Amália Rodrigues

Amália Rodrigues (1920–October 6, 1999) was a Portuguese singer and actress. Born in Lisbon, official documents have her date of birth as July 23, but Amália always said her birthday was July 1, 1920. She was born on Rua Martim Vaz (Martim Vaz Street), in Lisbon's Pena Freguesia. Amália Rodrigues --Januario 16:55, Jun 11, 2004 (UTC) The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... Amália Rodrigues --Januario 16:55, Jun 11, 2004 (UTC) The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ... A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ...

She was known as the "Queen of Fado" and was most influential in introducing fado to the world outside of Portugal through numerous international performances, including TV & movie appearances in the US. Fado is a type of swing music which most likely originated in the 1820s in Portugal. ...

Bruno de Almeida has made four films about Amália: "Amália, Live in New York City" (a concert film of her 1990 performance at New York's Town Hall), "Amália, A Strange Way of Life" (a five-hour documentary series), "Amália-Expo'98" (shown as part of a day long celebration for the singer at the 1998 World Expo in Portugal), and "The Art of Amália" (90 minute feature documentary intended for international audiences, which opened in New York City's Quad Cinema in December 2000). State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Expo 98 was a Worlds Fair held at Parque das Nações (Park of the Nations) in Lisbon, Portugal from May 22 to September 30, 1998. ...

The American jazz musician Don Byas recorded with Amália during the 1960s. Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas (October 21, 1912-August 24, 1972) was a popular African-American jazz musician born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in the United States. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...

On October 6, 1999, Amália Rodrigues died at the age of 79 in her home in Lisbon. Her house (in Rua de São Bento) is now a museum.