Amália Rodrigues

Born

July 23, 1920 in Lisbon, Portugal

Died

October 06, 1999

Popularity

0.3337

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.