- Simone de Oliveira
Simone de Oliveira, GCIH (born
11 February 1938 ) is a Portuguese singer and actress. Simone was born and raised inLisbon from Portuguese father with black African roots inSão Tomé and Príncipe (then a Portuguese territory), andBelgian mother. She started singing in high school. She is abreast cancer survivor [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210725/bio] .Music
Simone de Oliveira has started her career at the end of 1950's.
"Sol de inverno" (1965) has represented Portugal in
Eurovision Song Contest 1965 .She reached the breaking-point in 1969 with the song "Desfolhada portuguesa, with lyrics by
José Carlos Ary dos Santos and music byNuno Nazareth Fernandes . This song was a great success in Portugal, with innovative lyrics in Portugal at the time of thedictatorship ofAntónio de Oliveira Salazar . This song represented Portugal in theEurovision Song Contest 1969 inMadrid . Despite her popularity in Portugal, this song was not successful at the Eurovision, getting only 4 votes.Another success of Simone de Oliveira:
*"Maria solidão"
*"Deixa lá"Actress
Theater
Simone de Oliveira was and is an important actress in theater.
Main plays in theater:
*"A tragédia da Rua das Flores"
*"Passa por mim no Rossio" (a great success in Portugal)
*" Maldita cocaína".
*At homage to the singerMadalena Iglésias has participated in the musical play "What happened to Madalena Iglésias" (another success)Cinema
Simone de Oliveira has participed in four films:
*"Canção da saudade" (1964)
*"Operação diamante" (1967)
*"Cântico final" (1976)
*"A estrangeira" (1983)TV
Simone de Oliveira has participated in several portuguese
telenovela s like:*"Roseira brava"
*"Vidas de sal"
*"Senhora das águas"
*"Morangos com açúcar"
*"Tu e eu"
*"Vila Faia: 25 anos depois"Curiosities
Simone was a jury in the contest
Chuva de Estrelas a contest that has discouvered new talents in Portuguese music.External links
* [http://diggiloo.frac.dk/?1965pt Lyric of entry "Sol de inverno", (1965) ]
* [http://diggiloo.frac.dk/?1969pt Lyrics of entry "Desfolhada portuguesa" , (1969)]
* [http://conversamuitaconversa.blogspot.com Blog with informations and photos of Simone Oliveira]
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