Carlos do Carmo
Singer, Musical Artist
1939 –
Who is Carlos do Carmo?
Carlos do Carmo, ComIH is a Portuguese fado singer, one of the finest in the "Lisbon Song". He is the son of another fado singer and fado house owner, Lucília do Carmo.
He began singing and recording in 1963, with the release of the EP record "Mario Simoes e o seu Quarteto Apresentando Carlos do Carmo", and, still in 1963, the record "Carlos do Carmo e Orquestra de Joaquim Luiz Gomes". Until the end of the decade he released another eleven records. With the arrival of the 1970s came success at home and abroad, releasing close to thirty records during that decade.
In 1976, he won the Portuguese Song Contest, with "Uma flor de verde pinho". The song finished 12th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976.
His most famous songs are Lágrimas de Orvalho, Lisboa Menina e Moça and Canoas do Tejo. He sang many songs written by songwriters like Ary dos Santos. He helped to open Lisbon Fado to other musical influences, like jazz and French music, as well as adding the orchestra to the traditional Fado guitar trio or quartet.
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- Born
- Dec 21, 1939
Lisbon - Also known as
- do Carmo, Carlos
- Carlos Alberto do Carmo Almeida
- Carlos Manuel de Ascenção de Almeida
- Carlos do Carma
- Parents
- Spouses
- Maria Judite de Sousa Leal
(1964 - )
- Maria Judite de Sousa Leal
- Children
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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