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Amália Rodrigues

1920 - 1999

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Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), known as simply Amália Rodrigues (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaliɐ ʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ]) or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese fado singer (fadista). Dubbed Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado"), she was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Rodrigues remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amália Rodrigues is the 82nd most popular singer (down from 72nd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Singer.

Amália Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer who became famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She is most famous for her interpretations of fado music.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Amália Rodrigues ranks 82 out of 4,381. Before her are John Lydon, Ian Gillan, Billie Holiday, Ice Cube, Françoise Hardy, and Salvatore Adamo. After her are Sarah Vaughan, Miriam Makeba, Prince, Alla Pugacheva, Morrissey, and France Gall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Amália Rodrigues ranks 20. Before her are Paul Celan, Mario Puzo, Owen Chamberlain, Frank Herbert, Nicolaas Bloembergen, and Melina Mercouri. After her are Gianni Rodari, Richard von Weizsäcker, Charlie Parker, François Jacob, Traudl Junge, and Éric Rohmer. Among people deceased in 1999, Amália Rodrigues ranks 13. Before her are Pete Conrad, Scatman John, John F. Kennedy Jr., Gertrude B. Elion, Mario Puzo, and Joaquín Rodrigo. After her are Yehudi Menuhin, Raisa Gorbacheva, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Wassily Leontief, Anatoliy Solovianenko, and Robert Bresson.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Amália Rodrigues ranks 32 out of 633. Before her are Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948), Luís Figo (1972), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John VI of Portugal (1767), John IV of Portugal (1604), and Afonso III of Portugal (1210). After her are António Egas Moniz (1874), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Maria I of Portugal (1734), Orosius (375), Fernando Santos (1954), and Carlos I of Portugal (1863).

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Among SINGERS In Portugal

Among singers born in Portugal, Amália Rodrigues ranks 1. After her are Carmen Miranda (1909), Zeca Afonso (1929), Mísia (1955), Carlos do Carmo (1939), Maria Severa Onofriana (1820), Dulce Pontes (1969), Salvador Sobral (1989), Simone de Oliveira (1938), Lio (1962), Paulo de Carvalho (1947), and Carlos Mendes (1947).

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