Vânia Fernandes
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Vânia Fernandes is a Portuguese
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 from Funchal
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...

, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

 (Portugal
Portugal
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).

Known for her powerful stage presence, as well as her prominent and versatile voice, Fernandes has participated in several singing contests and performed in public in both her home island of Madeira and on the mainland of Portugal since 1997.

In 2007, Vânia won Portuguese public television
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
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's talent contest, Operação Triunfo
Operação triunfo
Operação Triunfo is the Portuguese version of the original Star Academy...

(a kind of Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...

). That same year, she completed her professional music studies and training in singing, including jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

, at Madeira's Conservatory.

On May 22, 2008, Fernandes sung "Senhora do mar
Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)
"Senhora do mar " is a song performed by Portuguese singer Vânia Fernandes, which was chosen to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia...

" (Lady of the Sea) during the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...

 in Belgrade
Belgrade
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, Serbia
Serbia
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. The song was the winner of the 2008 edition of Portugal's national selection final for Eurovision, the Festival da Canção . She represented Portugal in the Eurovision final on May 24, 2008 and gained 13th place (out of 25) with 69 points. In the semi-final, she was 2nd, with 120 points.

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