"Lágrimas" - album from 1993

Dulce Pontes is a Portuguese musician, songwriter and vocalist who writes and performs in many music styles, including pop, folk and classical music. Her songs contributed to the 1990s revival of Portuguese urban folk music called fado. Blessed with a powerful and dramatic voice, she is one of the most famous and respected Portuguese artists. Image File history File links Dulce_pontes. ... Image File history File links Dulce_pontes. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Classical music is generally thought of as sophisticated and refined; it may stem from a regional tradition, but aspires to universal form of communication. ... It has been suggested that Folkies be merged into this article or section. ... Fado singer Débora Rodrigues performs in Lisbon Fado is a type of folk music which most likely originated in the 1820s in Portugal. ...

Dulce was born in 1969 in Montijo, which is a small town in the surroundings of Lisbon. Trained as a pianist, she became a singer after entering a competition in her home town at the age of 18. She soon became an actress in Portuguese television and theater. In 1991 she won the national song festival with her song "Lusitana Paixão" (known in English as "Tell Me"), which allowed her to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest (she was 8th, which has been up till now the 4th best position of a singer representing Portugal in this contest). 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Coat of Arms Montijo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 348. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1991 in Rome. ...

Over the years Dulce has evolved to become a renowned star of world music. She easily blends traditional fado with contemporary styles and eagerly searches out new forms of musical expression. She sings not only in her native Portuguese, but also in Spanish, Galician, Mirandese, Italian, English and Greek. She has collaborated with many international music stars, like Cesária Évora, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Carlos Nuñez, the Chieftains, Kepa Junkera, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, and others. Her song "A Canção do Mar" appeared on the soundtrack of Hollywood film Primal Fear. Her latest album, intitled "Focus", is a fruit of collaboration with Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Fado singer Débora Rodrigues performs in Lisbon Fado is a type of folk music which most likely originated in the 1820s in Portugal. ... Galician (Galego) is a language variety of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia (in the Galician language, Galicia or Galiza), an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. ... The Mirandese language (Lhéngua Mirandesa in Mirandese; Língua Mirandesa or Mirandês in Portuguese) is spoken in northeastern Portugal. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Cesaria Evora Cesária Évora, born August 27, 1941 in the port town of Mindelo on the Cape Verde island of São Vicente is a notable folk singer. ... Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers. ... Marisa Monte is a Brazilian popular singer, and one the biggest stars of contemporary MPB. She was born on July 1, 1967 in Rio de Janeiro. ... Carlos Nuñez is a musician from Galicia, Spain, who plays the gaita, a kind of bagpipes. ... The Chieftains are an Irish musical group founded in 1962, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. ... Kepa Junkera (born 1965 in Bilbao, Euskadi) is a Basque musician and composer. ... Eleftheria Arvanitaki is a Greek singer of Icarian descent, born in Piraeus. ... Primal Fear is a 1996 motion picture which tells a story of a defense attorney (Richard Gere) who defends an altar boy (Edward Norton) charged with the murder of a Catholic archbishop. ... Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (born November 10, 1928) is an Italian composer, especially noted for his film scores. ...

External links

• Dulce's Official Website
• Aviv Productions site
• Universal Music site