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Amália Rodrigues
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rebordão and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Portuguese fado singer (1920–1999)
Amália Rodrigues GCSEGCIH | |
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Rodrigues in 1969 | |
| Birth name | Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues |
| Also known as | Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado") |
| Born | (1920-07-23)23 July 1920 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 6 October 1999(1999-10-06) (aged 79) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Genres | Fado |
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| Years active | 1939–1999 |
| Labels | Valentim de Carvalho |
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Musical artist
Amália da Piedade Rebordão RodriguesGCSEGCIH (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), known as simply Amália Rodrigues (European Portuguese pronunciation:[ɐˈmaliɐʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ]) or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese fado singer (fadista).[1]
Dubbed Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado"), she was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally through