Teresa Salgueiro
Portuguese singer
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Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro[1] OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɨˈɾezɐ salˈɣɐjɾu]) is a Portuguese singer.[2] She is best known as the lead singer of Madredeus from 1987 until 2007.[3] She also appeared in Wim Wenders' film Lisbon Story.[4][5]
Teresa Salgueiro | |
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Teresa Salgueiro in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Maria Teresa de Almeida Salgueiro |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Formerly of | Madredeus |
| Website | teresasalgueiro |
Career
Salgueiro joined Madredeus after other members noticed her singing at a bar in Lisbon.[6][7] She left Madredeus in November 2007 to focus on solo work.[8][9]
In 2007, Salgueiro performed a concert of Neapolitan music at the Teatro di San Carlo with the Solis String Quartet.[10] In the same year, she released Você e Eu with Septeto de João Cristal; in this album, Salgueiro covers songs from well-known Brazilian artists such as Chico Buarque and Vinicius de Moraes.[11][12]
In 2021, Salgueiro featured in two songs of Patrick Watson's singles album.[13]
Discography
With Madredeus
- Os Dias da MadreDeus (1987)[11]
- Existir (1990)
- O Espírito da Paz (1994)[6]
- Ainda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From The Film «Lisbon Story» (1995)
- O Paraíso (1997)
- Movimento (2001)
- Um Amor Infinito (2004)
- Faluas do Tejo (2005)
