredeus is a Portuguese band. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music with influences of modern folk music...
from 1987
1987 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
until 2007.
As a young girl, Teresa Salgueiro sang the traditional Portuguese music Fado
Fado
Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar, Rui Vieira Nery, states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best...
and Brazilian bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
in the streets and taverns of 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...
. She moved to old Lisbon to live with friends at the age of 16 and continued her singing.
Salgueiro met guitarist and producer Pedro Ayres Magalhães in 1987 and formed Madredeus
Madredeus
Madredeus is a Portuguese band. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music with influences of modern folk music...
together with Francisco Ribeiro on cello, Gabriel Gomes on accordion and Rodrigo Leão on keyboards. The band has been together since 1987, recording 11 albums released through record companies such as Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
, Nettwerk
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
and EMI Records, all subsidiaries of EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. Madredeus has also played throughout the world.
Teresa Salgueiro played a prominent part in the 1994 Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
' Lisbon Story (Viagem a Lisboa) together with Magalhães. Salgueiro and Magalhães recorded the soundtrack with Madredeus, released as Ainda in 1994.
Salgueiro has sung on albums by Carlos Nuñez
Carlos Núñez
Carlos Núñez is a Galician musician who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician bagpipe.-Life and career:Nuñez was born in 1971 in Vigo, Galicia, Spain. He began playing the bagpipes when he was eight years old. In his early teens, he was invited to play with the Festival Orchestra of the...
and António Chainho
António Chainho
António Chainho is a Portuguese fado guitarist. He has worked with many of the great names in fado music, like Hermínia Silva, Carlos do Carmo and José Afonso, and world music, like Paco de Lucía....
released in 2000.
In November 2005 Teresa Salgueiro edited her first CD (Obrigado), with the participation of other musicians such as Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
, Carlos Núñez
Carlos Núñez
Carlos Núñez is a Galician musician who plays the gaita, the traditional Galician bagpipe.-Life and career:Nuñez was born in 1971 in Vigo, Galicia, Spain. He began playing the bagpipes when he was eight years old. In his early teens, he was invited to play with the Festival Orchestra of the...
, José Carreras
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll , better known as José Carreras , is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini...
and Angelo Branduardi
Angelo Branduardi
Angelo Branduardi , is an Italian folk singer and composer who scored relevant success in Italy and European countries such as France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.- Biography :...
. She is currently one of Portugal's most acclaimed singers.
In 2009 she changed the spelling of her artistic name to Tereza Salgueiro (now with a z) and edited her album Matriz (Matrix).
Current Solo Discography
- 2006 Obrigado (Thank You)
- 2007 Você e Eu (You and Me)
- 2007 La Serena (The Mermaid)
- 2007 Silence, Night and Dreams
- 2009 Matriz (Matrix)
External Reference
- An early Tereza singing a Fado
- Haja o que Houver with José Carreras
- Official Website (in Portuguese and English)
- Official MySpace
- Tereza in Italy
- La Serena Spot
- biography at Clepsidra