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Cristina Branco

1972 - Today

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Cristina Branco (born 28 December 1972 in Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal) is a Portuguese musician. She was drawn to jazz and styles of Portuguese music before settling on fado, a choice made after being introduced to the music of Amália Rodrigues by her grandfather. Branco then studied the poems from which the major fado lyrics are taken. Branco performs accompanied by composer Custódio Castelo on guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Cristina Branco is the 2,143rd most popular musician (down from 2,068th in 2024), the 433rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 425th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cristina Branco ranks 2,143 out of 3,175. Before her are Mose Allison, Mitch Lucker, Paul Winter, Paulo Jr., Iva Bittová, and DJ Hell. After her are Josh Homme, Roger Miller, Mikel Herzog, Kelly Johnson, Leslie Bricusse, and Naomi Munakata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Cristina Branco ranks 390. Before her are Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Andrew Holness, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Nicolas Bro, Željko Rebrača, and Giorgio Di Centa. After her are Léa Drucker, Oh! great, Eli Cohen, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Arcadi Volodos, and Andrey Melnichenko.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Cristina Branco ranks 433 out of 633. Before her are José Fonte (1983), António Lima Pereira (1952), André Gomes (1993), Rui Jorge (1973), Rúben Neves (1997), and Aure Atika (1970). After her are Silvestre Varela (1985), Abel Ferreira (1978), Beto (1976), Augusto Santos Silva (1956), Gonçalo Ramos (2001), and Francisco Trincão (1999).

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Among MUSICIANS In Portugal

Among musicians born in Portugal, Cristina Branco ranks 3. Before her are Maria João Pires (1944), and Nuno Bettencourt (1966). After her are Rui Veloso (1957).

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