Ercília Costa
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
Ercília Costa had always loved to sing. As a teenager she did audition to join the cast of a play in Teatro São Carlos.

Fernando Alvim
(Biographies/Musicians & Poets)
Fernando Alvim was born in Cascais on November 6, 1934. At a very early age he begins learning to play the guitar and his first fados with Pedro Araújo.

Fernando Farinha
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
Fernando Tavares Farinha was born in Barreiro on December 20, 1929, although his identity card states the date of May 5, 1929.

Fernando Girão
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
Fernando Girão is a key name on the portuguese music scene, someone used to building bridges between cultures, continents and spirits.

Fernando Lameirinhas
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
Fernando Lameirinhas, gifted composer and lyricist, and as a compelling singer and guitar player one of the icons of world music was born in Porto in 1944.

Fernando Maurício
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
Fernando da Silva Maurício was born in Lisbon; on Rua do Capelão, on the very heart of Mouraria, on November 21, 1933.

Fernando Pessoa
(Biographies/Musicians & Poets)
Fernando Pessoa was a frequent client at Martinho da Arcada a centennial coffee house downtown, almost an "office" for his private business and literary issues.

Filipa Cardoso
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
You will forgive my presumption, but to kick off the discussion, here’s the theory: Fado is the art of expressing silence well.

Filipa Pais
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
The aquatic voice of Filipa Pais transmits, better than anyone else, the light and the cultural crosses that describe the city of Ulisses, Lisbon.

Francisco José
(Biographies/Fado Singers)
A romantic voice by excellence, Francisco Jose was one of the revelations from the Center for Preparation of Radio Artists and one of the most popular names of the song in the mid fifties.