Linda de Suza

Linda de Suza (born Teolinda Lança, February 22 1948, Beringel, Beja - ) is a Portuguese and French singer, actress and author.

Biography

Linda de Suza was born in Beringel, Beja (Alentejo), in Southern Portugal on 22 February 1948. Suza left her native Portugal for France in the 1970s and started to work in minor jobs. In late 70s she managed to record music albums. Her works such as "Tiroli-Torola", "La fille qui pleurait", "Un enfant peut faire le monde", and "L'Etrangère" drew a large audience in France. She topped her success with her performance at Paris Olympia. She sang both in French and Portuguese and was nicknamed "Amália of France" after Amália Rodrigues to whom she paid tribute in her song "Amália". Amália Rodigues, known as "Rainha do Fado"("Queen of Fado") paved the way for Linda de Suza, Dulce Pontes, Mariza and Misia, among other well known Portuguese singers, all with sublime talent. Fado, a traditional nostalgic Portuguese style of music retains it's popularity.

In 1984 Linda de Suza published her autobiography "La Valise en carton". The book was also published the same year in Portugal, as "A Mala de Cartão". Her book was followed by a number of novels. "La Valise en carton" was adaptated into a cinema-film miniseries in 1988.

ingles

Linda de Suza sings in Portuguese and French. Some of her best known songs are:
*Valise en Carton
*Lisboa
*Um Portugues sem Fado
*Ó Malhão Malhão
*Frente a Frente
*Face à face (French of "Frente a Frente")
*Toi mon amour caché
*L'Etrangère
*Ne pleure pas
*Comme vous

External Links

* [http://lindadesuza.com/ Official site]