Amália Rodrigues

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1920-07-23

Deathday

1999-10-06

Place of Birth

Lisbon, Portugal

Amália Rodrigues

Biography

Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado"), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.